Hi there,
As we celebrate a new year, we at Discourse Community Publishing (DCP) want to use this fresh beginning as a way to re-introduce ourselves.
“DCP is excited to welcome the Revelstoke Mountaineer into our family of B.C.-based local news outlets and continue serving the Revelstoke community with in-depth, valued community news,” said Brandi Schier, CEO of DCP after the acquisition in June. “The Mountaineer has established a strong commitment to serving Revelstoke through this publication which we plan to continue and build on.”
As our community reporter Lys Morton has seen firsthand while getting acquainted with Revelstoke, the tight-knit community here has already embraced our work. Through interviews with community non-profits, local businesses, artists and athletes at Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s first Locals Day of the season, Lys has experienced the commitment Revelstoke has to the Mountaineer and has been inspired by the stories he’s heard.
Like our other outlets, which include Sun Peaks Independent News, The Wren in Kamloops, IndigiNews and The Discourse (serving the Cowichan, Comox Valley and Nanaimo regions) the Revelstoke Mountaineer is an original, independent, community-powered media organization dedicated to serving the place we call home.
What does the future hold for the Revelstoke Mountaineer now that it’s part of Discourse Community Publishing? As we start fresh in 2024, I want to share with you the guiding principles we are bringing over to Revelstoke.
The Mountaineer is for everyone
We’re working hard to build a genuinely inclusive journalism outlet — from our content to our research sources, from our staff to our internal culture, from our funding sources to our supporters. We value contributions from community members with different backgrounds, politics, ages and more.
The Mountaineer is always listening
We aim to produce valuable, relevant, trustworthy stories by listening without an agenda to the communities we serve. We involve our audience at every stage of our work, from story selection and research to conversations after publication. Have thoughts about a piece? Let’s talk.
We are committed to getting it right — every time
We’re dedicated to fairness, accuracy and editorial integrity. We maintain the highest journalistic standards, and we think critically about our sources of information, seeking lived experiences and community-based knowledge, in addition to sources that are conventionally considered authoritative. AND we’re transparent about our mistakes.
Revelstoke Mountaineer encourages productive conversation
To solve the complex problems facing us (and other resort municipalities), we need to have honest conversations with people we disagree with. Our journalists set the table for conversation between people who wouldn’t normally engage with each other.
The Mountaineer prioritizes impact over clicks
We measure the success of our journalism by the value it gives our community. In addition to informing readers about problems, we highlight solutions and ways for our supporters to take action. Instead of trying to reach the largest audience possible, we focus on empowering people to effect change in their communities.
We are radically transparent
We want to earn your trust by being transparent about why we chose a story, what we don’t yet know, our biases and our mistakes. Radical transparency applies to our business practices, too, which is why we share our funding sources, how we spend our money and what we’re grappling with as a company.
We are always experimenting
We never assume we have all the answers, and we invite our community to participate in our experimentation. We value ideas from everyone, and strive to create a culture in which disagreement is accepted, risk-taking is encouraged and failure is viewed as valuable learning.
The Revelstoke Mountaineer collaborates to have a larger impact
We partner with media outlets and other organizations that share our values to pool resources, data and stories. Whenever possible, we make the data behind our investigations open source and publicly available.
The Mountaineer is authentic to Revelstoke
We strive to tell authentic stories about issues, people, experiences and services that make Revelstoke unique. Our content highlights the best of our mountain playground’s events, entertainment, news, music, culture, lifestyle, business and so much more.
While these guiding principles may give you an idea of how the Revelstoke Mountaineer will contribute to the community going forward, connecting with us is the best way to make Revelstoke Mountaineer reflect your community. Send us a note via email, give us a call, drop by our events, sign up for our weekly newsletters or strike up a conversation while we are out delivering our monthly print editions. The Mountaineer is your magazine and we want to get to know you.
Thank you for having us,
Hollie Ferguson – Interior Editor
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