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Nate Thayer:
A Day in the Life of a Freelance Journalist—2013 — Here is an exchange between the Global Editor of the Atlantic Magazine and myself this afternoon attempting to solicit my professional services for an article they sought to publish: — From the Atlantic Magazine:
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James Bennet / The Atlantic:
From James Bennet, editor in chief of The Atlantic — Atlantic staff journalists write most of the stories on our sites. When we publish original, reported work by freelancers, we pay them. Our freelance rates vary, depending on the kind of work involved.
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Poynter, JIMROMENESKO.COM, @edmundlee and @edgecliffe
Felix Salmon:
The problem with online freelance journalism — Nate Thayer caused quite a stir in the Twittersphere this morning when he published the email correspondence between himself and Olga Khazan, an editor at the Atlantic. Khazan had seen Thayer's 4,300-word piece for North Korea News about …
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@adrianchen and Big News Network.com
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
People Writing For Free On The Internet Is An Enormous Boon To Society — Nate Thayer, writing for free at his eponymous blog, has a post up detailing the way he received an offer to write something for free for The Atlantic and declined to do it. — The piece of writing that he did agree …
Milo Yiannopoulos / The Kernel:
We bid you adieu — I am inordinately proud of the journalism The Kernel has published since December 2011. Much of it has, in many ways, been unprecedented in the European technology industry. But, ultimately, the project has not been as much of a financial success as it has been an editorial one.
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Guardian, @jtwentyman, @superglaze, @robinwauters, @nmsonline, @shirleyayres, @anyapalmer, @superglaze, @benjilanyado, @sohear, @paulmwatson, @nytfridge, @mims, @adamblottr, @charlesarthur, @jeffjarvis and MILO YIANNOPOULOS
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Lindsey Kratochwill / Fast Company:
Roku 3 Gets Faster, Makes It Easier To Find Shows, And Plugs Headphones Into The Remote — While Apple TV remains a hobby, Roku streams ahead with updated hardware and a user interface primed for discovery. — Apple TV might own the rumor-mill in the world of smart TVs, and other major brands are starting to introduce Internet TVs.
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TechCrunch, GigaOM, AllThingsD, multichannel.com/rss, Los Angeles Times, Consumer Reports News and Streaming Media
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Gaby Darbyshire Leaves Nick Denton's Gawker Media Blog Network — Gaby Darbyshire, Gawker Media's longtime chief operating officer, is leaving the company. — Or maybe she's already left. Ask different people at Nick Denton's blog network about Darbyshire's departure date and you'll get different results.
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@blam, @blam, @pkafka, @blam, FishbowlNY and @simsjames
Fortune:
YouTube to launch music streaming service, take on Spotify — Exclusive: Google is planning to roll out service to capitalize on the power of YouTube. — FORTUNE — YouTube, the world's largest digital repository of streaming media, will launch a subscription music service later this year.
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CNET, Forbes, paidContent, The Verge, Fast Company, Pocket-lint, 24/7 Wall St., VentureBeat, WebProNews, BGR, Patently Apple, Silicon Republic, Digital Spy, Electronista, SlashGear, Softpedia News, Engadget, NetNewsCheck Latest, SocialTimes and Gizmodo
Laura Hazard Owen / paidContent:
Press+: Publishers are charging more for digital content and offering less free — RR Donnelley's Press+, which helps more than 400 publishers offer metered paywalls and manage digital subscriptions, says its clients are charging more for monthly subscriptions while offering fewer articles for free.
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Poynter, Adweek, Folio, Big News Network.com and Kirk LaPointe's …
Bloomberg:
Tribune Said to Want to Sell All Newspapers in One Deal — Tribune Co. (TRBAA), the media company that entered discussions to sell its newspapers earlier this year, is seeking a single buyer for all of the publications, said two people with knowledge of the process.
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@samgustin, @brettfoley1 and @jayrosen_nyu
Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg:
Pandora Gains Access to $14 Billion Radio Ad-Sales Market — Pandora Media Inc. (P), the music- streaming service, will compete directly with radio stations for the first time on the industry's biggest advertising services, gaining better access to the $14 billion annual ad-sales market.
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Don't Touch That Remote: TV Pilots Turn to Net, Not Networks — In the television pilot that Cheyenne Jackson taped recently, he played an aggressive young news anchor whose ascendancy threatened an older colleague. It was a fitting metaphor for the industry itself, because while Mr. Jackson …
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Media Decoder
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
Jon Stewart to Take Summer Break from ‘Daily Show’ to Direct a Movie — UPDATED: The face of the Emmy-winning Comedy Central broadcast will cede hosting duties to Jon Oliver for eight weeks to work on his directorial debut. — Jon Stewart — Jon Stewart is taking temporary leave of The Daily Show.
Vox Media Blog:
SB Nation Acquires Outsports, Worldwide Leader in Gay Sports Journalism — SB Nation is proud to announce that Outsports, the worldwide leader in gay sports journalism, has joined the SB Nation network. — Outsports was founded in 1999 by Jim Buzinski and Cyd Zeigler …
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The Huffington Post, Advocate, SND, @hcheadle and @outsports
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
New Sports Cable Network Should ‘Not Try to Beat ESPN’: News Corp. COO — Chase Carey tells an investor conference that the channel could become “a multi-billion-dollar franchise,” even though it will invest money near-term. — News Corp. president, COO and deputy chairman Chase Carey told …
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Broadcasting & Cable
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