I came across an interesting initiative by the UK's Independent on Sunday (IoS) newspaper today. The paper has recently published a list of 100 people that make the UK a happier place to live. As today's linked article reports, 'the Happy List' was created as a counterbalance to the UK's annual 'Rich List' (the country's 100 richest people), which has been produced by the UK's Sunday Times newspaper for many years. The Happy List will now be an annual fixture, having proven very popular with the IoS's readership. If you click on the post title above, you can not only access today's article, but also the 2008 Happy List itself, which does make interesting and uplifting reading. (I was surprised to learn, however, that when the Wall Street Journal asked its readership whether the US should also have a Happy List, the response was negative... RTBH has loads of US readers! There is definitely demand for hope, inspiration and happiness here!)
Sunday, May 4, 2008
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Great news - and an impressive newspaper to pick up the theme.
A pity, though, how few of these happy hundred people are household names. Compare it with the far more familiar celebs on the rich list, and there's a sad message about the priorities of modern media :-(
Thanks, Diana.
Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that a lot of the richest people own the media?!
;-)
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