After reading 2 articles plus an interview, on 2 different topics I was given a sense of urgency on a crisis, and a success story. In “Taliban Take Over in Afghanistan,” I was exposed to the dire situation of freedom loving people in the media in Afghanistan. In “Ebony Returns to A Chronical New Moment” I was treated to reading amount a media comeback story. While one story talks about the revival of a media outlet, the other unfortunately talks about the fading of another. When I digest these concepts I can see just how lucky we are to be in a free media society while Tolo and her media outlet have moved underground and face the imminent threat of suppression or death. All of us are allowed to at least attend online school and post freely on social media or on the website, while others do so anonymously. Overall i get a bittersweet feeling after reading the 3 articles.