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Seven positive news stories. Then your day.
Seven short summaries of positive news, with links to the original reporting. Read your daily selection, then get on with your day.
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Wednesday · June 10
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Why make room for positive news?
Research on solutions journalism asks what changes when reporting covers responses as well as problems. The studies below provide context for Daymend’s approach; they do not evaluate the app.
87%
of U.S. national pandemic coverage was negative, even while cases fell
Sacerdote et al., NBER WP 28110, rev. March 20214in 10
people across 48 markets say they sometimes or often avoid the news
Reuters Institute Digital News Report, 202651%
preferred the solutions story, compared with 32% who preferred the problem-only version
SmithGeiger / SJN, 2021 · Industry-funded study
Readers of solutions stories felt less anxious, more energized, and more connected to their communities.
Good news, from science to sport.
Your daily selection is seven stories, and you can always see how far you've read.
Curated with care, summarised for a calm read
Today's seven3 of 7 read
- 1ScienceA coral nursery off Sulawesi passed a million corals
- 2ClimateSolar now covers half this island's power
- 3CommunityNeighbours rebuilt the library in a weekend
- 4HealthA simple blood test is catching illness years earlier
- 5AnimalsThe rescued elephants took their first steps home
- 6ArtsA street artist turned the underpass into a garden
- 7PeaceTwo old rivals signed a quiet peace this week
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