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I think you're underestimating how many of the writers out there may be freelancers/retained freelancers, rather than staff hacks. Eg the Islington Twaddler's S

• swombat 17y ago
  Perhaps - are you saying that we need this person flogging stories?
  • stevejalim 17y ago
    No, more that that person needs to flog stories to whoever will take them, even if that means being an X correspondent in country Y, despite their being little link. There's also a whole side-conversation about diversity of opinion and reporting being key, but that does rely on high quality reporting, which we need more of.