I've always wanted to dabble in amateur reporting myself and it seems like we're pretty well positioned to publish fully uncensored leftist content. The recent post on Belarus and just the energy I feel from the server in general leads me to feel like we have a responsibility to elevate ourselves beyond just shitposting and providing support to our comrades as an online space.
E.G. there's a lot of stuff going on regarding homeless advocacy where I am but doxing myself has always been a concern.
Credibility is a huge part of what makes for successful reporting that gets widely shared. Sure, some Reddit posts eventually become news stories, but they only reach a larger audience after being picked up by an institutional source or twitter account with a huge following. You'd be better off publishing off-site and linking here, I'd imagine.
Turns out I've actually got a twitter account that has more than a few big followers. I've been sort of trying to put the pieces in place to launch something like this for a while now.
Edit: And I'm not trying to profit off this shit I'm cool being a grocery clerk I just want to help the revolution I'm doing all this just because I want to instill some fucking meaning to my life.
Nice! Who would you consider good indie journalists that are relatively early in their career, or what are your favorite media platforms that give young journalists a shot? Also, would you actively turn down paying work, or is remuneration for your labor not a priority right now?
Garrison Davis is one for sure. He's been out there getting fucked up by Portland police and doing top notch protest coverage. Edit: He's at most early twenties and out there getting tear gassed every night to bring us news of what's actually happening in Portland for the last two months.
As for getting paid I wouldn't turn down a paycheck, no but I'm also not looking to make a career our of it. I just want to use what few skills I have to help boost leftist voices in whatever way possible.