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Freedom of the press and humanity are the foundation of The Epoch Times. The Epoch Times was born out of a great need to provide uncensored news to a people immersed in propaganda and censorship in China. Having witnessed events like the Tiananmen Square massacre and the persecution of the spiritual group Falun Gong, and at great risk to themselves and their loved ones, a group of Chinese Americans started publishing The Epoch Times in the Chinese language in the United States. When we launched in 2000, we had reporters and editors in China; they were soon arrested, and some suffered severe torture. To this day, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been relentless in its efforts to assault our operations and stop us from pursuing our mission—including by ransacking our offices, attacking our websites, and setting our printing press on fire in Hong Kong. In English, our first edition was published online in 2003, followed by the first print edition in 2004. Our beginnings have instilled in Epoch Times staff an unwavering commitment to integrity, truthfulness in reporting, and respect for human rights and freedom. As an independent media organization, The Epoch Times is free from the influence of any government, corporation, or political party. Our aim is to give you the information you need to make up your own mind. We remain committed to our founding mission to expose the CCP’s human rights abuses in China and its ongoing campaign to subvert Western societies and fundamental freedoms and values.

Bored Panda is a leading media and entertainment company producing uplifting content for people of all ages. Known for an award-winning website, boredpanda.com, and DIY video channel Crafty Panda, it fights the world's boredom at an unprecedented speed: 63B views per year. Born on the internet in 2009, Bored Panda was named #1 Facebook page in 2017, and Crafty Panda became #1 page in 2020 and 2021. Today, we run over 500 social media channels in 21 languages and have one office and a filming studio in Vilnius, Lithuania. At Bored Panda, we believe there's a better way to spend time online. Join us on our mission to fight boredom and bring joy to millions of people around the world!

Our first issue of Happiful Magazine launched on 20 March 2017 - International Day of Happiness. Our mission is to create a healthier, happier and more sustainable society and to challenge the stigma around mental health and promote wellbeing. Happiful Magazine is currently available in Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons nationwide and free to read digitally at www.happiful.com Happiful is run by Memiah, a company with heart. Founded in 2005 by two sisters, Emma and Aimi, Memiah's main goal was to help individuals looking for local support for their mental health and wellbeing. So, Counselling Directory was born. In addition to Counselling Directory, we operate a number of websites with the same drive behind them; connecting those in need of help, to a professional who can. This includes Hypnotherapy Directory, Life Coach Directory, Nutritionist Resource and Therapy Directory. Together, our magazine and online directories make up the Happiful Community. The Happiful Community is dedicated to sharing the stories, experiences and support available for the whole of our society and we will work continually to ensure we represent and speak to the broadest audience possible. - Working with us - We practise what we publish. We are a forward-looking, family-feel organisation with a unique working environment where achievements are recognised and celebrated. We pride ourselves on offering excellent customer service, recently winning the Nice Reply Customer Happiness Award 2018. We champion workplace wellbeing and promote a healthy work-life balance through initiatives such as weekly fruit deliveries, a lunchtime running club and flexible working hours (including a 3.30pm finish on a Friday). Our approach is to make great things happen by working hard. We are very proud of how far inspiration and hard work has taken us since we started in 2005, but we’re constantly looking for new ways to reach our mission. We believe in the people who work for us.