Yes! (U.S. magazine)

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YES!
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Fall 2010 cover of YES!
Executive Editor Evette Dionne
Former editorsTracy Loeffelholz Dunn
Staff writersSunnivie Brydum, Managing Editor

Breanna Draxler, Senior Editor

Sonali Kolhatkar, Senior Editor
FrequencyQuarterly
First issue 1996 (1996-month)
CompanyPositive Futures Network
Country United States
Based in Poulsbo, WA, United States
LanguageEnglish
Website yesmagazine.org
ISSN 1089-6651

YES! is a nonprofit, independent publisher of solutions journalism. YES! was founded by David Korten and Sarah van Gelder; Khalilah Elliott is the interim executive director. [1]

Contents

The first issue of the magazine was published in summer 1996. [2] It is published quarterly.

Issues of YES! explore a specific issue in depth, and provide resources so that readers may become involved in that issue. Previous issues have covered topics such as just transition, [3] sanctuary city, [4] solidarity economy [5] and decolonization. [6]

The magazine is printed on recycled paper and archives all its issues online.

YES! is a member of The Media Consortium, an international network of over 70 independent progressive journalism organizations including Mother Jones, The Nation , Grist, Democracy Now! , and others. [7] YES! and other Media Consortium outlets participated in a 2017 study [8] that looked at the impact they could have on the national conversation. [9]

In 2015, YES! Magazine was showcased on Neil Young's July tour promoting The Monsanto Years . Young selected five magazines to feature in a "News You Can Trust" tent, including YES!, The Nation , Mother Jones , Permaculture Magazine, and Earth Island Journal . [10]

Awards

See also

Notes

  1. "YES! Magazine Staff Page". www.yesmagazine.org.
  2. "Entry for Issue #1". www.yesmagazine.org.
  3. "The Just Transition Issue". Yes Magazine.
  4. "The Sanctuary Issue". Yes Magazine.
  5. "Solidarity Economy". Yes Magazine.
  6. "The Decolonize Issue". Yes Magazine.
  7. "Our Members". www.themediaconsortium.org. Retrieved 2015-04-13.[ dead link ]
  8. King, Gary; Schneer, Benjamin; White, Ariel (2017). "How the news media activate public expression and influence national agendas". Science. 358 (6364): 776–780. doi:10.1126/science.aao1100. hdl: 1721.1/119647 . PMID   29123065. S2CID   4777225.
  9. Chokshi, Niraj (9 November 2017). "News Shared on Twitter Can Drive the Conversation, Study Finds". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  10. "Earth Island Journal Hits the Road with Neil Young and Promise of the Real". Earth Island Journal. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  11. "National Association of Black Journalists Excellence Award" (PDF). c.ymcdn.com.
  12. "Society of Professional Journalists Award". www.spjwash.org. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  13. "National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Awards". www.nabj.org. 2016.[ dead link ]
  14. "National Association of Black Journalists Northwest Excellence Award". www.nabj.org. 2015.[ dead link ]
  15. "Northwest Excellence Awards". www.spjwash.org. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  16. "2013 Utne Media Awards: The Winners". www.utne.com. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  17. "Winners announced for 2001 UTNE Magazine Alternative Press Awards". www.utne.com. Retrieved 2006-06-11.

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