Positive News
Media brand and quarterly magazine, based in the United Kingdom
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Positive News is a constructive journalism media brand.[1] It publishes independent journalism online and in print, and aims to help create a more inspiring news medium.[2]
| Type | Quarterly magazine, daily online |
|---|---|
| Founder | Shauna Crockett-Burrows |
| Publisher | Positive News Publishing Limited |
| Editor-in-chief | Lucy Purdy |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Relaunched | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 24 Greencoat Place, London SW1P 1RD |
| Circulation | 15,000 |
| Website | positive.news |
Publisher
Positive News is published by Positive News Publishing Ltd, a not-for-profit company with a remote working team based in the United Kingdom.[3] The company is a subsidiary of Positive News Limited, a community benefit society.[4]
History
Positive News was founded in 1993 by Shauna Crockett-Burrows as a quarterly newspaper, and she soon after established Positive News Trust, a registered educational charity.[5][6]
In 2015, Positive News chief executive Sean Wood established a co-operative as the parent organisation of Positive News' publishing company.[7] Positive News was the first media cooperative in the world to offer community shares globally through crowdfunding.[8] In January 2016, it was relaunched as a magazine.[6]