This made me very emotional. My piece with @GuyOron was 3rd on @thenation yesterday I fight hard against the myth of objectivity and establish myself as a “journalist” and not just an “activist”. I believe you can be both and believe our communities need them more than ever.

After my piece came out in The Atlantic, the city pushed hard to take away my credibility as a “journalist”-

“The Atlantic learned that author did not attend the removal of Ravenna Woods homeless encampments as a journalist, but instead a protestor”

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/an-app-for-ejecting-the-homeless/563849/

It’s hard to get bylines like this. I’ve received contracts to write for publications that would immediately call me if I said anything negative about the democratic establishment or corporate power. All while giving out contracts to far-rightwing writers https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/07/05/28734309/the-city-of-seattle-appears-to-dislike-the-atlantic-story-on-our-citys-homeless-crisis-and-anti-homeless-app

I appreciate accountable journalism that puts people first. I’m not perfect, but I fact check everything I write 10x more than I need to. I check my sources and quote check everything. Because I know my work will always be checked 10x more because of what I write and who I am.

I probably shouldn’t have tweeted this thread but it’s ok. I’m gonna keep trying my best to give underrepresented communities a voice and platform.