Helpline aside, journalists need supportive, empathetic newsrooms & editors, who have your back, who care for your well-being, & don& #39;t rush you back to the field after you& #39;ve fallen sick or are dealing with a crisis. This is true for newsrooms across mediums -- print, TV, online. https://twitter.com/fayedsouza/status/1392062280771072000">https://twitter.com/fayedsouz...

Reporters in their mid & late 20s are experiencing extreme burn-out. The pay is SHIT, there& #39;s no training in how to report when there& #39;s a pandemic, or state-sponsored violence. No safety gear. No counselling. Yes, it& #39;s always been like this. But it has to change.

There& #39;s been constant fear of losing jobs, and of course the pay-cuts. I& #39;m not even going to talk about what it& #39;s like being a reporter belonging to a minority community or a woman in a newsroom because it& #39;s a whole other essay.

I, for one, hold on to the hope that my contemporaries are unlearning how to run newsrooms, and will do better when it& #39;s our time. Empathy shouldn& #39;t be limited to our own byline, it has to extend to our colleagues & the newsroom.

A brilliant journalist just DM-ed me that "it& #39;s not like reporters in their 30s are having a picnic." Hahaha. Definitely NOT. We are in tears all day https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Laut schreiendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Laut schreiendes Gesicht">