Independent · evidence-based · in the public interest
You already know what’s wrong. We show you what’s working.
Most news shows what’s broken and stops there. shersash covers the problems too — but it also tracks the progress that usually goes unreported: the research, rulings, and reforms that are actually working. All of it sourced, so you can check it yourself.
Why this exists
Most of us already know the world has serious problems. We don’t need another feed reminding us. When the news only shows what’s going wrong, it’s easy to conclude that nothing works and there’s no point trying.
What gets far less coverage is that people are also fixing things — new treatments that work, laws that close real gaps, cleanups that hold. It rarely fits the news cycle, and when good news does run, it’s often sponsored.
shersash covers both: what’s wrong, and the credible progress being made on it. Not to look on the bright side, but because knowing something can change is usually what makes people act on it.
We stick to what we can show — documents, records, named facts — not rumour. We’re independent of any campaign, company, or party, and the aim is simply to get it right.
How we cover it
On the evidence
What we can show: documents, records, named facts. If we can’t back it, we don’t run it.
Problem and progress
We cover what’s wrong and the real work being done about it — both held to the same standard of proof.
In plain language
No jargon, no insider shorthand. Anyone can read it and weigh the facts for themselves.
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