tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post2063322206511241169..comments2024-03-29T15:45:04.867+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: On being asked to write for no payment (vs choosing to write for no payment)Jabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-86663455980055914352021-01-31T03:54:14.741+05:302021-01-31T03:54:14.741+05:30This sucks for you & other writers! HuffPo wa...This sucks for you & other writers! HuffPo was notorious for doing this in the US, & rightly got called out for it - https://www.cjr.org/analysis/so-now-huffpost-decides-to-pay-writers-its-effect-on-the-industry-still-lingers.php. We had a similar 'revolt' against the practice of unpaid internships, especially in New York based publications & in film/ TV industry, though a lot of people defended it as a means of getting a foot in the door in a very competitive industry. Fortunately it led to tightening of the rules around the definition of internship by the US Dept of Labor. Thin Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165895616604984645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-87762163750073383412020-12-23T15:30:07.146+05:302020-12-23T15:30:07.146+05:30Yes. It is distressing and crazily hilarious at th...Yes. It is distressing and crazily hilarious at the same time. <br />(And there is so much else I have left out of this rant. Not, for example, even getting into how unpleasantly difficult they make it for an independent writer to submit an invoice for even a tiny amount.)Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-38449681638080855752020-12-21T11:57:36.223+05:302020-12-21T11:57:36.223+05:30This resonates, Jai, so much. What amazes me too a...This resonates, Jai, so much. What amazes me too are the number of very profitable publications (really popular magazines, for instance) who solicit articles and don't pay a penny. Dustedoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00614804804521341182noreply@blogger.com