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Independent journalism thrives when readers choose to support it

Nearly every week, I see newspapers and magazines that seemed fine suddenly going out of business. Or a private equity fund buying up a chain of newspapers that had been serving communities for decades and stripping them for parts. And now, the thing that’s making all publishers wring their hands is AI – publishers are seeing massive drops to their web visits as AI scrapes their content and delivers it up to people in chatbots, with the journalists who did the original work not even credited with the work.

Despite this, I have hope for journalism because of what’s happening at The Tyee.

Years ago, we made a strategic bet that support from our readers was going to drive our whole future. And thankfully, that is working for us.

Over the past decade, we’ve more than doubled our journalism team and are publishing more work than ever. More people read The Tyee now than at any point in our 23-year history.

This is only possible because we regularly ask our readers to sign up as paying Tyee Builder members. Roughly half of our entire budget is made up of contributions from over 10,000 readers.

We’ve been doing more as our resources have grown. A weekend culture section filled with original essays. Hard-hitting investigative journalism in Alberta. A brand new biodiversity beat. A reporting project called Reality Check, focusing on misinformation and online radicalization. A flagship podcast.

Our model is simple: if more of our readers sign up to support The Tyee, we can keep up with rising costs and keep adding more talented journalists to our roster and set them loose on uncovering truths that would otherwise not see the light of day.

Please help us prove that Independent Journalism Thrives with reader support.

— Jeanette Ageson, Publisher

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Cheapskate in Lotusland

Cheapskate in Lotusland
Tyee contributing editor Steve Burgess’s latest book is an exuberant exploration of what it means to live frugally in Vancouver, an infamously expensive city.

In a series of special excerpts running across the December 2025 holiday season, enjoy a sneak peek of Tyee contributing editor Steve Burgess’s latest book, which dives into the practicalities of getting by on a modest income in an expensive city. Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a Small Budget is out in January 2026 through Douglas & McIntyre. Exuberant, funny and full of fun surprises, the book takes readers into Burgess’s humble life as a writer and examines what it means to live well, live sustainably and live within one’s means.

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In the Hall of the Triscuit King

In the Hall of the Triscuit King

In his forthcoming book on living frugally, Tyee contributing editor Steve Burgess walks us through a day in his life. First in a series.

Steve Burgess / 12 Dec 2025


Hunting for Deals Like a Raptor in Search of Prey

Hunting for Deals Like a Raptor in Search of Prey

In our second special sneak peek of his new book on living frugally, Steve Burgess prowls his local grocery store.

Steve Burgess / 18 Dec 2025