[Ipg-smz] Dvorak is out at PC Mag

Mon Sep 24 01:31:06 UTC 2018

>  What *has* changed is that the barriers to entry are incredibly low for
writers to try to make a living through self-publishing.

I would say the barriers to getting published for little or no compensation
are now incredibly low.

On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 4:25 PM, Alan Zeichick <alan at zeichick.org> wrote:

> 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.
>
> Actually, that’s not true: What *has* 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.
>
> -A
>
>
> On Sep 23, 2018, at 8:03 AM, arnieswap at gmail.com wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> We will see more of this.
>
> On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:58 AM Dana Blankenhorn <
> danablankenhorn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Publishers and producers have always seen writers and talent as
>> disposable. This must be the lesson.
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:01 AM Steve Wexler <stevewexler.wordslingers@
>> gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>> I believe that is a badly flawed business model and now that customers
>>> -- including readers -- have more choices -- one that can have major
>>> impacts.
>>> Remember, most people consider(ed) Jon Stewart and The Daily Show more
>>> credible than EVERY other news program!
>>>
>>> On Sat, 22 Sep 2018 at 22:49, Tom Henderson <thenderson at extremelabs.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's my belief that it's about relationships and mutual understanding.
>>>>
>>>> I've known JD for a long time. He's not the most ingratiating
>>>> individual, but is tenable.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> For many commercial endeavors, it's the golden rule: they which hath
>>>> the gold maketh the rules.
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>> On 09/22/2018 09:37 PM, Dana Blankenhorn wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I agree. It's terrible. But it should send a lesson to all writers,
>>>> right down to the lowest j-school.
>>>>
>>>> Don't give your loyalty to a publisher. Be your own boss. We all need
>>>> to be free agents.
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 5:29 PM Richi Jennings <richi.ipg at richi.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Even I got a phone call from Scot. After just 11 years.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> // @richi • +44-7789-200-701 <+44%207789%20200701> • richi.uk/contact
>>>>> // Sorry for brevity or touchscreen typos
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 22 Sep 2018, 10:22 pm sjvn, <sjvn at vna1.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 2018-09-21 at 21:48 -0700, Mac McCarthy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Geez!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Steven
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> http://goo.gl/FkYasd ComputerWorld, Columnist: http://goo.gl/c02Km0
>>>>>> QOTD: "I will buckle down to work as soon as I finish reading the
>>>>>> Internet."--Stewart Brand
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