IMAGES & VOICES OF HOPE: It’s Time to Move Beyond, ‘If it bleeds, it leads’ Approach to Media Coverage

It’s Time to Move Beyond, ‘if it bleeds, it leads’ Approach to Media Coverage Images & Voices of Hope, Mallary Jean Tenore September 2015 Michelle Gielan had a successful journalism career by most standards. She had landed her dream job at CBS News, where she anchored two early morning programs and did reports for “The Early…

SWITCHED ON LEADERSHIP: Why Happiness at Work Matters More Than You Think

Why Happiness at Work Matters More Than You Think Switched On Leadership, Christele Canard August 2015 What would you say are the top concerns facing leaders today? Profitable growth? Organizational agility? Economic uncertainty? Disruptive technology? Talent acquisition? Or perhaps cybersecurity? What about employee happiness? Employee happiness doesn’t usually come to mind when thinking of a…

WASHINGTON POST: A Great Tip for Improving Your Day

Brigid Schulte | Washington Post, August 2015 A great tip for improving your day: Start it by reading ‘transformative’ news, researchers find The old news adage, “If it bleeds, it leads,” underlies a belief that sensational, often negative news is what appeals to people, and what sells advertising. In her new book, Broadcasting Happiness, journalist-turned-happiness…

HUFFINGTON POST: The Benefits Of Positive News Ripple Far Beyond The First Smile

The Benefits Of Positive News Ripple Far Beyond The First Smile Huffington Post, Gabriel Arana August 2015 For years, Michelle Gielan was a journalist at CBS News, dutifully telling the public about everything from natural disasters and the financial recession to shootings and soldiers’ funerals. But over time, the drumbeat of negative news got to…