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And now for some personal news...
(quite a few different pieces to this so I'll try to be clear and concise but it'll be a few tweets at least; the last one possibly my last - thanks Elon)
Yesterday was my last day at @NatObserver.
“If we don’t get it, shut it down!”
Our journalists and educators walked off the job this morning. We are on strike, demanding fair wages and an end to precarious work.
#summerofstrikes #supporttvoworkers #onpoli
Morgan Sharp retweeted
TVO is a critical part of our education & public media in ON. TVO Kids, reporting, documentaries, & more are vital to our discourse & democracy. This Conservative gov seems more interested in helping their friends than supporting public workers & Ontarians. #FundTVOLikeItMatters
Morgan Sharp retweeted
Do I want to be the story? No.
Am I willing to work for another pay cut after a decade of below inflation wage increase?
Also no. 😐 toronto.citynews.ca/2023/08/…
And if you are free tomorrow afternoon, come to Sojourn's inaugural event, a conversation with cowboy journalist @filipemasetti!
eventbrite.ca/e/in-conversat…
And finally, to Twitter I say, so long and thanks for all the fish.
newsie.social/@sojourn
This piece by @EthanCoxMtl of @ricochet_en about what's happening at @OverstoryMedia (owners of @CapitalDailyVic) is everything.
ricochet.media/en/3925/story…
I was one of the judges for last year's @caj awards that chose 'The Man Who Stole A Hotel' as the top entry in the community reporting category, and was blown away by the depth of reporting and storytelling coming out of an tiny upstart newsroom.
capitaldaily.ca/news/tori-ma…
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I am glad this type of reporting exists and sad to see it go. I wish @jwsthomson and the other affected staff at Capital Daily all the best with their next steps and solidarity with @OMGuild_. ✊
Now can we find a way to fix the biz model for journalism, please?
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