英国左翼新闻网站The Canary宣布无限期关闭

英国左翼新闻网站The Canary宣布无限期关闭1。该网站成立于2015年，在工党领导人杰里米·科尔宾任期间创办1。

该网站面临多重困难。今年劳埃德银行意外冻结了该网站的大额资金1。随后在夏季进行了超过200万英镑的额外融资，但这笔资金据称被挥霍在短期报纸和网站收购上1。网站首席执行官史蒂夫·托普尔在5月向员工表达了对组织完整性和声誉风险的严重关切1。此外，养老金缴款曾出现延迟，相关情况已向国家就业储蓄信托报告1。

在财务和运营压力下，该网站约50名全职和兼职员工已组建了全国记者工会分支1。剩余资金约40万英镑将用于维持年底前的运营1。员工曾被要求签署"不可协商"的保密协议，拒绝者将面临雇佣合同变更1。托普尔声称截至9月30日所有员工养老金缴款已更新至最新1。

The Canary, a left-wing British news website founded in 2015 during Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party, has announced it will close for the foreseeable future 1. The outlet attributed the shutdown to unsustainable financial and operational conditions 1.

The crisis intensified when Lloyds Bank unexpectedly froze a substantial amount of the organization's funds this year, creating immediate cash flow problems 1. Following a summer fundraising effort that raised over £2 million, allegations emerged from former staff that the money was squandered on short-term newspaper and website acquisitions 1. The organization has approximately £400,000 remaining to cover operational costs through the end of the year 1.

Internal governance issues have further damaged the outlet's position. CEO Steve Topple conveyed serious concerns about organizational integrity and reputational risks to staff in May 1. The website has faced criticism over delayed pension contributions, which were reported to the National Employment Savings Trust 1. Additionally, employees were required to sign non-negotiable confidentiality agreements, with contract changes threatened for those who refused 1. Topple subsequently stated that all employee pension contributions had been brought current as of September 30 1. The organization currently has approximately 50 full-time and part-time staff members who have formed a National Union of Journalists branch 1.