1/1 - My colleagues and I are bone-tired and stressed out, so maybe that's partly why some of us literally cried when we received notes of support from readers this morning after publishing this last night: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/coronavirus/article241646866.html

2/2 - Hours later, our friends @report4america sent a screenshot of some of the donations that had already come in. We’re obviously thrilled about the financial support for our new reporters, but people actually wrote notes too….

3/3 “Read this paper since I was a kid...Love you guys/gals”
“I support the News and Observer”
“Society needs the truth”
“I care about quality journalism”
“I believe it is essential to provide accurate, timely information to the public, especially during stressful times.”

4/4 I truly appreciate everyone who *gets* what local journalists bring to the community, how sincerely our journalists believe in what they do & how hard they work no matter what. Thanks for supporting us so we can support your need - and your right - to know. #subscribelocal