How Much Should A Writer Be Paid, If Anything?

Spurred on by a blog post detailing one writer’s interaction with The Atlantic after being asked to write a piece for free, literally THOUSANDS of editors and writers flocked to Branch to hash out an essential question of web publishing: How much should you pay? It’s super inside baseball, but if you write things or read things online, fascinating nonetheless.

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    • Matt Saccaro 2 months ago

      Really, really fascinating stuff (and kind of sad, too). It was interesting to see Dan Kois from Slate talk about the issue. I was also surprised when I saw Thomas Rios, of all people. He’s a guy from the MMA journalism/writing community.

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