Journalists Under Threat, From Within

When freelancers aren’t paid properly, they cut corners. Perhaps they try to work for several clients at once, or take a cheaper driver that’s not so trusted. Maybe they stay in the firing line longer, and closer, to sell more work to cover the expenses. Perhaps they don’t take out insurance because the cost would mean they don’t break even. A business model that requires journalists and local media workers, drivers and fixers, to bear the cost of producing news is not a business model at all.