Having also left Breaking Media recently, I can unfortunately relate to a lot of what Josh has said. I worked with some brilliant people, but ultimately became completely disillusioned with the way the company was run. In my experience, journalism increasingly felt secondary to pumping out content, chasing traffic and manufacturing clickable headlines as quickly as possible. All of that came while working as a self-employed contractor, despite having set shifts, rigid output expectations and various restrictions that often left me questioning how much independence I actually had. Communication from Wayne Veysey was consistently one of the most frustrating aspects of my time there, while successive payment problems only added to that frustration. Even after leaving, my final invoice was not paid by its due date despite repeated chasing. I eventually issued Breaking Media with a formal Letter Before Claim before the outstanding amount was subsequently paid. I’m relieved to be out of that environment and have absolutely no regrets about leaving. Fair play to Josh for speaking publicly about his experience. Unfortunately, having experienced the operation myself, very little of what he has written surprises me.