The reckoning
How bad are times for freelance writers? After calculating my expected earnings for the first half of 2009, my conclusion is: bad, but not as bad as it could be.
By Michelle V. Rafter on June 17, 2009 | 1 Response
How bad are times for freelance writers? After calculating my expected earnings for the first half of 2009, my conclusion is: bad, but not as bad as it could be.
Posted in Economy, Freelancing, Workplace Issues, Writing | Tagged freelance writing, how the economy is affecting freelancers, the business of freelancing, the media business | 1 Response
By Michelle V. Rafter on May 7, 2009 | 4 Responses
If you think reporters, editors, newspaper pundits, Sam Zell and the Sulzberger family are the only ones worried about the fate of the media business, you haven’t spent a Saturday morning with a room full of geeks. At last weekend’s BarCampPortland III meetup, the assembled developers, programmers and Web 2.0 entrepreneurs were just as concerned [...]
Posted in Blogs, Media Business, Newspapers, Online news, Oregon, Technology, Web 2.0 | Tagged Abraham Hyatt, BarCampPortland, BarCampPortland III, digital media, hyperlocal news, John Hill, Neighborhood Notes, OurPDX.com, Steven Walling, The Columbian, the future of news, the media business, The Portland Sentinel | 4 Responses
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