Berger: Proliferation of digital outlets has devalued freelance journalism
Warren Berger · #26 Warren Berger: Improving The Questions You Ask · Dec 14, 2017 · at 6:05
Journalist and author Warren Berger discusses the economic shifts in freelance writing with Shane Parrish, comparing modern digital distribution to traditional print media economics.
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“What has changed for the worse is, I think, a devaluing of the content. Because it's so easy to get yourself out there, because there are so many outlets it feels to me like you know, the content is often seen as not being worth as much As it was years ago, you know, you still have some magazines that are hanging in there and paying well for content. But, you know, more and more, you know, we're moving into this digital realm where the pay scale is totally different. And the valuation of your writing is just completely different.”
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