<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Nothing for writers has changed, Arnie, for hundreds of years. Writers, like most artists, have never had much job security, whether on staff or working as vendors/contractors.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Actually, that’s not true: What <i class="">has</i> changed is that the barriers to entry are incredibly low for writers to try to make a living through self-publishing. That doesn’t mean that most writers will be successful at it, but at least many can afford to try.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">-A<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 23, 2018, at 8:03 AM, <a href="mailto:arnieswap@gmail.com" class="">arnieswap@gmail.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">Publishing industry has become the new taxi and hotel industry. There is a race to just churn out 'content'. There is no storytelling, there are no emotions, there is no need for specialization. People do 30 mins research, find two quotes and become subject matter expert. Today's editors sit in their own basement, not out in the field and dictate what stories to be told; isolated and disconnected from the reality. Everyone wants an easy job so no surprise the industry is dying. Today' and real creators are emerging in new mediums like YouTube where they are more authentic, full of emotions and can connect to their readers and viewers. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We will see more of this.</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="">On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:58 AM Dana Blankenhorn <<a href="mailto:danablankenhorn@gmail.com" class="">danablankenhorn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="">Publishers and producers have always seen writers and talent as disposable. This must be the lesson. </div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="">On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:01 AM Steve Wexler <<a href="mailto:stevewexler.wordslingers@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">stevewexler.wordslingers@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr" class="">I find it fascinating that at the same time businesses are scrambling to get on the customer-loyalty bandwagon so many continue to treat employees as readily-disposable assets.<div class="">I believe that is a badly flawed business model and now that customers -- including readers -- have more choices -- one that can have major impacts.</div><div class="">Remember, most people consider(ed) Jon Stewart and The Daily Show more credible than EVERY other news program!</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="">On Sat, 22 Sep 2018 at 22:49, Tom Henderson <<a href="mailto:thenderson@extremelabs.com" target="_blank" class="">thenderson@extremelabs.com</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class=""><p class="">It's my belief that it's about relationships and mutual
understanding.</p><p class="">I've known JD for a long time. He's not the most ingratiating
individual, but is tenable. <br class="">
</p><p class="">For a journalist doing tech, he's an astute journalist. He's not
a practitioner of the tech arts, and from his observation points,
is skilled at separating wheat from chaff.</p><p class="">PCMag's termination process isn't much different than how CMP,
Ziff, Penton, and a dozen others whacked their staff, even after a
long tenure as a freelancer. Most treated their W2 staff the same
way.... or much worse. <br class="">
</p><p class="">For many commercial endeavors, it's the golden rule: they which
hath the gold maketh the rules. <br class="">
</p><p class="">Tom<br class="">
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<div class="m_5642176933488173257m_8913905988526518421m_-851129774652383989moz-cite-prefix">On 09/22/2018 09:37 PM, Dana
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<div dir="ltr" class="">I agree. It's terrible. But it should send a lesson
to all writers, right down to the lowest j-school.
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<div class="">Don't give your loyalty to a publisher. Be your own boss.
We all need to be free agents. </div>
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<div class="">I didn't do that in my career, and I've paid a price, in
lost readers, and lost opportunities. I think all of us have.
We need to stop doing it. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="">On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 5:29 PM Richi Jennings
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<div dir="auto" class="">Even I got a phone call from Scot. After just
11 years.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="">On Sat, 22 Sep 2018, 10:22 pm sjvn, <<a href="mailto:sjvn@vna1.com" target="_blank" class="">sjvn@vna1.com</a>> wrote:<br class="">
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<div class="">On Fri, 2018-09-21 at 21:48 -0700, Mac McCarthy
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<blockquote type="cite" class="">Geez!</blockquote>
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<div class="">I haven't seen eye to eye with Dvorak over the
years, but seriously. 36 years in and what appears to
be a form letter e-mail closing down his column?
That's just sad.</div>
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<div class="">I mean, I know there's no loyalty from publishers
to writers, but come on! Would it have killed them to
send him a personal note? </div>
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