When we set out to launch COYOTE Media Collective so many months ago, it was with the vision of a newsroom where we could pursue the stories we deeply cared about. To do this, we built a worker-owned cooperative where the people who produce the work actually steer the business that prospers from their labor.
Presently, the vast majority of news outlets in the U.S. are owned by a shrinking number of corporations and billionaires. At COYOTE, we have no venture capital funding and no corporate money limiting the scope of our journalism. Instead, the company’s fate is in the hands of its 11 talented and passionate worker-owners. (To that point, this site is very much a work in progress! Our startup newsroom appreciates your patience!)
Together, we’re bringing you something different: Locally rooted journalism that combines nuanced views of the region’s most urgent issues with some much-needed alt-weekly-style fun.
But COYOTE is more than just stories. We want to bring people together, build community, and meet you in the streets. We have big ideas about how to do that; for now, we’ll start with our curated Calendar to the Bay Area concerts, art openings, food pop-ups, and other events we’re stoked about. We’ve heard from so many folks that they miss the listings in the back of SF Weekly or the Bay Guardian, and we’ll do our best to fill the gap.
We also need your help to make this project financially sustainable. Sign up today to become a member and reap the many wonderful benefits of being our pal! Our baseline membership tier, which provides full access to all of our stories, starts at only $8 per month. Help us create the curious local news outlet the Bay Area deserves.
COYOTE Media Collective Amir Aziz Nuala Bishari Alan Chazaro Reo Eveleth Estefany Gonzalez Rahawa Haile Soleil Ho Daniel Lavery Cecilia Lei Emma Silvers Supriya Yelimeli
