It's a warzone. I'm not sure what you hope to gain from a reply like this. Either I'm too ignorant to argue with (which is perfectly possible), but then what's

It's a warzone. I'm not sure what you hope to gain from a reply like this. Either I'm too ignorant to argue with (which is perfectly possible), but then what's the point of keeping up the conversation, or you I'm not, and then I have to wonder if you consider that a valid "argument". As far as I know, freelance warzone reporters exist and are actually quite plentiful compared to salaried warzone reporters. And as far as I know, even those salaried warzone reporters mostly have to fend for themselves, at most relying on the newspaper's press card, since "it's a warzone" and the newspaper doesn't give them a force field against bullets or the automatic trust of the locals. So I don't see why, assuming enough cash can be raised to pay for their expenses, freelancer warzone reporters must rely on newspapers buying their articles at 50¢/word instead of a broad base of individual contributors. But hey, I'm probably quite wrong. I wouldn't know it from your replies, though.