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Good afternoon! We'll be getting fresh content up on our website today! So many folks are sharing our fundraiser and giving so generously, we are all incredibly moved. 🤠 Please keep sharing our GoFundMe. gofundme.com/f/laid-off-tex Here's a brief update on us: (🧵1 / ?)
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Help Save the Texas Observer & Fight Staff Layoffs, organized by James Canup
The Texas Democracy Foundation, the nonprofit parent of the Texas Obse… James Canup needs your support for Help Save the Texas Observer & Fight Staff Layoffs
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Andrea Grimes
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This is just really neat to see. So far, sigs from staffers + contributors going back as far as 1972 <3 Plus lots of love from readers, subscribers, and other journalists. Please keep sharing, y'all!
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Andrea Grimes
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I drafted a solidarity statement for other former Texas Observer staffers who oppose shuttering the magazine, and who want to urge the TDF board to work with staff on a way forward. (Freelancers, subscribers, and others are also invited to sign on!) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI
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(Apologies for spamming your feed twice with this. We're too excited and left a typo in the first version. We love all of you who have shared and donated, and together we hope to #KeepTXOAlive! p.s. here's our editors' letter to our board: twitter.com/stevanzetti/st)
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UPDATE: the Texas Observer editorial team has sent a formal proposal to the board that oversees the organization. It outlines a number of steps to stave off the impending layoffs and closure of the Observer.
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Our reporting changes lives. Help us keep it up. 🤠
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Jessica Shortall 🧂TM 🥴
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I'm sharing some @TexasObserver articles that have changed my life, work, or both, with an ask that you chip in on the gofundme to save this essential, storied publication. It's cool to see so many friends + people I admire as donors to this campaign 1/ gofundme.com/f/laid-off-tex
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Andrea Grimes
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I drafted a solidarity statement for other former Texas Observer staffers who oppose shuttering the magazine, and who want to urge the TDF board to work with staff on a way forward. (Freelancers, subscribers, and others are also invited to sign on!)
docs.google.com
Sign On in Solidarity with the Texas Observer staff
A coalition of former Texas Observer staffers have issued a statement urging the board of the Texas Democracy Foundation not to shutter the magazine, and to work with current staff members' proposals...
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Help us keep incubating great talents in journalism: gofundme.com/f/laid-off-tex
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(((I and Thou))) 🌻
@espiegler
“Right now we need more, not less, independent journalism that speaks truth to power. It’s a devastating loss for journalism and for Texans. I can’t overstate how much @TexasObserver shaped and inspired generations of journalists, or what an important incubator of talent it was.”
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Kelly Mitchell
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Found this letter, published in the Columbia Journalism Review in the 70s. Important message then, important message now. "The Observer has fought many a good fight and, not that infrequently, won some of them. Please help the Observer win this one"
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The reports of the death of the @TexasObserver were premature. We'd like to keep providing cutting edge investigations on #womenshealthcare #environment, #criminaljustice, #politics #corruption & all things #Texas. Fight proposed layoffs. Contribute now. gofundme.com/f/laid-off-tex
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A lot of people are asking about long term plans for the TXO, but until the board moves to change course our hands are tied. Our letter gave them until close of business tomorrow to respond. In brief, what we're asking is for the board to show faith in TXO & our future: (🧵3 / ?)
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The money donated to our fundraiser will go toward payroll and other major expenses to keep our doors open, IF our board votes to undo the closure and cancel the layoffs. If they don't, it goes directly to the laid off staff. We are still waiting for a formal response. (🧵2 / ?)
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Olivia Julianna 🗳
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The
@TexasObserver
is one of the most important news outlets and magazines in the entire state of Texas. It’s at risk of being shut down. We need outlets like this to stay informed!!! Please if you can donate to help save it, or share this link!!!
gofundme.com
Help Save the Texas Observer & Fight Staff Layoffs, organized by James Canup
The Texas Democracy Foundation, the nonprofit parent of the Texas Obse… James Canup needs your support for Help Save the Texas Observer & Fight Staff Layoffs
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Sara Hutchinson
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It’s been a thrill and a gift to contribute public health coverage to the
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over the last few months. We have so many stories left to tell--including a new series on women's healthcare that was just getting started! Please help us keep this essential newsroom alive.
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Gabriel Arana (he/him/his)
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The staff of the @TexasObserver have set up a @gofundme to ask for help after the board voted to shutter the magazine. Please give if you can’t and share even if you can’t. gofundme.com/f/laid-off-tex
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Nguyên Lê 🍥
@nle318
Posting this
@gofundme
from
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—please help out the lovely
@TexasObserver
people. I’m still “young” within their writing group, but they’d trust me & be interested in what I can bring to the table. Please give them a hand. Times are trying in TX
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Help Save the Texas Observer & Fight Staff Layoffs, organized by James Canup
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Lise Olsen
@LiseDigger
Our former digital editor
@sunny___sone
(one of my very fave peeps) Provides a thread that helps explain why we're fighting to save the
@TexasObserver
. Contribute to the cause: gofundme.com/f/laid-off-tex
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sunny sone
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this sucks. it was often horrible to work at the observer, but it was also often very fun. it gave me my start; it's where i met some of the most talented journalists working today, many of whom i'm glad to call friends. in memoriam, here are some of my favorite TxO stories: twitter.com/sewellchan/sta…
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About 200K would keep TXO alive for another month, if the board reverses their decision. We're hoping for generosity, as well as looking everywhere we can for matching donors to provide more. This would be a lifeline to push off layoffs and buy us time to find benefactors/grants.
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Tinu - Empress of Twerk, Thirst of My Line. 🟣
@Tinu
Wait we can save the @TexasObserver for 100k? If you have Fb please put the link up. It’s one of a handful of local pública doing the heavy lifting out here. If you ever imagined a future where purple Texas can turn blue, please help, twitter.com/eddie1perez/st…
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