Hey all,
Hope you are all doing great.
I happen to work at a TV/newspaper partnership. Over the past year, we have gotten 'closer', in sharing resources. I'm all for saving costs where we can put has anyone else seen this:
- I am primarily a broadcaster but I also shoot my own news stories quite often. I'm fine with this and have done it for years. However, now I am also given a still camera and told to crank out 12-14 inches, usually on 2-3 stories for Saturday and 2 stories for Sunday.
Of course, I'm not paid at all for this. It is 'part of my duties'. Hate to say it but, after a 10 or 11 hour day, the last thing I'm fired up for is to craft two stories for the paper, especially knowing it is, essentially, pro bono.
Is 'free labor' the only way newspapers are going to make it?