What is Positive News?
Positive News is a community of like minded 'Positivistas' centered around a website and a daily digital newsletter both in English and Spanish.
Positive News
• Brings hope
• Exemplifies solutions
• Inspires to action
• Connects with those who create positive change
We envision a world in which people treat each other with respect and kindness, where we consider the Earth to be our home to care for and to enjoy ...and we see that this world is in the process of emerging. Positive News is a reflection of this widespread movement and tells its powerful stories.
Positive News
• Brings hope
• Exemplifies solutions
• Inspires to action
• Connects with those who create positive change
We envision a world in which people treat each other with respect and kindness, where we consider the Earth to be our home to care for and to enjoy ...and we see that this world is in the process of emerging. Positive News is a reflection of this widespread movement and tells its powerful stories.
A Vibrant Community of Positive News Readers
Positive News serves a robust community of subscriber members, dedicated readers, curious visitors, and online participants of all ages who are authentic, forward thinking and actively engaged in the world around them. They are concientious and commited and as passionate about their inner lives and the well being of their local communities as they are about their greater world view. They believe in the potential for positive, and sustainable change in the world and are actively engaged in making “change” happen. They are “cultural creatives,” representing a rapidly emerging market share of over 50 million people whose lifestyle and economic choices are guided by moral, ethical and environmental concerns. According to the Natural Marketing Institute, the Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) sector, the core demographic of our community, is valued at over $200 billion annually in the U.S. marketplace alone.
Why the world needs Positive News
As we are all too aware that there are enormous challenges facing our communities, societies, our ecosystems and ourselves as indviduals. Now more than ever, we need a positive alternative to the constant stream of pop- culture fluff and negative, fear based news that traditional mass media marketplace serves up. We need a new form of positive based media that serves as a platform for “good news” rather than “bad”, that champions solutions over problems, and fosters inspiration over desperation. Positive News pioneers that media space.
Our focus:
Peace, Justice, Planet, Youth, Positive Economy, People Power, Kindness, Happiness, Arts, and Health
Website, Newsletters, Social Media and More...
PositiveNewsUS.orgOur website features a medley of positive stories from around the world and right next door.
Daily Positive News Newsletter
Every morning, participants receive an inspiring story delivered to their inbox.
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The Newspaper Archives
The past editions of Positive News in print are available for viewing and download.
Our Social Network and Online Community
A meeting place for our vibrant Positive News Community. Group and personal features, news and reviews from our Reddit, Facebook, Twitter and blog members.
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Demographics & Statistics
Gender:
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Female
Male under 35 35-54 55+ Single Married Partnered Other Professional Degree Post Doctoral Degree Masters Degree College Degree Other Full-time Part-time |
70%
30% 30% 41% 29% 36% 47% 17% 8% 29% 32% 26% 5% 54% 37% |
87% of our subscribers always read or scan the entire issue 65% rate Positive News newspaper as “excellent” (29% rate it as “very good”) Pass along: 2.7 readers per copy Positive News subscribers are thoughtful and responsive:• 83% discussed articles or referred someone to Positive News• 44% visited our website • 68.8% visited a website mentioned in Positive News They back their values with action this past year: • Made a charitable contribution: 94% • Recycled as much as possible at home and at work 94% • Purchased products made of sustainable materials: 80% • Purchased products labeled “Fair Trade”: 79% • Wrote to a government official: 58% • Volunteered in their communities: 60% |
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What Our Readers Say
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Positive News is a journal of empowerment. The articles free us from the constraints of the 'can’t do' mentality that controls so much of our everyday lives. The stories inspire and encourage us to face our collective problems squarely and honestly and to find creative and effective ways of solving them.
~ Barbara Lifton, Member of the New York State Assembly I look forward to every new issue of Positive News. It is such a contrast to the usual negative fare of the mainstream media. Positive News provides us with a great opportunity to see how ordinary people here at home and around the world use common sense, imagination and an optimistic outlook to confront and deal with the whole range of issues and problems of modern society. Reading Positive News has become a habit that I don’t want to break. ~ Carolyn K. Peterson, Mayor, City of Ithaca, NY There’s a lot of negative news in the world, and if that’s all that people can think about, if that’s where our imaginations are locked, then things will spiral in that direction. That’s why we need a new medium for news about a better future that we all deserve and are capable of creating. - Paul Glover, Visionary I think of Positive News as I do our Alternative Community School--as providing an unique opportunity for people to see the world through a lens whose perspective focuses us on that which unconventionally beyond the mainstream, but that is rooted in building a capacity of progressive change and hope for the future. ~ Joe Greenburg, Principal, Alternative Community School When I read Positive News I feel like kids can also make a difference, other newspapers are so depressing. ~ Bob Kowalski, age 11 |
Positive News makes an epic difference in the world.
~ Joanna Macy, Author, Environmental Activist It's good to be reminded of the positive energy. Too often the focus is on the negative. Reading Positive News reminds me who I'm working for. ~ Lauren Signer, Chief of Police |
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Maria Wloch * [email protected] * 845-663-5653