The New Freelance Reality
The L.A. Times James Rainey nails the new reality of low-cost, medium-quality, newsy content in his vital piece, “Freelance Writing’s Unfortunate New Model.” — http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-onthemedia6-2010jan06,0,2787168.column Yes, there are lots of unemployed journalists out there — and there are more companies offering to pay them….peanuts. It’s a crisis in the making: who, indeed, will pay for professional quality reporting?