Kie Relyea
@kierelyeaJournalism instructor & adviser to @TheFrontOnline. Former journo, most recently @BhamHerald
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Today and tomorrow are the annual culling of the journalists. Good luck fellow Gannettoids. And if that phone call comes, remember that you have value, you have worth. Move forward, and all the best comrades.
Yet again, @mcclatchy & @tonywhunter have failed to show their words are more than just that. Juneteenth is not a bargaining chip, and using it as one is shameful.
Today, @mcclatchy CEO @tonywhunter emphasized in an email how important Juneteenth is to the company. He forgot to mention McClatchy is withholding the holiday from newsrooms currently in contract negotiations as a bargaining chip. Here is our response.
I've worked for @BhamHerald for five years. In that time, I've held public institutions & officials accountable, shared in the tragedies & resilience of my Whatcom County community members & grown to deeply love this place I now call home.
The Tacoma News Tribune, the Bellingham Herald, the Olympian and the Tri-City Herald journalists formed a union - @WaNewsGuild - about a year and a half ago. We did it because we wanted a voice. We wanted to make sure that McClatchy couldn’t continue to dismiss the Northwest.
WA Senate, on 46-3 vote, passes bill to delay WA Cares for 18 months. It will halt payroll tax many have paid since Jan. 1. @govinslee expected to sign Friday. #waleg #waelex @snocounty @EverettHerald
We support our colleagues @IdahoNewsGuild and their fight for fair and living wages. If you haven't, please take a moment to read this thread and send a letter to McClatchy. 👇👇👇
🧵 The situation in Boise is dire. Rents are skyrocketing and housing supplies remain low. Still, McClatchy keeps salaries low, instead of paying to keep good reporters in Boise. We demand McClatchy pay its workers a fair wage — and you can join us here: actionnetwork.org/letters/the-id…
Indigenous communities deserve the same standard of journalism as anybody else, but rarely receive it from non-Native media outlets. Newsrooms need to realize their lack of Native staff isn’t a diversity problem. It’s a journalism problem.
a journalist getting hit by a car live on air & continuing her job is not a story of resilience but of a sick industry & work culture that pressures ppl to put their job above their health/safety. Let’s work on making this a job where you don’t have to be resilient every day.
Western's Student Health Center has four employees doing 200-350 tests a day, which feels unsustainable
Western's Student Health Center struggles to keep up with student demand for on-campus COVID-19 testing as Omicron surges. Click the link below to read more about how testing demands have affected both the center and students. westernfrontonline.com/article/2022/0…
Before my day starts, a quick reflection: A year ago, like so many others, I watched the attack in D.C. in horror. I also covered a pro-Trump rally at the state Capitol in Olympia, WA. There, an armed man confronted & threatened me & @tedswarren: twitter.com/SaraGentzler/s…
Man with a gun just told me + another journalist that media isn’t wanted here, that he pepper-sprayed members of the media earlier, and we have 5 min to leave. Later said “We’re going to shoot you f***ing dead in the next year.” This vid is all I got as he reached at my phone.
Let us not return to what was normal, but reach toward what is next.
Holy freezing Nooksack Batman! Our engineers are keeping a close eye on the Nooksack River and our bridges as we watch ice form on the river. At this time, we don’t see any issues. We will continue to monitor. Please do not try to walk on the ice, it is not safe!
Story from a few years ago with more context on the lawsuit and perpetrator's attempt to block the release of their names: westernfrontonline.com/article/2020/0…
The WA state Court of Appeals in Seattle on Monday upheld a trial court ruling that @WWU must disclose the names of students who were found responsible for a crime of violence or nonforcible sex offense. bit.ly/3z3k1vA @TheFrontOnline
ICYMI: @Whatcomctygov has set up a landing page for flood resources, including on how to get help and give help. You can find the page online here: whatcomcounty.us/3827/Flood-Res…
Both directions of I-5 in Bellingham will remain CLOSED overnight due to flooding & active slides threatening the highway. NB will be closed at Nulle Road (milepost 246) and SB at North Lake Samish (milepost 244). We will reassess in the AM.
Downed trees and a partial mudslide have closed Northbound Interstate 5 south of Bellingham. There is currently no ETA for opening. Updates from @BhamHerald here: bit.ly/3oOkfSX
Nooksack floodwaters near Sumas, several Whatcom school districts closed bellinghamherald.com/news/weather-n…
Flood-related road closures are expected to start today/tonight and continue into Monday. We'll update this webpage with any weather-related county road closures: ow.ly/QNbx50GNh0s
Attn #Bellingham: My co-worker, John Romankiewicz has been reported missing by his partner. He disappeared sometime Monday, roughly in the York Neighborhood. John is a tall, thin, white guy with blue eyes. If you have any info about him, pls contact #Bellingham PD. #prayers
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