Some personal news + reflections on a new gig, what freelance life is looking like for me, and the precarious state of American journalism. And if the layoff grim reaper has come for you, maybe you can relate to parts of this: straightfromthehut.substack.com/p/some-perso...

Some personal news: a reporter, or a bottler?

I've got a new gig, and I also have some thoughts on the precarious state of American journalism.

straightfromthehut.substack.com

I was always too scared to tweet during its heyday but I'm curious to meet anyone this article might shake out!

Fact-Checkers Anonymous

Getting a job at The New Yorker felt like an arbitrary stroke of luck. Getting fired was quite the opposite.

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