[Journalists] Citizen Journalists To Get Paid In Holland

[Everett Gavel]

Hi Lori, and all,

While I could agree with you, I also think it depends 
on what you're working towards, if anything in 
particular.  Because by building up a few solid clips 
(if able) for only that measly $5 each, you could be 
building a resume of clips that will ultimately help 
you get those more regular $1 per word gigs.  Many $1 
or more per word magazine article writers start out by 
publishing in newspapers.  Newspapers are generally 
easier because they need content daily, rather than 
monthly as with most magazines.

Then there's this humor columnist I know in New 
England, who rocks.  She only gets $10 per column, I 
think, but she's also building a future, if she wants 
it.  Gathering clips with a backing, by being published 
in a decent newspaper, regularly.  No, she certainly 
doesn't live off of that supposed income.  But she's 
got numerous clips, and now book possibilities simply 
by aggregating those columns if she wishes too.  All 
with the backing of being able to say they were pub'd, 
or that she was a columnist, in her town's newspaper 
over the years.

It all depends on what you're working towards. 
Because, no, $10 or $5 per article is ludicrous, if all 
you see coming from it is the immediate payback of the 
money.  Now, with citizen journalism, I think many 
probably won't care about the money as much as getting 
their names on their pieces, for their bit of fame. 
And that's going to hurt many of us who care to get 
paid what our skilss may be worth.  Or may have been 
worth in a different time.  ;-)


Thanks,
Everett
www.everettgavel.com



----- Original Message ----- 
>
> Our local paper offered me $5 to cover meetings. 
> The meetings were two
> hours, and the write up would take at least half an 
> hour, so I simply walked out
> after this insulting offer, and haven't sent them 
> anything of note since.
> Later I wondered if they just wanted me to stop 
> writing for them and decided to
> insult me so I would.   I consider it their loss.
> Lori
>
>