Introducing… the Halifax Examiner

好吧，这是新网站，哈利法克斯审查员。

I can not adequately express my deep appreciation to Natalie Chavarie, El Jones, Robyn McNeil, Brenden Sommerhalder, Graham Steele, Kate Watson, and Jeff White for their very kind words and the time they committed in creating the above video. Please watch!

Also, I must thank my family, friends, and even complete strangers who have given their advice, assistance, and patience over the past couple of months as this project was in the works. It could not have happened without you.

Now that the site is live, I’ll let the video sit here for a few days while I go off and do some reporting. I’ll jump in with new content starting Monday. Until then, you can help in two ways. First, please spread this post and the video on social media and your other networks. Second, of course, please subscribe!

Much of the content on the site will be free for anyone to view. This will include an early morning post every weekday, one-off opinion pieces and links to other work. More substantial work that takes substantial effort on my part—investigative pieces, analysis, etc.—or that is produced by a freelancer will be behind a paywall.

The paywall is needed to keep this project viable. The Halifax Examiner has on-going costs for legal work and insurance, equipment, phone and internet, and expenses related to investigative work. As well, while I won’t get rich doing this, I need to make a living and pay freelancers.

我一直保持订阅价格负担得起。每月十美元大约要去两次去咖啡店。还有5美元的学生/低收入率。业务利率为20美元，我希望您中的人数并不重要，以每月25美元的可持续利率来慷慨地支持该项目。极为支持的人将以500美元的“创始人”为单位，以帮助我恢复我在建立网站和业务上花费的节省。所有订阅价格均包括适用的营业税。

A note about the name “Halifax Examiner.” When I started my career, I lived in a town called Chico, California. Not really knowing what I was doing, I started my own weekly paper called the Chico Examiner. The name “Examiner” was intended to mean just that—I didn’t want to simply chronicle the news, or just report, herald, post, or observe; I wasexamining。The name drove content, made me delve deeply into issues, and learn how to develop investigative skills. I ran the Chico Examiner for five years before moving on to a more traditional career as a reporter for other publications. Now, two decades later, I’ve come full circle, starting my own news site, so I’m returning to the name Examiner. Hopefully, with luck, hard work, and your support I will fulfil the promise of the name.

Again, thanks for everything.