2022
DOI: 10.18502/kss.v7i2.10284
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Media Freelancers of the Digital Age: Social, Legal and Ethical Aspects

Abstract: The media determine the effectiveness of many current socio-economic and cultural transformations. However, the digital age has created new requirements for the daily work of journalists and other media actors. Freelancing is one of the actively developing trends. According to surveys, media professionals find many advantages to this lifestyle, and the main ones are flexible hours and freedom from the confines of one specific workplace. However, freelance writers often set their own moral and ethical boundarie… Show more

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“…The collapse of traditional profit models reliant on subscription funds is an issue pervasive at all levels of news organizations (Braun & Eklund, 2019; Konieczna, 2018; Singer, 2010). The shift to freelancing that is a direct consequence of this economic collapse is felt by journalists of every beat (Hayes & Silke, 2019; Oleshko & Mukhina, 2022; Singer, 2010), and journalists who freelance are required to put in auxiliary labor with less pay regardless of their beat (Hayes & Silke, 2018). What makes science journalism stand out, however, is that its need for specialization has made the impact of these effects more acute.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The collapse of traditional profit models reliant on subscription funds is an issue pervasive at all levels of news organizations (Braun & Eklund, 2019; Konieczna, 2018; Singer, 2010). The shift to freelancing that is a direct consequence of this economic collapse is felt by journalists of every beat (Hayes & Silke, 2019; Oleshko & Mukhina, 2022; Singer, 2010), and journalists who freelance are required to put in auxiliary labor with less pay regardless of their beat (Hayes & Silke, 2018). What makes science journalism stand out, however, is that its need for specialization has made the impact of these effects more acute.…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%