The description of being a freelancer is so painfully accurate. Even without a profitable Substack, my newsletter has given me the platform as a young reporter to stand on my own two feet and for no one to have any doubt of what I am about. I didn't have to wait for some higher power to allow me to cover what I am already passionate abou…
The description of being a freelancer is so painfully accurate. Even without a profitable Substack, my newsletter has given me the platform as a young reporter to stand on my own two feet and for no one to have any doubt of what I am about. I didn't have to wait for some higher power to allow me to cover what I am already passionate about. I also can gain much more trust from sources and communities by having something that is completely my own and not tangled in the mess of backwards politics that drags down most all newsrooms. I think main stream media sounds whiny.
The description of being a freelancer is so painfully accurate. Even without a profitable Substack, my newsletter has given me the platform as a young reporter to stand on my own two feet and for no one to have any doubt of what I am about. I didn't have to wait for some higher power to allow me to cover what I am already passionate about. I also can gain much more trust from sources and communities by having something that is completely my own and not tangled in the mess of backwards politics that drags down most all newsrooms. I think main stream media sounds whiny.