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For generations, aspiring journalists were told there was a path to somewhat secure full-time employment. Not an easy path by any means and not one readily available to those unable to spend significant time doing unpaid internships and then working in atrociously paid entry-level positions. Nonetheless, there was a well-trodden path. Get a degree, do…

Former Junkee Media colleagues Alice Griffin and Jannah Anderson have launched Coping, a new podcast and studio aimed at creatives, thinkers and chronically online audiences trying to make sense of modern life. The project combines a podcast about culture, wellness, self-improvement and the pressures of modern life with a studio designed for creative events, workshops, panels, shoots, filming and podcast…

American journalist Sari Botton left her job assuming another role would soon – or at least eventually – follow. Botton had spent decades as a writer and editor, including as an essays editor for Longreads. She had experience, judgement and a track record. But like many journalists, especially those of a certain age, she found…