Yesterday really sucked.

In my spare time, for my profession I am a columnist -- for FREE might I add -- for the #1 site in my industry. Yesterday, they terminated me citing "factual errors" and having to spend hours providing feedback which is absolutely absurd. I research everything I write about and can provide proof in case anything I write is ever called into question.

I emailed back apologizing but also telling them what's what - I expanded my article and provided links and explanations which proved everything I was talking about. I explained how my article was not supposed to be fully in-depth and was only supposed to be a brief survey of the issues involved (it was after all over 1200 words - ended up being over 1600 words after my expansion). Basically saying "Fuck you" without saying fuck you. I put them in their place while being congenial, professional, and leaving things open should they wish to contact me again. You would think that editors of these articles would be experts in the industry themselves, and would KNOW that what I am writing is factual without having to explain every tiny detail.

I tend not to pander to existing agendas - I deliver based on what actually happens and what is the truth. Which is what I was told I was being brought on for - to bring in an "in the trenches" perspective.