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I’m Honestly Fed Up With All The Bad News, So I Illustrated 50 Of The Best Ones From 2019
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We are often bombarded with fear-mongering and shocking headlines that make us feel that the world is falling apart.
However, while it’s important to report on problems and issues, I believe there is so much good in this world that it needs to be found and promoted just as widely.
Because of that, I started The Happy Broadcast. It's an anti-venom to the vitriolic rhetoric that pervades our media. Also, this year, I’ve illustrated even more happy news than in 2018.
We need more positive news to acknowledge that the world is actually getting better little by little.
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When I'm working on The Happy Broadcast, I try to pick news that has an international appeal and touches themes like animal rights, climate change and science. News that shows how much we’re progressing on many fronts despite being often bombarded with few-mongering headlines.
I think there are many reasons why negative news is dominating the media. It's like a sudden disaster a, it's more compelling than, for example, little improvements. Bad things can happen quickly, but good things aren’t built in a day, and as they unfold, they're out of sync with the news cycle.
As humans, we have this thing called “negative bias” that make us respond quicker to bad or dangerous situations. Nowadays, this bias is getting in the way of our happiness and well-being, and even our productivity because most of the narrative surrounding us (print, online or mobile) is that the “world is ending".
I think we should find a balance between negative and positive news. From politics to climate change and economy, negative and bad news surrounds us everywhere we go. A potential solution could be to limit the amount of bad news, basically slow down our personal news cycle, adding some positive news to our “news diet” to make sure that our outlook on the world is more optimistic. Also, it's very important to invest time to deal with misinformation and the reliability of news sources.
As an organ recipient myself (luckily my own daughter was a match ❤ she's my superhero), things like this that bring awareness to the need for donors always makes me happy.
This is amazing. Now I'm just waiting for this to happen in every hospital for every person. I know it is hard to find stem cells that match, but maybe for something else that will make a difference. Maybe you don't know someone who needs it but I think making a difference for anyone is worth it.
where was this? I work for LifeGift, and organ donation organization.
https://nypost.com/2019/03/04/thousands-line-up-in-rain-for-stem-cell-test-to-help-child-with-cancer/
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this was indeed true and in worcestershire England for a little boy, he is now in Singapore for more treatment that has been funded by a fundraising page. We have all locally done so many fundraising activities for the little boy.
This is proof, we know there are many wonderful, caring people in our world !!!
OMG this is sooo beautiful, I LOVE news like these <3 I hope he's winning the battle?!
Yes they found a match but then he needed further pioneering treatment, only available in Singapore, so the community schools, individuals and local businesses then raised the money to send him.
There are good - no, WONDERFUL people in this world. They tend to be the quiet ones!
I started tearing up at the 111 trees and am blubbering now... I’m in public people!
That really warms my heart! All those people trying so hard to save one little boy. I bet it meant so much to the family of that boy.
This was at Pitmaston Primary School in the UK. https://nypost.com/2019/03/04/thousands-line-up-in-rain-for-stem-cell-test-to-help-child-with-cancer/
It would be an awesome fact, but nearly 5K???? Wonder where this was!
His genes are bad. Nature didn't intend for him to live. If he has kids, he'll just pass it along.
People can be great, sometimes it's hard to remember that so I thank you Mauro Gatti, Rokas Laurinavičius and Julija Nėjė for these posts.
There are lots of good people in the US , they're just not in the highest offices of government where we need them.
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I ‘m moving there ! What great people ! To where do I buy my ticket ?
I don't understand this one. What was the point of waiting in the rain for this child ? Someone could explain me please ?
Strangers just trying to do what they could to help a child... even the rain didn't stop them from lining up, trying to help. It's a very good thing
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Nairobi has a baby elephant orphanage. So I guess not. Of course, if they are brought up in the orphanage, which is by Nairobi National Park, then they are not sold to a zoo or circus.
