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This looks like an interesting idea for a news site. Keep an eye on it.

What We Like

- Context and depth in journalism. Projects and Columns on one theme means journalists get deep into topics they care about. If you're tired of reading about the latest unspeakable tragedy in XYZ far-flung corner of the world without being given the real background to what happened, then we're on the same wavelength.

- A connection between reader and journalist. Rewards may sound like a pain for some journalists, but we think they are a way to build a regular, loyal audience. Some readers will even be able to share information and help the journalist.

- Bias. Yes, bias! Let's kill this sacred (and, dare we say, mythical) cow of 'fair and balanced' reporting. Byline itself has no bias, but we encourage every reporter to freely display their own biases.

- Journalistic Independence. We don't interfere with what the journalist writes. We don't even edit it. Naturally we have a few limits. Two examples would be: anything that incites violence or unnecessary hatred, and disguised-as-journalism attempts to sell products. Someone has to be the judge of these things, and in this case it is us, the Byline staff We will try to err on the side of openness, though.