They are doing one of the most important jobs in the world and are paid $70 per article to risk their lives: A freelance journalist reporting from Syria tells her story.

From Weekly Filet #120, in July 2013.

Woman’s work

Columbia Journalism Review

💔 Some older links might be broken — that's the state of the web, sadly. If you find one, ping me.

Recent recommendations

The Fight For Slow And Boring Research

asteriskmag.com

The State of Decarbonization

nathanielbullard.com

Bombing Iran Is Easy. What Comes Next Is Not.

thebulwark.com

Why This Olympic Sport Bothers Physicists

youtube.com

Explore more →

Explore collections

Bingeworthy Podcasts & Episodes 36 links Making Sense of the Climate Crisis 41 links Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence 40 links The Art of Thinking (Differently) 28 links Work Smarter 17 links How Technology is Reshaping Our Humanity 10 links Hidden Wonders 11 links All-time favourites 20 links The Stuff Our Modern World Runs On 13 links Stories, too good to put down 16 links

Book recommendations

2025 Book Club Books curious minds wished they discovered sooner Our most popular crowd-curated book recommendations thus far. Read the post →

Weekly Filet Book Club All recommendations from previous editions, at a glance. Find your next read → 📚 David's Bookshelf The books that shaped how I see the world and inform how I think and act. Browse the bookshelf →