Anita Li
@neeeda.bsky.social
EIC & CEO @TheGreenLineTO | Consult @TheOtherWave | Board @LIONPubs | Teach @NewmarkJSchool @JournalismTMU | Ethics
@CAJ | Cofounder #CJOC | Alum @Poynter @ONA
@CAJ | Cofounder #CJOC | Alum @Poynter @ONA
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Anita Li
@neeeda.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Lessons on growth from building The Green Line (and life) 🌱
Plus: A special announcement…
theotherwave.substack.com
After years of big wins, bold moves and honest takes, #TheOtherWave is hitting pause 💌
Now? It’s time for a new kind of growth 🍼
I break it all down: the media moves, the milestones and what’s next in my final newsletter for a while. Read more: theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
Now? It’s time for a new kind of growth 🍼
I break it all down: the media moves, the milestones and what’s next in my final newsletter for a while. Read more: theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
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We’re proud to see homegrown news organizations like @thegreenlineto.bsky.social leading the way, reaching new and often-overlooked audiences. Their collaboration and commitment show how local journalism can spark meaningful change at a critical time. /2
September 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We’re proud to see homegrown news organizations like @thegreenlineto.bsky.social leading the way, reaching new and often-overlooked audiences. Their collaboration and commitment show how local journalism can spark meaningful change at a critical time. /2
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#WorldNewsDay Story Spotlight 🌐 Yara El Murr & @neeeda.bsky.social of @thegreenlineto.bsky.social lay out how they engage their readers with news they can use in their daily lives; links they can use to dive deeper, and more.
Read via Journalism.co.uk: www.journalism.co.uk/news/turning... /1
Read via Journalism.co.uk: www.journalism.co.uk/news/turning... /1
September 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#WorldNewsDay Story Spotlight 🌐 Yara El Murr & @neeeda.bsky.social of @thegreenlineto.bsky.social lay out how they engage their readers with news they can use in their daily lives; links they can use to dive deeper, and more.
Read via Journalism.co.uk: www.journalism.co.uk/news/turning... /1
Read via Journalism.co.uk: www.journalism.co.uk/news/turning... /1
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@neeeda.bsky.social and @thegreenlineto.bsky.social are doing great work and should be seen as something to aspire to by other new, indie publishers.
theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
Lessons on growth from building The Green Line (and life) 🌱
Plus: A special announcement…
theotherwave.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
@neeeda.bsky.social and @thegreenlineto.bsky.social are doing great work and should be seen as something to aspire to by other new, indie publishers.
theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
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@neeeda.bsky.social Congrats on all the work news but also - and more importantly - the personal baby news!!! theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
Lessons on growth from building The Green Line (and life) 🌱
Plus: A special announcement…
theotherwave.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@neeeda.bsky.social Congrats on all the work news but also - and more importantly - the personal baby news!!! theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
After years of big wins, bold moves and honest takes, #TheOtherWave is hitting pause 💌
Now? It’s time for a new kind of growth 🍼
I break it all down: the media moves, the milestones and what’s next in my final newsletter for a while. Read more: theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
Now? It’s time for a new kind of growth 🍼
I break it all down: the media moves, the milestones and what’s next in my final newsletter for a while. Read more: theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
Lessons on growth from building The Green Line (and life) 🌱
Plus: A special announcement…
theotherwave.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
After years of big wins, bold moves and honest takes, #TheOtherWave is hitting pause 💌
Now? It’s time for a new kind of growth 🍼
I break it all down: the media moves, the milestones and what’s next in my final newsletter for a while. Read more: theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
Now? It’s time for a new kind of growth 🍼
I break it all down: the media moves, the milestones and what’s next in my final newsletter for a while. Read more: theotherwave.substack.com/p/lessons-on...
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"Training citizens to watch the watchmen: Documenters Canada brings transparency to your neighbourhood public meetings." My latest for @futureofgood.bsky.social with interviews @magdakon.bsky.social, @neeeda.bsky.social, and others improving #onpoli accountability:
futureofgood.co/training-cit...
futureofgood.co/training-cit...
