Smiley News Explained

Smiley News
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Founded:2017
Company:Smiley Movement
Country:United Kingdom
Website:smileymovement.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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 17 Goals to Ttransform our World . Smiley Movement.
  2. Web site: How Mr. Smiley got the Blues and Took over the Digital World . . May 16, 2017 . March 18, 2022 . September 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917190119/https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/smiley-nicolas-loufrani-65522 . live .
  3. Web site: Aldous . Liam . How Smiley's defiant optimism helps brands emerge from Dark Times . . June 1, 2021 . March 18, 2022 . January 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127143122/https://adage.com/article/smiley/how-smileys-defiant-optimism-helps-brands-emerge-dark-times/2339736 . live .
  4. Web site: May . Melanie . Smiley Movement Network launches to connect people with charities & causes . UK Fundraising (magazine) . July 19, 2019 . March 18, 2022 . September 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917190123/https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/07/31/smiley-movement-launches-to-connect-people-with-charities-causes/ . live .
  5. Web site: Michael . Tom . Royal Dutch Mint Brings a Smiley to the Season . . October 19, 2021 . March 18, 2022 . May 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220528050902/https://www.numismaticnews.net/world-coins/royal-dutch-mint-brings-a-smiley-to-the-season . live .
  6. Web site: CBS News effort shows the growth in solutions journalism to combat bad news fatigue . . 2024-09-09 . 2024-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240909160658/https://apnews.com/article/solutions-journalism-cbs-watchdog-4fb1d1f4818e2f6f11f9e3446f0a1b62 . live .
  7. Web site: Kelly . Laura . How the Smiley evolved from newspaper icon to movement for a better world . . 2024-09-09 . 2024-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416211115/https://www.bigissue.com/life/how-the-smiley-evolved-from-newspaper-icon-to-movement-for-a-better-world/ . live .
  8. Web site: Tobin . Lucy . The Smiley way to a £500 million business . . June 13, 2024 . September 9, 2024 . September 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240909160658/https://www.standard.co.uk/business/the-man-smileying-his-way-through-business-b1164132.html . live .
  9. Web site: Sheppard . Emma . Our film The Chokeables has saved babies' lives – here's how we made it . . 16 March 2017 . 18 March 2022 . 17 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240917190246/https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2017/mar/16/st-john-ambulance-the-chokeables-charity-film-awards-winner . live .
  10. Web site: Star Mum Hibo Wardere needs your votes for charity film award . . November 27, 2019 . March 18, 2022 . September 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922231055/https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2019112781170/hello-star-mum-hibo-wardere-award/ . live .
  11. Web site: Cranston . Ros . Charity Film Awards 2020: what won at a ceremony in lockdown . . August 11, 2020 . March 18, 2022 . March 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220318163608/https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/charity-film-awards-2020 . live .
  12. Web site: Gallop . Joe . Charity Film Awards opens to entries . 12 July 2021 . Conference News . 18 March 2022 . 12 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210712122239/https://www.conference-news.co.uk/news/charity-film-awards-opens-entries . live .
  13. Web site: Christie . Niall . SCVO and Scots groups among Charity Film Awards finalists . Third Force News . January 31, 2022 . March 18, 2022 . January 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220131191418/https://tfn.scot/news/scvo-and-scots-groups-among-charity-film-awards-finalists . live .
  14. Web site: Help the Monkey Haven win a Charity Film Award . 27 December 2021 . . 18 March 2022 . 28 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128165949/https://iwobserver.co.uk/help-the-monkey-haven-win-a-charity-film-award/ . live .

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