It’s well known that the media never talk about trains arriving on time. So much so that following the news can be totally depressing. Without denying the great threats and difficulties facing our times, there is also very good news that sometimes reaches us and which is not relayed enough. To ignore them is to condemn ourselves to despair. Here are three recent pieces of information that make us smile again.
The United Kingdom sets an example in the fight against fake news
The consequences of disinformation on our democracies are increasingly perceptible. Faced with danger, British children will now receive a course to learn how to spot fake news.
As has explain Education Minister Bridget Phillipson:
It is more important than ever to give young people the knowledge and skills to be able to question what they see online. Our curriculum review will develop plans to integrate essential skills into lessons to arm our children against the misinformation, fake news, and putrid conspiracy theories flooding social media.
Other countries such as Finland have already incorporated this discipline into their school curricula.
This endangered species is doing better
In the 1980s, there were only 300 mountain gorillas left in Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains. Today, and thanks to conservation efforts implemented, their number exceeds 600.
The national park which welcomes them will even expand by 23% to accommodate them all. These initiatives are also economically beneficial. Thus, 17,000 new jobs are created in ecotourism, agriculture and sustainable forestry.
Child influencers are better protected
As of 2022, no US state has passed legislation to protect child influencers. Today, there are 11. For example, California, Minnesota, Utah and Illinois provide that a portion of the funds raised through these activities must be placed in accounts that they can use when they come of age.
That’s it for this week. If you liked this article, you can always reread the previous part of this section to find other good news that has gone relatively unnoticed.
