Huff Po, Newspaper Guild Square Off Over Unpaid Bloggers

Huffington Post has taken a lot of knocks for building its business (which sold to AOL earlier this month for $315 million) partly by using unpaid bloggers. Those knocks became official last week with The Newspaper Guild, a union of media workers in the U.S. with 26,000 members, calling for HuffPo contributors to stop offering free content. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HuffPo Bloggers File Lawsuit Against AOL

Since AOL bought Huffington Post for $315 million in early March, the controversy has not let up. In an editorial overhaul constructed by HuffPo founder Arianna Huffington (in her new role as head of editorial operations with AOL), AOL laid off hundreds of workers, 300 of those state side. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2011-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood, Bennett and Nick Cave to headline WBN Trafalgar Square event

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Wed, 23/02/2011 - 09:34 Margaret Atwood, Alan Bennett and John Le Carre will be among the authors headlining the World Book Night launch event in Trafalgar Square on 4th March. Graham Norton will compere the event, with Philip Pullman, Sarah... Continue reading at The Bookseller