Aug 22, 2014: Red State: Media Responsibility Out The Window
A freelance journalist by the name of Ryan Schuessler said in a recent blog post that he was leaving Ferguson, Mo., and not returning. The reason? A feeling of shame at the behavior of the growing population of journalists there. Schuessler was sent there to do some work for Al Jazeera America (Don’t boo him for it. Freelance journalists go where the money is and are some of the hardest working individuals in the industry because they don’t have a guaranteed salary per se).
A freelance journalist by the name of Ryan Schuessler said in a recent blog post that he was leaving Ferguson, Mo., and not returning. The reason? A feeling of shame at the behavior of the growing population of journalists there. Schuessler was sent there to do some work for Al Jazeera America (Don’t boo him for it. Freelance journalists go where the money is and are some of the hardest working individuals in the industry because they don’t have a guaranteed salary per se).
Aug 21, 2014: MediaIte: Al Jazeera Contributor Leaves Ferguson over Media Coverage: ‘We Should All Be Ashamed’
Ryan Schuessler, a self-identified freelance journalist, wrote a post on his personal blog Thursday shaming the news media’s behavior while they cover the events unfolding in Ferguson, Mo.
Ryan Schuessler, a self-identified freelance journalist, wrote a post on his personal blog Thursday shaming the news media’s behavior while they cover the events unfolding in Ferguson, Mo.
