The Good News Post (in memory of Jill Dando)

The Good News Post is an online digital newspaper, packed with good stories. It’s a lovely story, powered by an ‘expanding army’ of young journalists age 4 to 21.

All trained by professionals, inspired by the memory of BBC TV reporter Jill Dando, in her manner of kindness, empathy and positivity (her brother who is also a journalist helps out).

Already some have interviewed MPs and the site has its own mental health and disabilities correspondents. There are now an expanding group of Good News Rooms across the UK and around the world (including Malawi), and the Jill Dando Garden (first planted with Alan Titchmarch on Ground Force 26 years ago) is looking to be revamped.

What an exciting project that the Good News Post now has a mission to go global, especially in our negative news world. Her brother is over the moon that the project hopes to inspire one million children to be ‘positive reporters’ within a few years, with a blue plaque honouring her home town of Weston-super-Mare.

Not only was Jill a fantastic journalist, but as everyone said who knew her, she always did it with a smile and she loved the positive stories. Everybody just had so many nice things to say about her. Shane Dean, Good News Post editor