Beaviss
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Lately, I’ve been feeling really burned out by the news cycle. It’s just disaster after disaster, which is why I’ve consciously shifted my own "sustainability writing" focus toward solutions journalism. For my campus newsletter column, I’ve stopped just reporting on the problems and started profiling the people and projects fixing them. I wrote about the student team developing a new composting method, and the professor researching pollinator-friendly solar farms.
It’s been a game-changer for my mental health and for reader engagement! People actually want to read this stuff! It feels so much more productive to write about the future we’re building, rather than just the one we’re losing. Is anyone else doing this?
How do you find and verify these positive stories without falling into toxic positivity? Let's share some good news!
It’s been a game-changer for my mental health and for reader engagement! People actually want to read this stuff! It feels so much more productive to write about the future we’re building, rather than just the one we’re losing. Is anyone else doing this?
How do you find and verify these positive stories without falling into toxic positivity? Let's share some good news!
I started a whole blog called "Good News, Dammit" for the same reason. The world is burning but also... people are planting gardens? Starting rewilding projects? Inventing cool stuff?
