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The new guy running it had different, shittier priorities and edged out the ones who did good, impactful work. I'd never work for them again, think the people running the place have absolutely no integrity, and wish them nothing but harm.

Thanks! There's absolutely no money in it and that's a huge concern. Being broke in your 20's when you're starting out is fine. In your mid 30's when you've got a decade in the industry, is much tougher. I worry about decent outlets even surviving, and there are very few left. The people in charge in this industry have done everything they can to ensure it fails and that it's nearly impossible to ensure a decent living doing it. There's also so much nonsense out there by bad faith con artists on both sides of the spectrum masquerading as journalists, buoyed by podcasts, and I see that growing exponentially as opposed to good journalism.

not as sad as the ratings.

I would recommend Law School unless you have a second income or an inheritance.

Kobane was extremely tough. The border crossing went horribly wrong, so I found myself inside the city alone, with no camera and few supplies. Luckily the YPG media there took good care of me, and there was an awesome Swedish journalist I teamed up with. Getting pinned down in the Central African Republic was terrifying. I had a propeller go out in a tiny UN plane in Guinea. Oh, also thinking I had ebola. That sucked.