Graphic artist asked by entertainment giant Showtime to work for no pay, rather “invaluable national exposure across multiple platforms.” Responds appropriately, says Showtime is “unethical”, “devalues the work of everyone” By Nate Thayer August 16, 2014 Dan Cassaro, a graphic artist who runs a design business in Brooklyn, New York, received an email from the giant Showtime entertainment […]
Is a freelance journalism career a Sisyphean delusion?
Why today I think continuing my career as a freelance journalist may be a Sisyphean, untenable delusion By Nate Thayer June 5, 2014 Here is an update with further evidence suggesting that making a viable living as a professional freelance journalist and writer is an untenable, Sisyphean delusion: I was sitting at my desk yesterday morning, […]
How Ted Koppel and ABC TV Tried to Steal my Life Work
How Ted Koppel and ABC TV Tried to Steal my Life Work By Nate Thayer December 8, 2013 I am banned by legal agreement to write the following: ABC Television/ Disney Corporation, after seven years in court, where they attempted to bankrupt me and ruin my reputation for objecting to them stealing fifteen years of […]
Musician’s Protest Goes Viral: Corporations offer no payment in exchange for “exposure”
Musicians say Enough is Enough for being asked to work for Free: One mans strongly worded refusal goes viral on social media A Familiar refrain: “They consistently offer musicians nothing for their work, instead suggesting ‘exposure’ as a form of payment.” The issue of for profit companies trying to increase their profit margin by refusing […]
Has the news biz come to this? Freelance journalists required to sign document forbidding writing anything negative about employers or advertisers?
Has the state of the news biz come to this? Freelance journalists required to sign document forbidding writing anything negative about employers or advertisers before being payed unlivable wage. Freelance journalist not only asked to work for unlivable wages, but now required to sign away constitutional rights and fundamental ethical journalistic obligations, forbidden to say or […]
The check is rarely in the mail: The dark side of freelance journalists trying to get paid for their work
The check is rarely in the mail: The dark side of freelance journalists trying to get paid for their work By Nate Thayer August 6, 2013 There is only one thing more frustrating to freelance journalists than being asked by for profit companies to work for free. That is being forced to spend months fighting, […]
A Peak In the Public Mailbox: Debate on state of journalism runs from supportive to, well, very not–with a dash of the amusing and odd.
A Peak Into the Public Mailbox: Debate on state of journalism runs from very supportive to, well, very not–with an entertaining dash of the amusing and odd. Maybe the North Korean Ministry of Agitation and Propaganda are on to Something By Nate Thayer April 13, 2013 In the last few weeks I can’t help but […]
Robot Sex Poll Reveals How I Got Invited–Then Uninvited–As Guest on Huffington Post Live TV Show
Robot Sex Poll Reveals Huffington Post Uses Slavery Economic Business Model to Convince Writers to Work for No Pay: “You Should be Grateful to be Our “House Negro” or You’d be Picking Cotton in the Fields With the Rest of the Slaves” Or How I Got Invited–Then Uninvited– to be a Guest on the Huff […]
Unpaid Newspaper Blogger Says Enough: New No Pay Contract Now Demands All Rights to Photos, Writing Forever
Unpaid Newspaper Blogger Refuses to Sign New No Pay Contract After New Demand of All Rights of Her Writing and Photos in Perpetuity: Several of the Papers 28 Bloggers Have Joined Her Refusing to Sign Today’s Contract. Blogs Removed From Paper’s Website By Nate Thayer March 20, 2013 This morning, 28 unpaid bloggers for a […]
