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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 researcher Michelle Gielan, argues that that belief is inaccurate. Research shows we’re more likely to remember an ad or want to buy a product when it’s near information that makes us feel engaged and primed for action, Gielan said. Too much negative news is a big reason why people end up feeling hopeless and that their actions don’t matter when it comes to making the world a better place, she argues. She suggests we should be adding a helping of ‘transformative’ journalism to our daily diet of news because such a balanced media diet more accurately reflect reality and, second, doing so can also shift our mindsets and make us happier. She explains:

By Brigid Schulte

Full Story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/08/18/a-great-tip-for-improving-your-day-start-it-by-reading-transformative-news-researchers-find/?tid=hpModule_99d5f542-86a2-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394&hpid=z11

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