Did you know that the crime rate in the U.S. has dropped dramatically — by almost 60 percent — since 1993? Or that three major studies on warfare and genocide concluded that political violence has sharply declined since the 1990s?

We are consuming more news than ever before. Twenty-four hour TV news channels, Web sites and blogs, news magazines, newspapers and radio programs bombard us with a few negative stories and images which are repeated over and over again. It’s enough to leave us feeling hopeless!

Americans are hungry for a more optimistic outlook, and good news experts Sue Ray and Pam Laskey recommend a Good News Diet made up of positive stories that the mainstream media aren’t reporting.

On your show, Sue and Pam can:

• Discuss how news has become “supersized,” and how this affects us mentally and physically.

• Provide inspiring news stories that will leave audiences feeling optimistic about the world we live in.

• Outline the Good News Diet Challenge — simple ways we
can all become better informed consumers of news.

CREDENTIALS: Sue Ray is the author of AND NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS: A Mega-Dose of Positive News to Inform, Inspire, and Fill You with Optimism. She is president and publisher of Moment Point Press and an experienced public speaker. Pam Laskey spent 17 years in higher education publishing before joining Moment as a marketing expert.
Check out their Web site, www.AndNowForTheGoodNews.com, which features good news, trends, resources, and The Good News Diet Challenge.

AVAILABILITY: Boston; nationwide by arrangement
and via telephone
CONTACT: Pam Laskey, (617) 308-0083 (MA); pam@andnowforthegoodnews.com