As a freelance jouranlist, this latest memo from New York Times executive editor, Bill Keller, has me worried: — We expect to roll out a trim of freelance budgets within the next few weeks. Taken together, these moves will save millions of dollars — savings that would otherwise have to come out of payroll. So [...]
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November 30, 2007
Challening my inner walrus
“What are you reading at the moment?” asked Jeremy Keehn, managing editor of The Walrus. “Um… well, the new Harry Potter,” I said, face turning red. Harry Potter?! Here I was squaring off against three editors and a no doubt highly-skilled intern at Canada’s most lauded magazine – and a bespectacled wizard was the [...]

