Positive News #119
210 x 270 mm, 84 pages
London, UK
Quarterly
First published in 1993
Editor-in-chief: Lucy Purdy
Features editor: Daisy Greenwell
Design and art direction: Give Up Art
'The uplifting current affairs magazine'
Positive News was established to report on inspirational issues and examine society’s challenges through a lens of progress and possibility – ‘constructive journalism’. Originally produced as a newspaper and distributed free by volunteers, it was relaunched as a magazine in 2015.
With a lovely illustrated cover, this issue celebrates a group of individuals and nature lovers each dedicated to protecting a single species of UK wildlife—mammal, bird, plant or insect. Flick through to learn more about the conservation efforts dedicated to hedgehogs, swifts, purple emperor butterflies, Scottish wildcats, ghost orchids, elfin saddle mushrooms and more.
On the Journal:
‘Newspaper is more throwaway,’ agrees Sean Dagan Wood. ‘And it’s less about how something is presented. We wanted to do justice to our journalism and vision of our organization, and to create something with content that’s got deeper value.’ Medium and message now cohere. Read more