Study Finds Bad News Overrepresented in Media Coverage by Many Times, Disguising its Minimal Impact

Study Finds Bad News Overrepresented in Media Coverage by Many Times, Disguising its Minimal Impact

Photo by Muhammad Taha Ibrahima via unsplash For almost 30 years, GNN has been busting global media’s 24-hour gloom and doom cycle with the premise that bad news doesn’t have to sell, and good news isn’t rare at all. A case-in-point for this outlet’s publishing mission is a study recently released on Our World in … Read more

The News Media Over-Reports Homicides By 4,300% in the US, Shows New Study

Study Finds Bad News Overrepresented in Media Coverage by Many Times, Disguising its Minimal Impact

Photo by Muhammad Taha Ibrahima via unsplash For almost 30 years, GNN has been busting global media’s 24-hour gloom and doom cycle with the premise that bad news doesn’t have to sell, and good news isn’t rare at all. A case-in-point for this outlet’s publishing mission is a study recently released on Our World in … Read more

Canadian Burger Joint Gets Cash Apology When Alabama Man Mistook it for His Local Restaurant

Canadian Burger Joint Gets Cash Apology When Alabama Man Mistook it for His Local Restaurant

Submitted by Darcy Clarke A couple from Nova Scotia was left with their jaws on the floor after they received $40 and an apology letter all the way from Alabama. The letter was penned by a man who searched for his local Bentley’s Burgers and mistakenly found theirs, ordering a doomed pair of burgers for … Read more

Nobel-Worthy Prime Minister Attempts to End Century of Ethnic Hatred for Armenians

Nobel-Worthy Prime Minister Attempts to End Century of Ethnic Hatred for Armenians

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (left) shakes hands with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev – Credit: Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5-9) It’s a quote befitting the actions of the world’s oldest Christian nation, especially because its government just concluded a landmark agreement for peace … Read more

Speaking Two Languages Seems to Slows Aging, Speaking Three or More Augments the Effect

Speaking Two Languages Seems to Slows Aging, Speaking Three or More Augments the Effect

– credit Riky Speaking two or more languages is associated with a reduced risk of accelerated aging, according to data from more than 86,000 people across 27 European countries. It’s yet another great reason to learn a new language, or bring up a child in a bilingual household. Previous research has proposed that multilingualism can … Read more

Delta Airlines Treats Teens to Free ‘Dream Flights’ Inspiring Many to Become Pilots and Engineers

Delta Airlines Treats Teens to Free ‘Dream Flights’ Inspiring Many to Become Pilots and Engineers

Delta’s 24th Dream Flight – credit, Delta Airlines Every year, Delta Airlines hosts a special, one-of-a-kind trip to place the heads of ambitious Black students squarely in the clouds. Climbing aboard a Boeing 757 as it took off from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, 100 local teens were the latest passengers on Delta’s “Dream Flights” … Read more

Three Bob Ross Paintings Sold for $600,000 at Auction in Fundraiser for Public Television

Three Bob Ross Paintings Sold for 0,000 at Auction in Fundraiser for Public Television

Winter’s Peace by Bob Ross – credit Bonham’s Auctioneers, released Three works from Bob Ross’ classic public television show The Joy of Painting raised over half a million dollars for public television. Having relied for decades on endowment contributions and pledge drives of every tact and description, it was brilliant idea that puts a brilliant man … Read more

Teen Rewarded with Cash, Job, and GoFundMe After Turning in Wad of $3,500 ‘Without Hesitation’

Teen Rewarded with Cash, Job, and GoFundMe After Turning in Wad of ,500 ‘Without Hesitation’

Josh Pache – credit, Daniel McKellar via GoFundMe From Australia’s Gold Coast comes the story of an honest young man who handed over $3,500 he found at a gas station and was repaid manifold. 17-year-old Josh Pache was the first to notice a wad of Australian dollars sitting on the cement outside Fox’s Pantry. The … Read more

Grand Egyptian Museum Finally Opens in Sight of the Pyramids After Decades of Setbacks

Grand Egyptian Museum Finally Opens in Sight of the Pyramids After Decades of Setbacks

The Grand Egyptian Museum’s stunning geometric exterior – credit, Grand Egyptian Museum handout A $1 billion museum built to showcase the finest of ancient Egyptian artifacts has finally been opened in Giza after more than 2 decades of planning, building, and setbacks. Fireworks and drone light shows lit up the desert night. Below, a gala … Read more