I proudly wrote for the Okanagan Advertiser. Now I mourn its loss as independent community news fights to survive.

Ken Bolton is a semi-retired journalist, recovering spin doctor, actor and occasional standup comic who calls his Dodge Grand Caravan “No Fixed Address.”

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/12/Kill-Century-Old-Local-Newspaper/

I proudly wrote for the Okanagan Advertiser. Now I mourn its loss as independent community news fights to survive. Ken Bolton is a semi-retired journalist, recovering spin doctor, actor and occasional standup comic who calls his Dodge Grand Caravan “No Fixed Address.” https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/05/12/Kill-Century-Old-Local-Newspaper/

What It Means to Kill a 121-Year-Old Local Newspaper

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We’re an independent, online news magazine from B.C. founded in 2003. We’re devoted to fact-driven stories, reporting and analysis that informs and enlivens our democratic conversation. This podcast features our stories, read by AI narration. Our reporting has changed laws, started movements and garnered numerous awards. While some journalism gives the last word to power, we try to give the last word to ordinary folks. We are reader-supported so if you like what you hear, you can go to https://support.thetyee.ca/ and contribute to our hard-hitting journalism.

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