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By: Freelance Unbound» Blog Archive » Journalism and survival

Freelance Unbound» Blog Archive » Journalism and survival — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:02:11 +0000

[...] were full-time jobs may become part-time hobbies, as redundant or under-employed journalists set up community-based news sites, but pay the bills writing marketing copy and doing [...]

By: Why paid journalism is in trouble « Freelance Unbound

Why paid journalism is in trouble « Freelance Unbound — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:43:31 +0000

[...] can’t afford to be purist about their trade anymore, Eat Sleep Publish sums up exactly why the paid journalism model is in such trouble. Former P-I staffer Curt Milton runs theEastlake Ave blog. He keeps a part time job, makes tons of [...]

By: Curt M.

Curt M. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:31:47 +0000

And he makes no money doing this. But it’s lots of fun!

By: Jason Preston

Jason Preston — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:56:01 +0000

Ten Mile – no way! Where do you see this happening?

By: Ten Mile

Ten Mile — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:00:14 +0000

An area you have been overlooking: Some ISP’s are actively encouraging “local” news by giving “local” non-journalist reporters the opportunity to report local news at no cost on the ISP “Home Page.”

By: Andi

Andi — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:41:36 +0000

I think another factor in the popularity of local blogs over local papers is their underdog appeal. A basement-based blogging site gives the reader the impression that the publisher is ‘one of them.’ Reporters and other newspaper employees don’t have that same everyman appeal. One area where blogging falls short? Copy editing.