Emma Davidson, 36, a who is running later in the week, was upbeat: "It'll look absolutely amazing, I think.
We're part of the Celebrate South Africa festivities and although the evening will be upbeat in tone, it will also focus on some of the tougher issues in contemporary South Africa: Aids, crime, the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
When Channel 4 unveils its 2014 results tomorrow it will be in upbeat mode, banging the drum about its recovery at last from the predicament caused by the 2009 decision to axe Big Brother, its biggest source of income and audiences.
As for tone, it will be upbeat and optimistic.
Besides, people are drawn to positive people; the more upbeat you are, the easier it will be for you to make new friends.
If the project goes forward, it will strike an upbeat note at a time when the city is playing a blues medley of corporate layoffs, deep municipal budget cuts and tax increases.
According to a press release issued early Monday morning, it "will report with an upbeat, optimistic approach and will be politically neutral".
Those who regularly write about contentious issues may feel like they have lost the war but Burrows remains upbeat: "If you look at any of the stories we've talked about you'll find upbeat passionate stuff, across all of them, but it will always be the un-compassionate troll-y stuff that people focus on," he said.
The trend, however, is clearly not upbeat news – will it reverse at some point?
An upbeat vibe will dominate, of course, but it would be a mistake to think that the pair didn't have a lot more going on under the surface.
