Iceland Embraced a 4-Day Workweek in 2019 – Now, Nearly Six Years On, All Gen Z Forecasts Have Materialized
Iceland Embraced a 4-Day Workweek in 2019 – Now, Nearly Six Years On, All Gen Z Forecasts Have Materialized
In 2019, Iceland made headlines as one of the first countries to implement a four-day workweek, not by passing a blanket law, but through agreements
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Written by Sarah Jensen
Meet Sarah Jensen, a dynamic 30-year-old American web content writer, whose expertise shines in the realms of entertainment including film, TV series, technology, and logic games. Based in the creative hub of Austin, Texas, Sarah’s passion for all things entertainment and tech is matched only by her skill in conveying that enthusiasm through her writing.
"Creative hub." Not really in 2025. Austin is a gentrified techbro hub that's priced creatives out of the city (unless you're willing to build out a van). Honestly, the whole bio is like "maybe put down the Kool-Aid" (dynamic? really?). It's also off register for a story about social issues, which is not among the listed interests.
We're also the 11th-largest metro area in the U.S. AP really needs to get with the times and make us a dateline city.
Does tearing her bio apart contribute meaningfully to the discussion her article is facilitating?
It's relevant to her expertise in the area. It also calls into question the overall state of the outlet that this is considered an acceptable bio.
Questioning sources is just as important as discussing the contents.
I don't at all disagree with questioning sources, but I'd rather call attention to the lack of provided sources. Going all-in on her bio reads as pretty mean-spirited as opposed to truth-seeking.
This is worth a second response. In 1999, we ran out of reporters without considering that the State of the University was that night. So, who's picked to cover this? Worst possible choice: me.
Great. Columnist sent to cover hard news.
Excerpts include UW President Richard McCormick "stressed the need for panhandling" on A1.
Someone sends me to cover a field I'm not familiar with? That's malpractice.
I'm inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt as allegedly they're fully student-run but I defer to your experience in journalism.
It's certainly a crucial part of the path. But that's at GA. By the time you're doing specialist reporting?
Not really, but it does highlight it's written for views.
The article had no citations or links to sources. It only links to other articles in the site.
Lack of sources definitely is a valid criticism. Just feels like maybe that should be the criticism instead of a bio critique, but hey-ho.