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Here comes a THREAD: The Tyee’s fall fundraising campaign is upon us and I thought I’d go on for a bit about what it’s like to work here. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2020/09/07/This-Moment-Calls-More-Independent-Journalism/
I’ve been a Tyee reader for a long time and many of my friends and colleagues worked here, but I didn’t start working for @TheTyee until last fall. I’m currently The Tyee's Downtown Eastside reporter. https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2020/07/03/Introducing-Our-Downtown-Eastside-Reporter/
As far as I know, this is the first time ever that a Vancouver reporter has been given the chance to devote all her time to covering the #DTES neighbourhood. Here’s a recent example of one of those stories. https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/08/06/Held-Hostage-Injection-Site/
I came to this job after nearly a decade in journalism. In some shops, editors act like barriers, with reporters required to prove a story is worthy. In others, editors offer a helping hand, helping reporters to climb that mountain. At @TheTyee, it’s the latter model (phew!)
The other thing I really like is just how responsive The Tyee is to our readers. And as a reporter, it’s refreshing to be able to do journalism and not have to worry about making a major advertiser mad (not that that’s ever happened to me, nervous laughter).
Many newspapers have been trying to pivot to a subscriber-supported business model, and I subscribe to some of those publications. But putting content behind a paywall can shut people out of vital information. @TheTyee doesn’t have a paywall – everyone can read our stories.
We’re fundraising to hire another editor, and make a podcast. Editors are so important to making journalism happen, especially investigative stories. Podcasts are just great and I wanna learn how to make one!
In conclusion: please think about reading and supporting independent media, whether it’s @TheTyee or another indie publication, like @thenarwhalca @NatObserver @sprawlcalgary @CANADALAND @HalifaxExaminer @capitaldailyvic
(Oh, one more thing that's really refreshing about @TheTyee - no weird hang-ups about avoiding mentioning other media and other reporting in stories. We recognize we work in a media ecosystem, and even have a whole section on our site called "reported elsewhere")
