Media
‘Easy-read’ newspapers help people with learning disabilities follow the news
21 Mar 2013
New independent e-news service the Avaaz Daily Briefing aims to cut through “bias, propaganda, and spin,” to deliver the latest clear-cut news on key global issues
13 Feb 2013
Former BBC news presenter Martyn Lewis will be joined by Positive News editor Sean Dagan Wood at a public talk and discussion in London, on the potential of solution-focused journalism
09 Jan 2013
A petition calling for more positive and inspirational film and television media has been started by US non-profit organisation the Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment (GATE)
06 Dec 2012
Fed up with the negativity of the media, Jodie Jackson launched her own news website before bringing together editors, journalists and the public to debate the potential of good news. Here she shares her story and calls for a constructive approach to news reporting
30 Nov 2012
The science of positive psychology offers a new, more constructive foundation for news reporting, proposes Cathrine Gyldensted
17 Nov 2012
Today is exactly 42 years since topless women first appeared in The Sun. To mark the occasion campaigners have organised protests around the UK and hope to gather support for a No More Page 3 petition
04 Oct 2012
Transformational Media Summit report: Are we seeing a positive news revolution in specialist and mainstream media?
24 Sep 2012
The British press features too many negative and irrelevant news stories that don’t accurately reflect what’s going on in the world, former BBC broadcaster Martyn Lewis said on Wednesday night
24 Sep 2012
Journalists and members of the public came together in London on Wednesday to debate the need for more good news in the media. Kathleen Cassidy reviews the event
16 Sep 2012
Reporters in Burma no longer have to submit stories to state censors before publication, the Press Scrutiny and Registration Department (PSRD) has confirmed
15 Sep 2012
Answers From Big Issue will offer jobs and training for homeless people while supporting positive social projects
12 Sep 2012
The president of the Philippines has called on the media to shun sensationalism and make more effort to balance negative news with positive stories
11 Sep 2012
Jeremy Wickremer, founder of the Transformational Media Summit, says modern media can help us towards a better relationship with each other and the Earth
11 Sep 2012
Former BBC news presenter issues renewed call for more realistic balance of good and bad news
11 Jun 2012
Stephen Lewis speaks to Satish Kumar, the long-standing editor of the pioneering environmental magazine Resurgence, about the publication's philosophy and achievements