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GoodNewsNetwork

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Good News Network is an American online newspaper which publishes exclusive news stories.

The Good News Network
Type of site
News
Available inEnglish
OwnerGeri Weis-Corbley
URLwww.goodnewsnetwork.org/
RegistrationFree
Launched1997 (1997)
Current statusOnline

Overview

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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

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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

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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

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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]

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  • Mentioned in Deadly Charm: An Amanda Bell Brown Mystery published in 2009 by Claudia Mair Burney.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Dan Zak (March 21, 2009). "Good News Gets a Warm Welcome at These Web Sites". Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ^ Scott Mandel (January 1, 1990). Wired Into Teaching Jewish Virtues. Behrman House, Inc. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-86705-070-7.
  3. ^ Gisele Guenard (March 1, 2010). HELP! Healthy Thinking in Times of Trouble. iUniverse. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-4502-0209-1.
  4. ^ Bob Hostetler (June 1, 2014). The Red Letter Life: 17 Words from Jesus to Inspire Simple, Practical, Purposeful Living. Barbour Publishing, Incorporated. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-63058-101-5.
  5. ^ a b "GoodNewsNetwork: No Gloom, No Doom". NPR. March 17, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  6. ^ Robert E. Quinn (August 24, 2015). The Positive Organization: Breaking Free from Conventional Cultures, Constraints, and Beliefs. Berrett-Koehler Publishers. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-62656-563-0.
  7. ^ "Milestone: We Just Published Our 18,000th Good News Story!". 29 December 2016.
  8. ^ "The Good News Gurus Podcast". Good News Network. 2022-03-16. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  9. ^ Stephen A. Roosa; Arun G. Jhaveri (2009). Carbon Reduction: Policies, Strategies, and Technologies. The Fairmont Press, Inc. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-88173-604-5.
  10. ^ Paul S. Piper (November 1, 2011). "Are You Having a Good News Week?". Searcher.
  11. ^ "Membership".
  12. ^ Claudia Mair Burney (March 24, 2009). Deadly Charm: An Amanda Bell Brown Mystery. Simon and Schuster. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-4391-5845-6.
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