Mediagazer Co-Editor Reflects on the Challenges of Self-Employment
In addition to helping operate the 24/7 media reporting controls at mediagazer.com alongside colleagues Patricia Sauthoff, Andria Krewson and Lidija Davis, Lyra McKee is a very enterprising investigative journalist and would-be author. Occasionally, she also finds time to share some personal observations on her personal website and her latest such blog post offers some excellent, holiday weekend food-for-thought.
McKee’s January 16 essay is something of a belated New Year’s life evaluation, and a very honest one at that. The Belfast-based writer begins by taking stock of how her current day-to-day compares to what she had once, perhaps foolishly, envisioned:
I had no idea I’d end up like this: self-employed and hustling for the funds to do each story.
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