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A thread: Reporters from @aldotcom have worked nonstop to tell the #Alabama stories about #COVID19 so we can all be safer, smarter. And now, for the first time, we're asking y'all to support our work with a $10-a-month subscription to our site. https://www.al.com/news/2020/04/alcom-editor-kelly-scott-now-you-can-subscribe-to-alcom.html
We've told the stories of #Alabama heroes who are working on behalf of all of us, like these #UAB nurses in @acvollers's story: https://www.al.com/news/2020/04/24-hours-in-the-hospital-caring-for-alabamas-coronavirus-patients.html
We've asked questions of the powerful in #Alabama. Reporter @ConnorASheets told what's happening to keep correctional staff and prisoners safe, despite efforts to keep the plan secret: https://www.al.com/news/2020/04/alabama-prison-systems-covid-19-plan-anticipates-widespread-infection-deaths-national-guard-intervention.html
#Huntsville reporter @leeroop is telling the stories of people, companies helping in the fight #coronavirus in #Alabama. https://www.al.com/coronavirus/2020/04/these-defense-workers-looked-at-their-battlefield-tech-and-saw-coronavirus-respirators.html
#Mobile reporter @JohnSharp99 is chronicling the #COVID19 impact on #Alabama's beaches, tourism: https://www.al.com/business/2020/04/coronavirus-could-be-worse-for-beach-businesses-than-bp-oil-spill-hurricanes.html
That's after #Mobile reporter @Charress told the stories of those who refused to take #coronavirus seriously in #Alabama: https://www.al.com/news/2020/03/when-will-people-in-south-alabama-take-coronavirus-seriously.html
Reporter @ShaunaReporter has kept tabs on the laid-off, furloughed restaurant workers who make #Birmingham great: https://www.al.com/coronavirus/2020/04/new-website-spotlights-birmingham-area-restaurants-open-for-takeout-donations.html
#Birmingham reporter @_AnnaBeahm is helping businesses and those experiencing economic hardship navigate programs like @bham_strong: https://www.al.com/news/2020/04/bham-strong-now-accepting-job-applications.html
Columnist @JohnArchibald is keeping a diary for #Alabama, so we all remember the feelings, stories and heroes of the day: https://www.al.com/coronavirus/2020/03/meet-the-alabamians-who-define-our-time.html
Columnist @roysj is explaining the #COVID19 impact on #Alabama's first-generation graduates: https://www.al.com/opinion/2020/04/johnson-first-generation-college-grads-left-sad-by-canceled-commencements.html?fbclid=IwAR2CoH28vdu8bo1eb3Qx1UKKaIhOEDXA_S8VZobti7lmpecpMQkIixf0kB8
Reporter @RamseyArchibald is tracking the numbers for us all to tell us #Alabama #coronavirus trends: https://www.al.com/news/2020/04/mobile-sees-surge-added-the-most-coronavirus-cases-in-alabama-last-week.html
Reporter @AmyKingsley4 is showing us the role #UAB is playing on the national stage to fight the #COVID19 pandemic. Just published Monday: https://www.al.com/news/2020/04/early-but-promising-results-for-coronavirus-drug-developed-at-uab.html
Columnist @WarOnDumb has questioned state officials on their decisions during the #COVID19 crisis, asking questions with the health of #Alabama in mind: https://www.al.com/news/2020/03/if-alabama-has-to-go-back-to-work-so-should-the-legislature.html
Reporter @StarrDunigan has been telling the many stories that inspire, give us hope across #Alabama during this #coronavirus #pandemic. She's also helping you help others: https://www.al.com/news/2020/03/coronavirus-in-alabama-how-to-help-how-to-get-help.html
To be clear, we are continuing to provide our content on @aldotcom for free to y'all, but are asking those who can support our work now to do so with a subscription to help underwrite the work of our journalists. Here's a link to the subscription page. https://www.al.com/digitalsubscription/inline/?utm_source=INL&utm_medium=ACQ-ADH0-120a&utm_campaign=ACQ
Reporter @lilygjack has been tracking what's happening at #Alabama colleges: https://www.al.com/coronavirus/2020/03/colleges-and-coronavirus-whats-the-campus-plan.html
Reporter @LeadaGore has been working to break down the national stories, help for all of #Alabama: https://www.al.com/news/2020/04/70-million-americans-could-have-stimulus-checks-by-wednesday-track-your-payment.html
It's time to add more stories to this thread that show why you should support our work.
Because not everything we do is related to #COVID19 in #Alabama. Did you watch this series from @WesleySinor and @giana_jade? You need to: https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/2020/04/road-to-the-pros-behind-the-scenes-of-henry-ruggs-alabama-career.html
Did you happen to listen to our #podcast telling the stories of the pandemic in #Alabama from @ThisBenFlanagan? Check it out: https://www.al.com/coronavirus/2020/04/outbreak-alabama-learning-from-a-distance.html
And, want to understand #TheSouth? You really can't miss Season 2 of The Reckon Interview #podcast, which has debuted during the pandemic. Follow @JohnHammontree and listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reckon-interview/id1471345686
Reporter @billineastala is explaining the potential economic impact: https://www.al.com/business/2020/04/alabama-economy-could-be-among-least-affected-by-coronavirus-moodys.html
Are you watching @IvanaSuzette live every day on Facebook?! You need to be! https://www.facebook.com/9586347482/videos/522197641802488/https://www.facebook.com/9586347482/videos/522197641802488/
It's not #COVID19, but can I just add that @RobinsonCarol is one hell of a storyteller: https://www.al.com/life/2020/04/it-was-the-best-day-dying-alabama-father-walks-10-year-old-daughter-down-the-aisle.html
And this take from @JoeGoodmanJr about #Alabama package liquor stores during the time of #COVID19: https://www.al.com/opinion/2020/04/in-time-of-crisis-alabamians-flock-to-liquor-stores.html
I'll keep adding to this thread about the reasons why y'all should support our work in #Alabama. Here's a re-share of my column from earlier: https://www.al.com/news/2020/04/alcom-editor-kelly-scott-now-you-can-subscribe-to-alcom.html
