Quote Originally Posted by Seekingasylum View Post

Sign of the times. Many publications now rehash agency stuff. Maintaining quality stringers, bureaux or heavy weight commentators in foreign fields has long since gone. Economics dictate savings on costs over good copy. .
Correct, journalism is a dying profession.

The future is just a series of endless speculative blogs and opinion pieces, where no quotes have been obtained ( = too much like hard work).

In my publication, i'm the only full timer. Everyone else is freelance getting paid peanuts.