Making it

• Autores: Michael Meyer
• Localización: Columbia Journalism Review, ISSN-e 0010-194X, Vol. 53, Nº. 6, 2015
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Meyer talks about survival strategies of an online freelancer. For Kyle Chayka and other winners in this economy, freelancing is both a career in its own right and a calculated risk, a bet wagered in the hopes of winning something better--whether that something is a staff job, a book deal, a larger professional network, a more prestigious beat, or some other means of advancement. The gamble is whether one can make enough money to survive in the near-term while producing work that's strong enough to significantly improve one's professional standing. The task of today's digital freelancer is to build a business and grow as a writer in an environment where pay rates don't seem to amount to a living wage