http://journalistopia.com/2008/11/11/when-is-working-for-free-ok/ A world for online journalists. Come all ye scribes, artists and innovators of the press. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://journalistopia.com/2008/11/11/when-is-working-for-free-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-31864 Danny Sanchez Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:34:14 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/?p=639#comment-31864 Thanks for the comment Steven. There is a lot to be said for expanding connections, especially with things being so touch. But I do recall a time --when I was much greener-- that I actually entertained the thought of turning down a paid internship at a large metro because I had already committed to an UNpaid internship at a smaller paper. It was all my old journalism professor could do to contain himself from smacking me on the forehead, but he did manage to steer me toward that paid internship. Thanks for the comment Steven. There is a lot to be said for expanding connections, especially with things being so touch. But I do recall a time –when I was much greener– that I actually entertained the thought of turning down a paid internship at a large metro because I had already committed to an UNpaid internship at a smaller paper. It was all my old journalism professor could do to contain himself from smacking me on the forehead, but he did manage to steer me toward that paid internship.

]]> http://journalistopia.com/2008/11/11/when-is-working-for-free-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-31860 Steven Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:03:35 +0000 http://journalistopia.com/?p=639#comment-31860 That's an interesting and informative read. Equally insightful are the reader comments, too, from people with both horror and success stories. But I think the column only skirts a sobering reality: That in today's distressed economy, freebie projects probably are required for anyone recently laid off or looking for a career transition. That's not a good thing but it doesn't have to be a bad thing either. Think of it as marketing yourself and expanding your connections. That’s an interesting and informative read. Equally insightful are the reader comments, too, from people with both horror and success stories. But I think the column only skirts a sobering reality: That in today’s distressed economy, freebie projects probably are required for anyone recently laid off or looking for a career transition. That’s not a good thing but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing either. Think of it as marketing yourself and expanding your connections.

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