With a few exceptions, the state of the beleaguered economy has dominated news reports in recent months. Media outlets – including NBC News, which this month asked readers to pitch feel-good items – are tempering that onslaught with a smattering of positive stories. This lets agencies and their clients know that there is a market for upbeat stories on the air or in print during dour times.
Especially attractive to media outlets are tales of ordinary people enduring extraordinary ...