Just because Buzzfeed is good at what Buzzfeed is doing, does not mean that you need to be Buzzfeed: Internal documents obtained by WW show that a quota system is being put in place that calls for steep increases in posting to Oregonlive.com, and promises compensation for those employees who post most often. The new policy, shown to the editorial staff in a PowerPoint presentation in late February, provides that as much as 75 percent of reporters’ job performance will be based on measurable web-based metrics, including how often they post to Oregonlive.com. Beat reporters will be expected to post … Continue reading Newspapers: Someone Else Is Successful At Something So We Need to Do That

There’s just no end to the ways you can use Obama as an excuse: Two University of Texas journalism students called me last week hoping to get some experience/clips in exchange for class credit. I had to reluctantly turn them down, and both even countered with the offer to write articles “for free” just to amass a few clips with a reputable publication. I told them that would get me in even more trouble with Uncle Sam. They were really bummed. I don’t have the official word from my management about the “why.” I suspect, like a lot of employers, … Continue reading Newhouse: It’s the Feds’ Fault We’re Cheap!

There’s just no end to the ways you can use Obama as an excuse: Two University of Texas journalism students called me last week hoping to get some experience/clips in exchange for class credit. I had to reluctantly turn them down, and both even countered with the offer to write articles “for free” just to amass a few clips with a reputable publication. I told them that would get me in even more trouble with Uncle Sam. They were really bummed. I don’t have the official word from my management about the “why.” I suspect, like a lot of employers, … Continue reading Newhouse: It’s the Feds’ Fault We’re Cheap!

There’s just no end to the ways you can use Obama as an excuse: Two University of Texas journalism students called me last week hoping to get some experience/clips in exchange for class credit. I had to reluctantly turn them down, and both even countered with the offer to write articles “for free” just to amass a few clips with a reputable publication. I told them that would get me in even more trouble with Uncle Sam. They were really bummed. I don’t have the official word from my management about the “why.” I suspect, like a lot of employers, … Continue reading Newhouse: It’s the Feds’ Fault We’re Cheap!

There’s just no end to the ways you can use Obama as an excuse: Two University of Texas journalism students called me last week hoping to get some experience/clips in exchange for class credit. I had to reluctantly turn them down, and both even countered with the offer to write articles “for free” just to amass a few clips with a reputable publication. I told them that would get me in even more trouble with Uncle Sam. They were really bummed. I don’t have the official word from my management about the “why.” I suspect, like a lot of employers, … Continue reading Newhouse: It’s the Feds’ Fault We’re Cheap!

There’s just no end to the ways you can use Obama as an excuse: Two University of Texas journalism students called me last week hoping to get some experience/clips in exchange for class credit. I had to reluctantly turn them down, and both even countered with the offer to write articles “for free” just to amass a few clips with a reputable publication. I told them that would get me in even more trouble with Uncle Sam. They were really bummed. I don’t have the official word from my management about the “why.” I suspect, like a lot of employers, … Continue reading Newhouse: It’s the Feds’ Fault We’re Cheap!

There’s just no end to the ways you can use Obama as an excuse: Two University of Texas journalism students called me last week hoping to get some experience/clips in exchange for class credit. I had to reluctantly turn them down, and both even countered with the offer to write articles “for free” just to amass a few clips with a reputable publication. I told them that would get me in even more trouble with Uncle Sam. They were really bummed. I don’t have the official word from my management about the “why.” I suspect, like a lot of employers, … Continue reading Newhouse: It’s the Feds’ Fault We’re Cheap!

There’s just no end to the ways you can use Obama as an excuse: Two University of Texas journalism students called me last week hoping to get some experience/clips in exchange for class credit. I had to reluctantly turn them down, and both even countered with the offer to write articles “for free” just to amass a few clips with a reputable publication. I told them that would get me in even more trouble with Uncle Sam. They were really bummed. I don’t have the official word from my management about the “why.” I suspect, like a lot of employers, … Continue reading Newhouse: It’s the Feds’ Fault We’re Cheap!

There’s just no end to the ways you can use Obama as an excuse: Two University of Texas journalism students called me last week hoping to get some experience/clips in exchange for class credit. I had to reluctantly turn them down, and both even countered with the offer to write articles “for free” just to amass a few clips with a reputable publication. I told them that would get me in even more trouble with Uncle Sam. They were really bummed. I don’t have the official word from my management about the “why.” I suspect, like a lot of employers, … Continue reading Newhouse: It’s the Feds’ Fault We’re Cheap!