Training citizens to watch the watchmen: Documenters Canada brings transparency to your neighbourhood public meetings | Future of Good
"Now these folks know, and … when there's development in their neighborhood, they're going to know that they can go and take part in that.”
futureofgood.co
July 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Training citizens to watch the watchmen: Documenters Canada brings transparency to your neighbourhood public meetings." My latest for @futureofgood.bsky.social with interviews @magdakon.bsky.social, @neeeda.bsky.social, and others improving #onpoli accountability:
futureofgood.co/training-cit...
futureofgood.co/training-cit...
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While @thegreenlineto.bsky.social has been working with Documenters, the publication continues to find new ways to make that information more accessible. Part of that strategy has been experimenting with short-form videos based on the Documenters’ notes. rjionline.org/news/taking-...
Taking public meeting notes to TikTok — and making it actionable
How to experiment with video formats for the Documenters program.
rjionline.org
July 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
While @thegreenlineto.bsky.social has been working with Documenters, the publication continues to find new ways to make that information more accessible. Part of that strategy has been experimenting with short-form videos based on the Documenters’ notes. rjionline.org/news/taking-...
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🌎🇨🇦 With global & local politics more connected than ever, Group Chat explores how diaspora communities navigate the threat of foreign interference and the power of belonging in civic life with @jaskaransandhu.bsky.social , @neeeda.bsky.social & @sabreenadelhon.bsky.social 🎙️ 🎧 buff.ly/YVF6wOd
July 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
🌎🇨🇦 With global & local politics more connected than ever, Group Chat explores how diaspora communities navigate the threat of foreign interference and the power of belonging in civic life with @jaskaransandhu.bsky.social , @neeeda.bsky.social & @sabreenadelhon.bsky.social 🎙️ 🎧 buff.ly/YVF6wOd
This month’s edition of #TheOtherWave is about trust — or what’s left of it 🫣🗞️
Whether you work in a startup newsroom or a legacy outlet, journalism is facing a full-blown credibility crisis.
theotherwave.substack.com/p/journalism...
Whether you work in a startup newsroom or a legacy outlet, journalism is facing a full-blown credibility crisis.
theotherwave.substack.com/p/journalism...
June 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This month’s edition of #TheOtherWave is about trust — or what’s left of it 🫣🗞️
Whether you work in a startup newsroom or a legacy outlet, journalism is facing a full-blown credibility crisis.
theotherwave.substack.com/p/journalism...
Whether you work in a startup newsroom or a legacy outlet, journalism is facing a full-blown credibility crisis.
theotherwave.substack.com/p/journalism...
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. @thegreenlineto.bsky.social - The city of Toronto has neighborhood groups and tenant groups where important decisions are made. People who live in these neighborhoods have stake in these meetings and decisions. Documenters helps the green line build relationships with residents
June 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
. @thegreenlineto.bsky.social - The city of Toronto has neighborhood groups and tenant groups where important decisions are made. People who live in these neighborhoods have stake in these meetings and decisions. Documenters helps the green line build relationships with residents
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The Green Line is operating the first Canadian pilot of @citybureau.bsky.social ‘s Documenters program documenters.cjconcordia.net/the-green-li...
The Green Line – DOCUMENTERS / DOCUMENTALISTES CANADA
documenters.cjconcordia.net
June 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The Green Line is operating the first Canadian pilot of @citybureau.bsky.social ‘s Documenters program documenters.cjconcordia.net/the-green-li...
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Psyched to be at the second Canadian Engaged Journalism conference in Toronto! First off - Anita Li is talking about building out a profitable local newsroom @thegreenlineto.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Psyched to be at the second Canadian Engaged Journalism conference in Toronto! First off - Anita Li is talking about building out a profitable local newsroom @thegreenlineto.bsky.social
This month’s edition of #TheOtherWave is all about impact (the real kind) 📊✨
theotherwave.substack.com/p/the-green-...
theotherwave.substack.com/p/the-green-...
May 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This month’s edition of #TheOtherWave is all about impact (the real kind) 📊✨
theotherwave.substack.com/p/the-green-...
theotherwave.substack.com/p/the-green-...
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🏘️ Toronto’s Housing Crisis
@thegreenlineto.bsky.social
Finalist – Best Digital Editorial Package, Small at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Well done to @neeeda.bsky.social and everyone involved!
🔗 zurl.co/SRhso
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
@thegreenlineto.bsky.social
Finalist – Best Digital Editorial Package, Small at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Well done to @neeeda.bsky.social and everyone involved!
