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Writers´ Rights: Freelance Journalism in a Digital Age
Nicole S. Cohen
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Description for Writers´ Rights: Freelance Journalism in a Digital Age
Hardback. A timely study of freelance journalists working conditions and what is at stake for the future of journalism in precarious times." Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: KNTJ; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
As media industries undergo rapid change, the conditions of media work are shifting just as quickly, with an explosion in the number of journalists working as freelancers. Although commentary frequently lauds freelancers as ideal workers for the information age - adaptable, multi-skilled, and entrepreneurial - Nicole Cohen argues that freelance media work is increasingly precarious, marked by declining incomes, loss of control over one's work, intense workloads, long hours, and limited access to labour and social protections. Writers' Rights provides context for freelancers' struggles and identifies the points of contention between journalists and big business. Through interviews and ... Read more
As media industries undergo rapid change, the conditions of media work are shifting just as quickly, with an explosion in the number of journalists working as freelancers. Although commentary frequently lauds freelancers as ideal workers for the information age - adaptable, multi-skilled, and entrepreneurial - Nicole Cohen argues that freelance media work is increasingly precarious, marked by declining incomes, loss of control over one's work, intense workloads, long hours, and limited access to labour and social protections. Writers' Rights provides context for freelancers' struggles and identifies the points of contention between journalists and big business. Through interviews and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
589g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773547964
SKU
V9780773547964
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About Nicole S. Cohen
Nicole S. Cohen is assistant professor in the Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology at the University of Toronto Mississauga.
Reviews for Writers´ Rights: Freelance Journalism in a Digital Age
Cohen has crafted a surprisingly hopeful, decidedly thorough treatise on shifting power structures and business ethics in a field that's constantly reinventing itself. Publisher's Weekly Writers' Rights will establish Cohen as the leading authority on freelance journalism for many years to come. Ursula Huws, University of Hertfordshire