An editor’s job is to manage content and shape submissions to match their publication’s style and objective. Working with freelancers is part of that job and there are a few simple things that will help you stand out among your colleagues and be deemed “a dream to work with.”
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Don’t Write for Free
By Laura Snyder Nationally Syndicated Columnist Our new Vice President, Ben Pollock, was the brains and momentum behind our membership poll this winter. The results that came in from 183 respondents were actually very surprising to the board and served as a wake-up call. As it turns out, we had been operating on…
Supreme Court rules on Freelance Copyright Case
On March 2, the Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision involving payment to freelance writers for online use of their work. This ruling means that freelancers have the right to make infringement claims on works whether a copyright is registered or not. The judgement followed a landmark Supreme Court ruling for writers in 2001…