🔗 zurl.co/SRhso
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
May 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🏘️ Toronto’s Housing Crisis
@thegreenlineto.bsky.social
Finalist – Best Digital Editorial Package, Small at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Well done to @neeeda.bsky.social and everyone involved!
🔗 zurl.co/SRhso
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
@thegreenlineto.bsky.social
Finalist – Best Digital Editorial Package, Small at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Well done to @neeeda.bsky.social and everyone involved!
🔗 zurl.co/SRhso
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
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COMMUNITY BROADCAST/JOURNALISME PARLÉ COMMUNAUTAIRE:
⭐Taryn Grant – CBC Atlantic Voice
⭐Virginie Ann – CBC Yukon
⭐Lela Savic – La Converse
⭐Alice Zanetta – Fréquence / CKIA
⭐James Westman, Anthony Lippa-Hardy, Anita Li –The Green Line
⭐Taryn Grant – CBC Atlantic Voice
⭐Virginie Ann – CBC Yukon
⭐Lela Savic – La Converse
⭐Alice Zanetta – Fréquence / CKIA
⭐James Westman, Anthony Lippa-Hardy, Anita Li –The Green Line
April 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
COMMUNITY BROADCAST/JOURNALISME PARLÉ COMMUNAUTAIRE:
⭐Taryn Grant – CBC Atlantic Voice
⭐Virginie Ann – CBC Yukon
⭐Lela Savic – La Converse
⭐Alice Zanetta – Fréquence / CKIA
⭐James Westman, Anthony Lippa-Hardy, Anita Li –The Green Line
⭐Taryn Grant – CBC Atlantic Voice
⭐Virginie Ann – CBC Yukon
⭐Lela Savic – La Converse
⭐Alice Zanetta – Fréquence / CKIA
⭐James Westman, Anthony Lippa-Hardy, Anita Li –The Green Line
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🚨🏆🚨We’re delighted to announce the finalists for the #CAJAwards!
Judges reviewed a record 540 entries, and now…
🥁🥁🥁
Judges reviewed a record 540 entries, and now…
🥁🥁🥁
April 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨🏆🚨We’re delighted to announce the finalists for the #CAJAwards!
Judges reviewed a record 540 entries, and now…
🥁🥁🥁
Judges reviewed a record 540 entries, and now…
🥁🥁🥁
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🎬Just announced: The winners of our News Creator Award for Excellence in Independent Video Journalism!
The awardees represent a diverse range of media platforms and storytelling approaches. Read more about their work: www.icfj.org/news/news-cr...
The awardees represent a diverse range of media platforms and storytelling approaches. Read more about their work: www.icfj.org/news/news-cr...
News Creators ‘Redefining What Journalism Can Be’ Win Inaugural ICFJ Award
Independent news creators from eight
www.icfj.org
April 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🎬Just announced: The winners of our News Creator Award for Excellence in Independent Video Journalism!
The awardees represent a diverse range of media platforms and storytelling approaches. Read more about their work: www.icfj.org/news/news-cr...
The awardees represent a diverse range of media platforms and storytelling approaches. Read more about their work: www.icfj.org/news/news-cr...
My conversation with @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social, a Delacorte Fellow with @columjournreview.bsky.social (featured in the latest edition of my Substack newsletter #TheOtherWave), just got a little more real after Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social recently called a snap election. 🗳️
If Poilievre wins, who fills the CBC’s void?
My thoughts on defunding the CBC — the downsides and potential upsides.
theotherwave.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My conversation with @laurenwatsonjourno.bsky.social, a Delacorte Fellow with @columjournreview.bsky.social (featured in the latest edition of my Substack newsletter #TheOtherWave), just got a little more real after Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social recently called a snap election. 🗳️
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Register now to hear how Chris Baxter of Spotlight PA, @kimberlygriffin.bsky.social of @mississippifreepress.org, and @neeeda.bsky.social of @thegreenlineto.bsky.social are building stronger connections between their newsrooms and their supporters who believe in the power of local journalism 💡
Making the case for local news: Perspectives from newsroom leaders
A three-part virtual series on how your newsroom can create unified messaging about your journalism to engage funders.
www.lenfestinstitute.org
March 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Register now to hear how Chris Baxter of Spotlight PA, @kimberlygriffin.bsky.social of @mississippifreepress.org, and @neeeda.bsky.social of @thegreenlineto.bsky.social are building stronger connections between their newsrooms and their supporters who believe in the power of local journalism 💡
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From News to Action: How The Green Line's Documenters Are Changing Civic Engagement.
