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AOL's Patch hyperlocal hiring spree - boon or bane for writers?

AOL’s Patch hyperlocal hiring spree – boon or bane for writers?

The good news is AOL is hiring 400 journalists to build out its Patch hyperlocal news network. The bad news is the hours and long and the pay is paltry.

AOL's news initiative: freelance friend or foe?

AOL’s news initiative: freelance friend or foe?

It remains to be seen whether AOL’s online news endeavor will turn out to be a legitimate market for freelance work, or give new meaning to the term bad seed.

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