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Artist puts positive spin on news headlines and smiles on people’s faces

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Get your good news stories here (Picture: Jaco Haasbroek)

Sometimes, you just need a good news story to remind you that it’s not all bad.

Which is why South African artist Jaco Haasbroek started The Good News project.

He takes classic local news headlines and sayings, and puts a positive spin on them. He then puts them on telephone poles and lampposts to put a smile on other people’s faces.

He got the idea one day when passing a poster about a lost dog – someone had printed the word ‘stolen’ across it.

‘It’s quite sad when someone loses a pet,’ Jaco told Mashable. ‘The idea popped into my head that by simply adding ‘Our Hearts’ at the bottom of the poster, it… Read the full story


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