為什麼我們建立了Gript

這是一個簡單的事實陳述，如果您在愛爾蘭媒體中尋找多樣化的思想，那麼您將很難找到它。

Dear Reader,

親愛的讀者，

It is a simple statement of fact that if you are looking for diversity of thought in the Irish media, then you will struggle to find it. That is why we founded Gript – to serve the gap in the market left by so many of our colleagues, when they decided that the job of journalists was not to challenge consensus thought, but rather to herd around it, and defend it fiercely.

這是一個簡單的事實陳述，如果您在愛爾蘭媒體中尋找多樣化的思想，那麼您將很難找到它。這就是為什麼我們建立Gript的原因 - 當他們決定記者的工作不是要挑戰共識的想法，而是要圍繞它挑戰，並為之辯護時，他們的許多同事都為市場留下了差距。

If you are looking for a media outlet that blames everything on the “far right” in Ireland, then you don’t have to go far to find one. If, by contrast, you are looking for a media outlet that looks beyond that cheap sloganeering, and tries to understand and report on the real concerns held by ordinary people – and a good few prominent people, albeit privately – then that is what we try to do here.

如果您正在尋找一個將所有內容都歸咎於愛爾蘭“最右邊”的媒體，那麼您就不必走很遠。相比之下，如果您正在尋找一個超越這種廉價的口號的媒體，並試圖理解和報告普通百姓的真正擔憂 - 以及少數著名的人，儘管是私人的 - 那就是我們在這裡嘗試做的。

But we cannot do it without your support, and your subscription.

但是，如果沒有您的支持和您的訂閱，我們將無法做到這一點。

We reject Government funding, because, in our view, that would be the end of our independence. The moment we did so, we would begin looking over our shoulder, and wondering if our coverage of a particular issue might lead to that money being taken away. In time – not all at once, but slowly and inexorably – we would become just another safe, consensus, state-funded voice.

我們拒絕政府資金，因為在我們看來，這將是我們獨立的終結。當我們這樣做的那一刻，我們會開始看著肩膀，想知道我們對特定問題的報導是否會導致這筆錢被帶走。隨著時間的流逝，不是一次全部，而是慢慢而無情的 - 我們將成為另一個安全，共識，國家資助的聲音。

But there’s a bargain to be struck here: If you value our independence, then you must support it. If you want us to be answerable to you, then you must take a stake in our work.

但是，這裡有一個討價還價的東西：如果您重視我們的獨立性，那麼您必須支持它。如果您希望我們對您有責任，那麼您必須掌握我們的工作。

What we try to do here is to be open, honest, and brave. That does not mean that you will always agree with us. It does mean that there will be times when we will annoy you, and publish things you disagree with: That’s part of the deal. We are independent, not servants of one cause, or another.

我們在這裡嘗試做的是要保持開放，誠實和勇敢。這並不意味著您將始終同意我們的看法。這確實意味著有時候我們會惹惱您，並發布您不同意的事情：這是交易的一部分。我們是獨立的，而不是一個原因或另一個原因的僕人。

That is what media is supposed to be, but too often in Ireland no longer is. We are trying to change that, and we need your help. I am, therefore, asking for it, and would deeply appreciate a subscription at the level you can afford.

這就是媒體應該是的，但在愛爾蘭經常不再是。我們正在嘗試改變這一點，我們需要您的幫助。因此，我是在要求它，並非常感謝您能負擔得起的訂閱。

With gratitude,

感恩，

John

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