10 Best ‘Good News’ Websites
The World Best News initiative is a news information service which was started by Irish overseas aid agencies to draw attention to the positive and unusual stories from developing countries that don’t make it to the mainstream news, or which don’t receive much coverage. (Source: Dóchas)
Last year SERVE staff and volunteers took to the streets of Cork and Galway to distribute copies of the World’s Best News paper. Today we are returning to the streets of Cork and Galway…..and Belfast!
Students in Cork reading the World’s Best News
It is great to see the World’s Best News initiative growing each year. Often these positive stories do not get picked up by the mainstream media, and that is why the World’s Best News is such an important resource.
There are many ‘Good News’ websites out there…you just have to know where they are! We have done the research for you, and below is a comprehensive list of our favourite good news websites – starting with our own ‘Good News and Positive Views’ page on the SERVE website.
1. Good News and Positive Views
Good News and Positive Views brings stories of positive change from SERVE’s development desk.
The World’s Best News brings you surprising stories of hope and change from developing countries.
3. Positive News: Inspiration for Change
Positive News is the world’s first publication dedicated to reporting positive developments. They take a solution-focused perspective on the challenges facing society.
Huffington Post’s Good News webpage bursts with positivity as it shares stories from all across the globe.
5. Daily Good
DailyGood was born in 1998, when one college student started sharing inspiration with a half a dozen of his friends by sending them an enriching quote every day.
Today, DailyGood leverages the internet to promote positive and uplifting news around the world to more than 100,000 subscribers through the daily and weekly newsletters. Readers receive a news story, an inspiring quote, and a suggested action that each person can take to make a difference in their own lives and the world around them.
The Irish Journal Website highlights the good news that is often overlooked by mainstream media.
Based in Pakistan, the Good News aims to share positive news stories about a country that we rarely hear good news about.
Founded by a former television producer, GoodNewsNetwork (GNN) says its mission is to provide readers with a “daily dose of news to enthuse.”
9. South Africa – The Good News
Talk about a place that needs to focus on good news. These days, South Africa is inundated with violence and turmoil. If any place needs to focus on the positive, they do. And they are. This inspirational web site offers legitimate positive news stories that focus on the good stuff coming out of South Africa.
10. Gimundo
Good news and positive stories are served up daily at Gimundo.
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