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Journalism

The art of talking to ordinary people

JOURNALISM: Gay Talese unfolds in great detail his journalistic method, which most writers could learn a part from. He hates interviewing celebrities.

We call it precariat

WORK: Precarious working life is perhaps alluring with its freedom and flexibility. But with the precarious also comes the uncontrollable, the unpredictability and the lack of rights. Precarious work has become widespread in a subject such as journalism. Nevertheless, I am still tempted by the flexible tasks, by the sense of variability, freedom almost.