Positive News
Type | Quarterly magazine |
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Publisher | Positive News Publishing Limited |
Editor | Seán Dagan Wood |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1RD |
Circulation | 60,000 |
Sister newspapers | Positive News US, Positive News Hong Kong, Noticias Positivas (Argentina), Noticias Positivas (Spain) |
Positive News is a constructive journalism magazine, reporting on people and initiatives that are creating a sustainable and fair world. It aims help create a more responsible and balanced media.
Format and circulation
Published in the UK, Positive News is a quarterly magazine with a circulation of 50,000 copies. It was originally printed in newspaper format. Sister editions are published independently in the US (circulation 40,000) and Hong Kong (circulation 5,000), with online-only versions also published in Argentina and Spain.[1] Positive News Argentina airs a weekly radio show hosted by Andrea Méndez Brandam.[2]
History
Positive News was founded in 1993 by Shauna Crockett-Burrows, who soon after established Positive News Trust, a charity promoting awareness of the achievements and ideas of young people.[3] Noticias Positivas was founded in Argentina in 2003 by Andrea Méndez Brandam, and in Spain in 2002 by the Positive News Association.
In 2015, Positive News ran a crowdfunding share offer to convert into a consumer co-operative. It raised over £250,000 and is now owned by 1526 readers, journalists and supporters.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.positivenews.org.uk
- ↑ http://noticiaspositivas.org/radio/programas/
- ↑ Wood, Seán. "Obituary, Shauna Crockett-Burrows". The Guardian (18 June 2012). Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ Ponsford, Dominic (3 February 2016). "Positive News relaunches as magazine after £263k crowdfunding campaign". Press Gazette. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
External links
- Positive News
- Positive News (US)
- Positive News (Argentina)
- Positive News (Spain)
- Positive News (India)