Juno News - FUREY： Why I'm joining True North

00:00:00.000 Hi, I'm Anthony Furey. For more than a decade, I've had the privilege of being

00:00:04.560 involved with some of the biggest traditional media outlets in the country.

00:00:07.400 But now I'm excited to share with you what I'm doing next, as I join Canada's

00:00:11.800 fastest-growing online news organization, True North, where I'll be their vice

00:00:16.400 president of content and editorial. True North was founded a few years ago with

00:00:20.760 the mission of creating quality journalism for Canadians that stands out

00:00:24.480 from the pack, that doesn't stick to the same old establishment ways of doing

00:00:28.040 things. Now, it's no great secret to say that a lot of people are unhappy about

00:00:31.280 the state of media today. They read supposedly unbiased stories that right

00:00:35.540 from the first sentence are clearly pushing some sort of agenda. Increasingly,

00:00:39.620 news coverage is about focusing on fringe niche issues that, whatever you think of

00:00:44.000 them, they don't really have much to do with the daily lives of most Canadians.

00:00:47.000 And what about all those seemingly endless stories about how we're all

00:00:50.440 supposed to be angry at some person or some organization and cancel them

00:00:54.200 because of this ambiguous Facebook post that they made years ago that one

00:00:57.780 person claims to be offended by? Give me a break. I mean, I can't believe there

00:01:02.460 are outlets that still think doubling down on that sort of stuff is a winning

00:01:05.580 proposition. But whatever, they can do what they've got to do because at True

00:01:09.180 North, we're doing things differently. If you haven't checked us out before,

00:01:13.020 please do over at www.tnc.news. We offer news stories, exclusive interviews,

00:01:19.740 podcasts, and more from our slate of experienced journalists. We've got

00:01:23.880 contributors who've worked all over the place, at Post Media, at Chorus, at the

00:01:27.280 Globe and Mail, you name it. But what brings us together is we believe in True

00:01:31.260 North's mission. Our team is growing. We'll be bringing out even more

00:01:35.340 exclusives, more Freedom of Information Act reports, and more news that you won't

00:01:39.560 be able to find anywhere else. But we can't do it without you. You see, one thing

00:01:44.620 news media really needs to step away from is talking down to people and trying to

00:01:48.960 set the agenda for them. Instead, we need to be listening to people to learn about

00:01:53.340 what's really going on out there so as to accurately report on the state of

00:01:57.300 things. And as such, we think it's more important than ever to get news tips from

00:02:01.200 you about what's happening in your community. So email me directly at

00:02:05.340 anthony at truenorthcanada.com to tell us what's really going on. Now, if you do

00:02:10.760 already follow True North and value what we do, please consider supporting us with a

00:02:14.760 contribution. Right now, all of our content is free for all. There are no paywalls,

00:02:18.780 and we hope to keep it that way for as long as possible. Oh, and if you're a

00:02:22.620 journalist who likes what you're hearing, well, drop me a line. Like I said, we're

00:02:26.800 growing. Thanks so much for tuning in.

Juno News - October 18, 2022