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It's a Monday morning. I'm sipping some coffee, listening to some calming music and thinking about the past week at work. I feel good. And I feel compelled to tell you why. Don't usually do threads, but if you'll allow (or even if you won't, I guess) here I go. (1/8)
First: An election is a lot of things to a newsroom. It's high stress. It's high excitement. It's been my experience that the week of an election is the time when we feel most taxed but also most useful to our audience. (2/8)
And after five presidential elections in one newsroom or another, there's always been a moment when I look around and think "damn, I love these people." Couldn't look around the room this year, because people were mostly working from home. But ... (3/8)
... it's still worth saying: Damn, I love these people. The professionalism, grace, speed, accuracy, and intelligence with which my colleagues worked over the last week, including on Saturday, was remarkable. I'm lucky to work with them. (4/8)
They covered reaction to the presidential election but also NINE statewide races, Congressional contests, a truckload of state legislative races, charter amendments, propositions, a referendum and more. Look at this beast of a web post: https://www.knkx.org/post/election-2020-results-reaction-and-more-across-washington-state (5/8)
So why am I telling you? I guess I'm hoping wherever you are, you take a moment to appreciate the local news outlets that serve you. If that's us, swell. But really: Wherever you are, take some time to show your local news some love. Subscribe/donate/read/listen/watch. (6/8)
Mostly, though, as I sort of reset on a Monday morning, I want to say thanks to YOU for doing all the above already. Hosting a radio program has become a little more solitary these days, but I never feel alone. (Corny maybe, but I don't care. It's true.) So, thanks. (7/8)
All right. That's enough. The news keeps happening, and there are things to tell you about yet this afternoon. We're on at 3 on @knkxfm. [takes another sip of coffee] Back to work. (8/8)
