At this point, many of the emails you receive are asking for financial support. In some ways, we are the same. We need money to keep bringing you independent news. The difference is, we are not a charity, but an investment in our city. We cover stories with expertise that no one else has.
And our coverage makes a difference. Our exposure of SEPTA’s hidden funds led to a restoration of service, our coverage of SNAP included locations for struggling families to find food, and our coverage of City Hall has allowed interested people to get to hearings where they can tell our government what they think — the very basis of democracy.
We cover the challenges independent journalists like us face, and we will be the first news organization to report on which neighborhood schools the city decides to close. We are the only news organization covering the fact that school closures are not about saving money, but about building support for corporate charter school movements…