Joanna Canning About Me Page at Helium

Contact: joannacanning@aol.co.uk

My passion is ...

reading, writing, traveling, cooking

My parents always told me ...

finish your studies then you can do whatever you want

My childhood ambition ...

to become famous

My favorite memory ...

holidays in Santorini

Why I write ...

'cos written word has a power

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

E. Galeano/news/Radiohead

My first job ...

Tele marketer

My inspiration ...

to be come a successful journalist specialising on South America current affairs

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Politics, News & Issues > News (Other) The importance of seeking a balance in positive news to combat the negative: 77 of 86

The importance of seeking good news today is enormous. Good news help us stay sane and hope for the better future, no matter how crazy and cruel the world has become. Unfortunaly, a positive headline nowadays is a rarity, especially when we are talking about newspapers' frontpages or features. The biggest stories invariably oscillate around wars, terrorism, crime, starvation, greenhouse effect, diseases and so on. Medicine breakthroughs or any other big optimistic events happen once in a while. Is it because the public craves for bloody, drastic articles or does our civilization really hea...
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