If you have ever watched the news, you know that all too often, the only topics that are mentioned are the ones that are negative. Negative stories get the most attention, so news companies use them to attract viewers. However, there are tons of positive stories that news companies fail to mention simply because they might not return as much of a profit. Emerson Spartz noticed this trend in news, and saw it as a problem that needed to be fixed.
Emerson Spartz was born on February 17, 1987 in LaPorte, Indiana. He has home schooled up until college when he attended the University of Notre Dame. He graduated in 2009, and went on to start his first company, Gives Me Hope, with his future wife, Gabby. Gives Me Hope was an online company that enables users to share inspiring stories from their lives. It promoted uplifting stories rather than negativity.
Gives Me Hope was the stepping stone to Spartz’s next major milestone in his career, which was the development of Dose Media. Dose is a media company that uses algorithms to find interesting, uplifting news on the web, and broadcasts it to users. The company has grown to have over 50 million users monthly, and profits from digital ads. Dose has been extremely successful since it’s launch, and it enlightens people every day.
This is a good idea. Sometimes people really do just need a break from all of the negative things that are going on in our world. Although they are important to pay attention to, it is nice to hear the good things going on in the world to help inspire us to do good things, too.
I also believe this is a great idea. I tend to steer clear from news post on social media because they tend to be so negative or clickbait. I would love to see more news that highlights the progress the world is making.
This is incredible. Too often we are dragged down by negative news and stories, we need a real source of positive news. Something as simple as a nice, sweet, and innocent story can make all the difference. I hope this become huge and starts to turn the tide, because we need more of this and less of the current hatred.