This is sad and dispiriting. https://twitter.com/Otosirieze/status/1250452871990181888">https://twitter.com/Otosiriez...
I withdraw my earlier (and, it turns out, naive and premature) defense of Brittle Paper& #39;s earlier decision on the matter.
I& #39;m greatly saddened by how this has turned out.
I& #39;m greatly saddened by how this has turned out.
Now, we need to hear from Ainehi.
Happy at last to read Ainehi Edoro& #39;s full response to the matter and hope that it puts the matter to rest. https://brittlepaper.com/2020/04/statement-on-the-departure-of-brittle-papers-former-deputy-editor/">https://brittlepaper.com/2020/04/s...
It seems, @eddiehewitt32, that we weren’t far from the truth after all. An in-house editorial disagreement, spilled into a charged political space, took a bigger life than was initially intended, and drove everyone apart.
Sad, messy, badly managed, but not malicious.
Sad, messy, badly managed, but not malicious.
I hope that the platform survives this, and thrives. There are many lessons to learn, and one hopes that they have been. As @MukomaWaNgugi said earlier, it has become too important to be left to two people. Those who care for it must continue to give it all needed support.