Since we launched on 30 September 2019, I’ve sent you 394 newsletters. Today's will be the last.
It's really been something, being your engagement editor. In an industry and an era where click-bait and sensationalism are often seen as the only way to engage with readers, you let us do something different: just inform you. Whether here in these newsletters, through in-depth articles, the transnational chats, in our 'one-minute reads', the noise-cancelling guides, or out on social media, we didn't have to demand your attention – you granted it. I hope you leave The Correspondent knowing a bit more about how the world works then when you found us.
It's been an incredible privilege to wake up every morning, read in-depth, foundational, hopeful journalism, and then share it with you.
Unfortunately for me, that ends today. But for you, it doesn't have to.
Over 20,000 of you see a need for quality, independent, member-funded journalism – and you're willing to pay for it. That's amazing. Today, or in the new year, take a look through this database of membership media and see if there's any that you can support.
And please, don't stop following your correspondents:
- Sign up to OluTimehin Adegbeye's newsletter, Power at the Margins, because every time I read an article or newsletter from her my head cracks open and I discover new ways to think.
- Become a member of Irene Caselli's new project, The First 1,000 Days, because no one examines childhood, parenting, sex, gender, play and policy with as much curiosity, intelligence and downright geekiness as she does.
- Subscribe to Tanmoy Goswami's substack, Sanity, because he's including voices on mental health that desperately need to be heard and in 10 years we'll be saying he was ahead of his time.
- Follow Nesrine Malik, because I'm quite sure she's the smartest person I've ever been in a room with and she sees the patterns and the rules where they rest of us see chaos.
- Join Eric Holthaus, because he's doing the incredibly hard work of humanising the climate crisis and showing us what we're fighting for, not just what we're fighting against.
As for me, I'm not sure what's next.
I'm back in Australia and I'd love to take everything I've learned at The Correspondent and add something of value to Australia's media landscape. So if you know of any opportunities that fit the bill (or if you have several million dollars that you're looking to invest 😉) get in touch with me on my personal email. And do stay in touch via Twitter.
Before you go, here's a highlight of my time at The Correspondent:
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YOUR GUIDE TO THE BEST OF THE CORRESPONDENT
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Illustration by Luka van Diepen.
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We originally made this guide to give new members a choose-your-own-adventure type trip through the major themes we covered via some of our best stories, newsletters, graphics, podcasts, social media posts and conversations.
Now, I hope we can all look back on it as a collection of everything we achieved, with you, through this adventure.
I know, I’m cheating, but I can’t pick just one single article as my favourite from our year-and-a-bit of publishing. Something that set the work of our correspondents apart was that no one article stood alone, they were all part of something bigger – a thread, a theme, or a bigger purpose – and this guide is testament to that.
Want to tell your friends about the independent journalism platform you were a part of? Show them this
Journalism guide: 2 – 200 minutes
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Back in September, each of your correspondents spoke with a member who followed their beat closely. As we've been winding down here, my amazing colleague Nabeelah Shabbir has been working hard to edit these conversations into short videos for you to enjoy.
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Thank you for granting us your attention – and have a happy and safe new year 🎉.
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Imogen Champagne
Engagement editor
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