Editor Seán Dagan Wood Circulation 60,000 | ||
Publisher Positive News Publishing Limited Headquarters 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1RD | ||
Positive News is a constructive journalism magazine, reporting on people and initiatives that are creating a sustainable and fair world. It aims help create a more responsible and balanced media.
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Format and circulation
Published in the UK, Positive News is a quarterly magazine with a circulation of 50,000 copies. It was originally printed in newspaper format. Sister editions are published independently in the US (circulation 40,000) and Hong Kong (circulation 5,000), with online-only versions also published in Argentina and Spain. Positive News in Argentina airs Noticias Positivas, a weekly radio show hosted by Andrea Méndez Brandam.
History
Positive News was founded in 1993 by Shauna Crockett-Burrows, who soon after established Positive News Trust, a charity promoting awareness of the achievements and ideas of young people. Noticias Positivas was founded in Argentina in 2003 by Andrea Méndez Brandam, and in Spain in 2002 by the Positive News Association.
In 2015, Positive News ran a crowdfunding share offer to convert into a consumer co-operative. It raised over £250,000 and is now owned by 1526 readers, journalists and supporters.