GoodNewsNetwork
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Type of site | News |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Geri Weis-Corbley |
| URL | www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ |
| Registration | Free |
| Launched | 1997 |
| Current status | Online |
Good News Network is an American online newspaper which publishes exclusive news stories.
Overview
[edit | edit source]The website was launched in 1997 by Geri Weis-Corbley. It publishes uplifting news gathered from sources around the world.[1] The purpose is to share positive and encouraging stories,[2][3] as well as technology and health. Weis-Corbley says that it is a "clearinghouse for the gathering and dissemination of positive, compelling new stories.".[4]
Content
[edit | edit source]An example of a positive story was one from 2009 about the kinds of jobs being created in solar and wind energy industries due to a stimulus package.[5] It tackles how positive reinforcement is meaningful, such as when a Canadian police department gives out positive tickets to citizens.[6]
Good News Network published its 18,000th news story in January 2017.[7]
The network also hosts the Good News Gurus Podcast which also focuses on positive news but in the podcast medium.[8]
Readership
[edit | edit source]The site experiences increased traffic following difficult events, like the September 11 attacks.[5] There was also a 45% increase in readership when the bank bailouts began in 2008.[1]
GoodNewsNetwork's articles are cited in books, including an article about how United States mayors are embracing the Kyoto Protocol in a book about carbon reduction.[9]
Funding
[edit | edit source]The company earns its revenue from online advertising on the site. Readers may also become members by contributing donations of between $2.00 – $500, and receive bonus downloadable gifts as a thank-you.[10][11]
In popular culture
[edit | edit source]- Mentioned in Deadly Charm: An Amanda Bell Brown Mystery published in 2009 by Claudia Mair Burney.[12]
See also
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