Positive News #125
210 x 270 mm, 84 pages
London, UK
Quarterly
First published in 1993
Editor-in-chief: Tom Pattinson
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.
This issue for April-June 2026 is themed ‘Work in Progress’, and covers ‘the long, uneven journey from childhood to adulthood and the people and ideas helping to light that path’. Headlining the edition is a feature examining the success of Ireland’s newly established basic income for artists initiative, mapping an optimistic blueprint for the future of young UK-based creatives.
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