Smiley News

Smiley News
Founded2017
CompanySmiley Movement
CountryUnited Kingdom
Websitesmileymovement.org

Smiley News is a British non-profit news organisation, which focuses on positive news and solutions journalism. These stories are always aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.[1] It was founded in 2017,[2] nearly four decades after Franklin Loufrani included feel-good stories in the French newspaper France-Soir.[3] Its content supports change-makers and other non-profit organisations attempting to resolve major world problems.

It also runs a series of nationwide events called Smiley Talks, which feature people telling personal stories.[4]

Organisation

Smiley News partnered with Royal Dutch Mint to create a medal to help fund a food box distribution project during the Christmas period in 2021.[5]

Content

Following the launch of the news organisation, its content was frequently referred to as "good news" or news stories that had a positive message. In recent years, the content at Smiley News has evolved to include solutions journalism, with positive reporting on the responses to major social problems.[6]

Many define the solutions journalism movement to have begun in the 1990s. The Smiley Company's Franklin Loufrani was a precursor to the movement, having worked on France-Soir's good news section in the early 1970s. A 2014 study by Facebook then found they could influence the mood of the reader, depending on if they presented them with positive or negative content.[7] His son Nicolas, and CEO of The Smiley Company, developed and executed a updated version of both his father's vision and the early versions of solution journalism.[8] Loufrani uses only change-makers from the charity sector and social enterprises in his news cycles, while also linking them to Sustainable Development Goals or SDG. This unique blend of concepts makes Smiley News a unique concept in the news media industry.[7]

Charity film awards

The Charity Film Awards began in 2015.[9] Smiley partnered with the Charity Film Awards in 2020, to promote the award ceremony's focus on cause-based films.[10][11] A year later, it was announced Smiley Movement arranged to manage and support the film awards.[12] In 2022, Smiley Movement announced its 5th year of running the awards.[13] The 2022 award ceremony is to be held a ODEON Luxe, Leicester Square, on March 22, 2022.[14]

References

  1. ^ "17 Goals to Ttransform our World". Smiley Movement.
  2. ^ "How Mr. Smiley got the Blues and Took over the Digital World". i. May 16, 2017. Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  3. ^ Aldous, Liam (June 1, 2021). "How Smiley's defiant optimism helps brands emerge from Dark Times". Ad Age. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  4. ^ May, Melanie (July 19, 2019). "Smiley Movement Network launches to connect people with charities & causes". UK Fundraising (magazine). Archived from the original on September 17, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Michael, Tom (October 19, 2021). "Royal Dutch Mint Brings a Smiley to the Season". Numismatic News. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "CBS News effort shows the growth in solutions journalism to combat bad news fatigue". AP News. Archived from the original on 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  7. ^ a b Kelly, Laura. "How the Smiley evolved from newspaper icon to movement for a better world". The Big Issue. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  8. ^ Tobin, Lucy (June 13, 2024). "The Smiley way to a £500 million business". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Sheppard, Emma (16 March 2017). "Our film The Chokeables has saved babies' lives – here's how we made it". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Star Mum Hibo Wardere needs your votes for charity film award". Hello!. November 27, 2019. Archived from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  11. ^ Cranston, Ros (August 11, 2020). "Charity Film Awards 2020: what won at a ceremony in lockdown". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 18, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  12. ^ Gallop, Joe (12 July 2021). "Charity Film Awards opens to entries". Conference News. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  13. ^ Christie, Niall (January 31, 2022). "SCVO and Scots groups among Charity Film Awards finalists". Third Force News. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  14. ^ "Help the Monkey Haven win a Charity Film Award". Isle of Wight Observer. 27 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.