For someone who hasn’t worked full-time in over a year, it’s sure been a busy week. But I have to say I am very happy with how The Balance’s first week online has passed.

Four nightly news wraps… two full Balancer articles (one on bilingual road signs, and one on the current state of COVID)… and a Viditorial to accompany the COVID article. All on the website, and all pumped out to social media… it’s a reminder that I still love this job and this industry, despite everything.

I’d like to say thank you for the support as well. People have been emailing and messaging with some really encouraging stuff. It’s been heartening to see people understanding what The Balance is trying to achieve, and who are willing to question the narratives and agendas which have dominated the past 12 months.

For the first time in a year, the encouraging messages have outnumbered the abusive ones. So thank you. I really appreciate it.

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