Discussions

MediaSpank often highlights how tough freelancing and journalism have become — low pay, shrinking budgets, and constant competition from AI.
For aspiring journalists in their 20s, is there still a real career path here?
Or is the industry structured in a way that practically forces young writers into unpaid work, burnout, or side-hustle survival mode?
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