Serious thought versus spectacle: writers give freely, yet the attention economy rewards noise over depth, exposing cultural and economic imbalance.
By Dr Aftab Husain

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Why Was The Novelist Justified In Demanding Payment For An Interview? Writers are revered but unpaid; interviews extract free intellectual labour, and Abdullah Hussein’s refusal exposes the imbalance in media power

A writer’s labour unseen: intellectual work thrives amid distraction, demanding attention while often remaining undervalued and unacknowledged.
By Dr Aftab Husain

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