Anita Li and Sebastian Tansil discuss how local news can empower communities to take action.
Plus our usual breakouts for projects and discussions!
March 18th 7pm: in person and online
guild.host/events/civic...
Anita Li and Sebastian Tansil discuss how local news can empower communities to take action.
Plus our usual breakouts for projects and discussions!
March 18th 7pm: in person and online
guild.host/events/civic...
March 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
From News to Action: How The Green Line's Documenters Are Changing Civic Engagement.
Anita Li and Sebastian Tansil discuss how local news can empower communities to take action.
Plus our usual breakouts for projects and discussions!
March 18th 7pm: in person and online
guild.host/events/civic...
Anita Li and Sebastian Tansil discuss how local news can empower communities to take action.
Plus our usual breakouts for projects and discussions!
March 18th 7pm: in person and online
guild.host/events/civic...
🎯 What if we... *whispers* completely revolutionized local news? www.newsfutures.org #NewsFutures
News Futures
Since 2018, News Futures has been a collective of people, ideas, and spaces focused on building a participatory and networked future for local news. As we evolve, we invite you to join us in shaping t...
www.newsfutures.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🎯 What if we... *whispers* completely revolutionized local news? www.newsfutures.org #NewsFutures
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"It’s designed to feel accessible and has ambitions to play a role not just in informing us, but making our lives better." Love what The Green Line is doing in Toronto - go @neeeda.bsky.social! www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/the-... (Nov)
The Green Line creates local news for the people turning away from “big-J journalism”
The Green Line combines events, explainers, and solutions to appeal to young Torontonians.
www.niemanlab.org
January 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"It’s designed to feel accessible and has ambitions to play a role not just in informing us, but making our lives better." Love what The Green Line is doing in Toronto - go @neeeda.bsky.social! www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/the-... (Nov)
People stopped using #AI during L.A.'s wildfires open.substack.com/pub/mattdpea... via @mattdpearce.com #LAwildfires
People stopped using AI during L.A.'s wildfires
AI had a trust problem when lives and homes were on the line.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
People stopped using #AI during L.A.'s wildfires open.substack.com/pub/mattdpea... via @mattdpearce.com #LAwildfires
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We are issuing a warning about a worsening climate for free press in this country, driven by a right-wing campaign of anti-media threats. The public cannot become informed about the problems facing our country and the efforts to improve or worsen them without robust protections for journalism.
Misinformer of the Year: Anti-media intimidation
www.mediamatters.org
December 23, 2024 at 3:08 PM
We are issuing a warning about a worsening climate for free press in this country, driven by a right-wing campaign of anti-media threats. The public cannot become informed about the problems facing our country and the efforts to improve or worsen them without robust protections for journalism.
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Outlets pivot to promoting action, not just news - Anita Li, The Green Line
“Journalism at its core should be information that’s useful or user-friendly, that helps people navigate their lives on a daily basis, that helps them make decisions impacting their future, that helps them take action.”
“Journalism at its core should be information that’s useful or user-friendly, that helps people navigate their lives on a daily basis, that helps them make decisions impacting their future, that helps them take action.”
"People may be turning away from the news, but they’re not — nor will they ever — turn away from useful, thoughtfully curated information that helps them do something about their problems, and ultimately improves their lives," @neeeda.bsky.social writes.
Outlets pivot to promoting action, not just news
"Journalism at its core should be information that’s useful or user-friendly, that helps people navigate their lives on a daily basis, that helps them make decisions impacting their future, that…
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December 10, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Outlets pivot to promoting action, not just news - Anita Li, The Green Line
“Journalism at its core should be information that’s useful or user-friendly, that helps people navigate their lives on a daily basis, that helps them make decisions impacting their future, that helps them take action.”
“Journalism at its core should be information that’s useful or user-friendly, that helps people navigate their lives on a daily basis, that helps them make decisions impacting their future, that helps them take action.”