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Pronoia Goes Mainstream

Arianna Huffington of Huffingtonpost.com said that the media has a responsibility to “cover what is working, to put the spotlight on the good things happening.” She described dedicated sections at The Huffington Post meant to do just that. “We need to celebrate the good obsessively,” she said.

Arianna went on to say, “We need to change the narrative away from this fatalistic hopelessness that is permeating this country at the moment, and towards the belief once again, that as John Gardner said, ‘What we have before us are some breathtaking opportunities disguised as insoluble problems.’”

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You’ve Got to Know Where to Look

21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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The huge site Huffington Post has launched a good news section.

It’s a little heavy on the sappy, sentimental stuff and light on the themes of dissident beauty, subversive goodness, revolutionary love, and rowdy blessings, but I’m still very grateful for it. It’s a sign we’re moving toward greater parity in the proportion of bad news and good news.

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A follow-up on some of 2011′s good news stories

Call it the feel-good flavor of the day. One story of bravery, kindness or generosity can take the world by storm, but in this 24/7 news cycle, most heroes only get five minutes of fame.

What happens when the cameras stop rolling? What does a brush with fame do to a good person? Is it possible that it makes their lives, dare we say, better? We decided to find out.

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Greatest person of the Day

The Paradigm Project co-founder wants to bring fuel-efficient stoves to poor, rural communities around the world. The stoves can save time and money, while also reducing toxic emissions from wood fires by 40 to 60 percent. That results in 7.5 metric tons of carbon offsets, which can then be sold in European and American-based carbon markets

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Good News Can Change Your Life

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California Hate Crimes Drop 21%

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Is it possible that there’s some good news coming out of Afghanistan? You be the judge.

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The book about the company that guarantees its workers jobs for life.

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The crime rate just keeps falling and falling

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Rob says: “What kind of information travels fastest? Do people prefer to spread good news or bad news? Would we rather scandalize or enlighten? SURPRISE: People prefer e-mailing articles with positive rather than negative themes, and they liked to send long articles on intellectually challenging topics that inspire awe.”

People Share News That Inspires Awe

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Good News Network

I think the press, including TV journalism, has an ethical responsibility, a
sacred responsibility, a service mission . . . to make good news just as
entertaining (as we’ve made sexy the violence).
— Marianne Williamson

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Rob says:

There’s lots of good news out there. It’s just underreported. The violent crime rate has declined 50 percent since 1993. Every 24 hours, 200 million people make love on this planet. Levels of literacy and education and freedom are steadily growing everywhere. The world has become dramatically more peaceful since 1992, with wars, coup d’etats, and acts of genocide having declined by 40 percent. Check out the sites listed here.

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Rob says: “Sources of good news are proliferating. In fact, their increasing abundance is proof that there’s no longer any excuse for steeping yourself in the perverse life-hating obsession that infects the mainstream media.

“Here’s my challenge to you: For the period of one week, I dare you to refrain from sucking in the nihilism that pours out of mainstream news sources. Instead, for those seven days, get all your news from the pronoiac websites below.”

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Good News Network

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You’ve got to admit that at least 30 percent of what happens is good news

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When all the economic news you read is gloomy, you’re getting a distorted picture of reality. Try these to supplement your fact-finding mission.


http://goodnewseconomist.com/


http://positiveeconomicnews.com/

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All the following stories appeared recently on the Environmental News Network:

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Get Good News Daily

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More good, tough news: Let’s Toast to Ten Good Things About 2007 by Medea Benjamin

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