Our earliest written evidence for ‘freelance’ comes from Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe, in which a lord refers to his paid army of ‘free lances’.
The Role of Freelance Journalists in War: Uncovering Truth (Military Dispatches, Sep 11, 2024)
Peace Journalism (Oxford Encyclopedias Research Jake Lynch)
Journalism in wartime: On safety and liability (Free Press June 27, 2024)
The Essential Role of Freelance War Correspondents (Military Sphere, July 25, 2024)
A Brief History of Freelancing (Oct, 19, 2022)
Reporting war and conflict (Janet Harris)
The Surprising History of ‘Freelance’ (Merriam Wbster Dictionary)