The Other Wave

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[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

Four years ago, in April 2022, @TheGreenLineTO
started with a simple idea: What if local news felt…closer to home?

https://t.co/MeE8YtT0g3 via @theotherwave

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

So what can our community expect, going forward? Find out by reading the latest edition of #TheOtherWave: https://t.co/MeE8YtT0g3

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

Four years ago, in April 2022, @TheGreenLineTO
started with a simple idea: What if local news felt…closer to home?

https://t.co/MeE8YtT0g3 via @theotherwave

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

Since then, we’ve been on a mission to get closer to the people, places and stories that make our city what it is. We’ve been supported by a growing audience and team dedicated to making Toronto more livable and enjoyable.

[Anita Li @neeeda]

Four years ago, in April 2022, @TheGreenLineTO started with a simple idea: What if local news felt…closer to home?

https://t.co/Bypr9GyvDA via @theotherwave

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

.@TheGreenLineTO is one of six winners of the inaugural Journalism Futures Fund, and we were recently awarded $420,000 across three years.

I can't emphasize enough how game-changing this grant is for us.

Read more here:
https://t.co/nOpF5PQT92

[Anita Li @neeeda]

.@TheGreenLineTO is one of six winners of the inaugural Journalism Futures Fund, and we were recently awarded $420,000 across three years.

I can't emphasize enough how game-changing this grant is for us.

Read more here:
https://t.co/gCaotLpuuu

[Anita Li @neeeda]

Join me and hundreds of fellow independent news publishers at @LIONPubs’ 2026 Summit this Sept. 9-11 in San Diego!

Early-bird tix available now for LION members: https://t.co/mSE9QZFUXs

[Nieman Lab @NiemanLab]

.@neeeda: The AI winners won’t be the biggest newsrooms

https://t.co/5h13uMMy4K

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

From launching @TheGreenLineTO's first-ever pocket guide for city living to breaking our audience records, I’ve learned a lot about what it takes to build something that lasts and why sustainable media has to be community-first.

Read more: https://t.co/1xy47L2VaR

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

After years of big wins, bold moves and honest takes, #TheOtherWave is hitting pause 💌

Now? It’s time for a new kind of growth 🍼

I break it all down: the media moves, the milestones and what’s next in my final newsletter for a while. Read more: https://t.co/1xy47L2VaR

[Anita Li @neeeda]

After years of big wins, bold moves and honest takes, @theotherwave is hitting pause 💌

Now? It’s time for a new kind of growth 🍼

I break it all down: the media moves, the milestones and what’s next in my final newsletter for a while. Read more: https://t.co/1758o64q5s

[Samara Centre for Democracy @TheSamaraCentre]

🌎🇨🇦With global & local politics more connected than ever, we explore how diaspora communities navigate the threat of foreign interference and the power of belonging in civic life. @JaskaranSandu_, @neeeda & @SabreenaDelhon break it down on Group Chat 🎙️. https://t.co/Kq9hUMbHi5

[Anita Li @neeeda]

This month’s edition of @theotherwave is about trust — or what’s left of it 🫣🗞️

Whether you work in a startup newsroom or a legacy outlet, journalism is facing a full-blown credibility crisis.

https://t.co/c4HmDk28th

[Anita Li @neeeda]

This month’s edition of @TheOtherWave is all about impact (the real kind) 📊✨

https://t.co/iakmWlpYgL

[International Center for Journalists @ICFJ]

🎬Just announced: The winners of our News Creator Award for Excellence in Independent Video Journalism! The awardees represent a diverse range of media platforms and storytelling approaches, from longform videos on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement to reels challenging misconceptions of so-called “green mining” & more: https://t.co/v56xPMsKKQ

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

Read our full conversation in this month’s edition of @TheOtherWave. 🔗 Do you support defunding @CBCNews and broader journalism subsidy programs? Against it? In between? Sound off in this thread. 🧵

https://t.co/XsjzwvLbIY

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

My conversation with Lauren Watson (@laur_watso), a Delacorte Fellow with Columbia Journalism Review (@CJR) in my @TheOtherWave newsletter just got a little more real after Prime Minister @MarkJCarney recently called a snap election. 🗳️

https://t.co/XsjzwvLbIY

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

@CJR @PierrePoilievre Although my interview didn’t make it into the CJR story, I figured there was no better time than now to share my nuanced thoughts on @PierrePoilievre's intention to defund @CBCNews and broader journalism subsidy programs.

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

For more book and media recommendations, check out December’s edition of #TheOtherWave: https://t.co/xoEQMDV2Cn

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

As a journalism nerd, I’m always reflecting on the current and future state of the industry. https://t.co/xoEQMDV2Cn

[The Other Wave @theotherwave]

I highly recommend reading Pearce’s newsletters, “Journalism's fight for survival in a postliterate democracy” and “Journalism's biggest problems are now what we don't control.”