Dan Simmons-Ritchie

Software Engineer at @nytimes | Former journalist | Previously: @City_Bureau, @TexasTribune, @HoustonChron, @SpotlightPA, @PennLive, @RCJournal, @TheWorldLink

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

So proud of the Texas Tribune staff. I wish you folks all the best 🩷 @texastribguild https://t.co/8BC3YQ3KJk

[Texas Tribune Guild @texastribguild]

More than 90% of eligible staffers have signaled their desire to be represented by the Texas Tribune Guild. Read more about our priorities in our mission statement here:

[Eleanor Klibanoff @eklib]

It’s been a rought first 24 days of 2024 for the media industry. One bright spot: We at @texastribguild are unionizing!

We want to build a better, stronger, more equitable news organization. For the good of the Tribune, for the good of Texas.

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

@jessica_priest Thanks, Jessica. I appreciate it

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

Alas. I’m sad to say I was among the 11 employees cut from the Texas Tribune this week. It’s been a shock, to say the least. There are few orgs I’ve felt prouder to work for in my career. https://t.co/yra5Hi9sOJ

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

@carla_astudi Thank you, Carla. That’s sweet of you to say ❤️

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

I’ll miss my team in particular, of course. The Trib’s engineers are some of the kindest and most dedicated folks I’ve had the pleasure of working with. So long, fellas 👋

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

My first week post-Texas Tribune, I just want to say I’ve been touched by the kind words of my friends and former colleagues. You guys are wonderful ❤️🧵

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

My kudos to all the hardworking folks across depts who make the whole place run - be it editorial, photo, data viz, design, audience, membership, finance, audience, product - it’s a huge effort.

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

@CindyRoyal Thank you, Cindy :)

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

@Wisemeister Thanks so much, Todd. Much like yourself I imagine, there’s still a lot to process. I wish you the best too :)

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

@erxclau Thanks, Eric. Much appreciated.

[Alexa Ura @alexazura]

I was laid off by The Texas Tribune yesterday after more than 10 years there — most spent centering communities of color in my reporting.

This is my last story, which was set to run before I was called in. This is the kind of reporting I was doing: https://t.co/Y0XeeKDIrw

[Todd Wiseman @Wisemeister]

Well, for reasons still unclear to me, and as I'm sure you know by now, The Texas Tribune, my employer since 2010, decided to lay off 11 of its staff this week, including myself and our entire multimedia team. 🧵

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

If you’re a news org looking for a full-stack engineer who believes in the power of journalism and has a love for news product, reach out.

[Dan Simmons-Ritchie @Daniel_SR]

@VinceLeibowitz @TexasTribune @sewellchan We've just made some changes to make our stories more printer-friendly, @VinceLeibowitz. Thank you for flagging this issue! It's much appreciated.

[Danielle Ohl @DTOhl]

Imagine you have a mental health issue.
You're struggling to find housing, or health care, or both. You're stressed, which makes your issue worse.
One day, you decompensate in public. Someone gets scared, and calls the police.
This is what could happen to you in Pennsylvania🧵