In our Beautiful News story this week - Beautiful News!
Beautiful News is a global news platform that publishes one positive short film every day of the year.
They are dedicated to unearthing inspiring, uplifting, and authentic voices that reflect the good in humanity, as well as the beauty of global destinations and our natural world.
Beautiful News launched in South Africa on 1 November 2016. Since inception, they've shared positive micro-documentary content at 4:14pm daily, in recognition of the moment that Nelson Mandela was released from prison. In honour of his legacy, they are reframing our world for the betterment of nature and humankind.
They gather stories by keeping a pulse on individuals and organisations that are making a positive impact through their ideas, actions, initiatives and contributions. This diverse set of inspirational narratives collectively showcases humanity’s inherent goodness. Beautiful News offers a platform to amplify their message because they believe that together, we are stronger. It’s these stories that will unite us as we create a global community committed to positive action and change.
I was lucky enough to chat to Talysa Ruda Beautiful News' Senior Producer for Partnerships, who according to one of her colleagues, has been an unstoppable force in helping to raise up a team of powerhouse young people, women in particular, from all corners of the country, who collectively have allowed Beautiful News to release over 1 200 micro-documentaries, achieve more than 500 million views, with over 4 billion opportunities to see.
The platform is now the fastest-growing media page on Facebook in South Africa with more than 1.6 million followers on social media.
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