"tell me something good"

March for Science 2017. Washington, D.C. (photo credit: e. pang)

Last week, Google launched a new Assistant feature for its U.S. users called "tell me something good."  The result is a daily summary of good news from communities around the world.  Curated by non-profit Solutions Journalism Network, the focus is on "how problems are solvable and that doing better is possible."  The network has developed a searchable database called The Solutions Story Tracker, where you can find stories based on criteria like issues and success factors.  Search results for climate change included recent articles on Norway's plastic pollution, trees and urban heat island effect in Dallas, and dogfish and Cape Cod fisheries.  The network also has a learning hub for journalists with training and toolkit.  Its end goal is to close the gap in current coverage where the emphasis is on problems, instead of solutions.