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re: Well... HuffPo v. Talkin' Broadway

Posted by:	Ann 03:41 pm EST 11/03/15
In reply to:	re: Well... HuffPo v. Talkin' Broadway - DistantDrumming 03:36 pm EST 11/03/15

Yes, messy. I suppose if writers had paying choices, the big companies would find a way to pay them (and I guess we wouldn't have them - we are very grateful for our writers). But they don't have to. People love to share their thoughts, even if they also have to have a day job, and a site like Huffington Post is better exposure than most individual blogs.

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re: Well... HuffPo v. Talkin' Broadway

Posted by:	DistantDrumming 03:47 pm EST 11/03/15
In reply to:	re: Well... HuffPo v. Talkin' Broadway - Ann 03:41 pm EST 11/03/15

Oh, I get that. And HuffPo has a somewhat similar model to Forbes in which practically anyone can "contribute" an article. It's why PR flaks love HuffPo - with pretty minimal effort, anyone can claim to be a HuffPo or Forbes contributor. LinkedIn is crawling with people who list just that as their secondary career. Reminds me a bit of that Chris Durang play - was it Beyond Therapy? - in which the guy tells the girl during their dinner date that he writes for People Magazine, but then it turns out that he's written a letter to the editor and seen it published. This is all fine and dandy. My problem is with the Will Wheaton example in which HuffPo approaches others to submit their work to the site for zero compensation and just the "prestige" and "reach" of HuffPo. It's one thing if you're a struggling or aspiring writer who actively submits your work, it's quite another when the outlet approaches you and then refuses to compensate you.

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