Positive News #121
210 x 270 mm, 84 pages
London, UK
Quarterly
First published in 1993
Editor-in-chief: Lucy Purdy
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.
Headlining this issue: ‘Joyful jobs: from celebrants and rewilders to green energy whizzes, meet the people working in inspiring, emerging sectors.’
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