Hi, my name is Dan and apart from being a massive Charlton fan i also work for Shoot Magazine. We are currently looking for someone to blog about Charlton next season. Will be on a weekly basis and only 300-500 words....anyone up for it then just reply.
Cheers!
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Don't tell me you want someone to write the column for nothing when you're getting paid and selling magazines and advertising space.
The irony is this attitude is what effectively helps kill both the photography and journalism professions.
Perhaps though, it might be the sort of thing that appeals to those from the "work experience" thread, which some of you were championing?
But sadly, that's not what it is. They want some to write a weekly column for their website for no pay for a whole season.
I know, as BA said, that that is what happens and there will be some willing to do it and good luck to them but it still stinks IMHO
Separately, I bet Dan-From-Shoot is a massive fan of every football team's forum he posts on.
Sure, if it was work experience for a couple of weeks at their offices to gain skills and knowledge of working in the media, working to deadlines etc it would be great.
But sadly, that's not what it is. They want some to write a weekly column for their website for no pay for a whole season.
I know, as BA said, that that is what happens and there will be some willing to do it and good luck to them but it still stinks IMHO
I am fully aware as to "what it is", and surley, 10 months of writing for a publication, no doubt improving his/her writing skills in the process would be more beneficial than hanging around an office for two weeks making the odd cup of tea?
No doubt someone will pipe up with "work experience isn't like that anymore", and yes depending on if you're lucky it won't be. I know of someone who got the work experience kid to sort out staples into the same sizes!
Doing 300 words a week isn't on a par with journalism for free. When I was 16-17 I did work experience at a number of magazines and was kept on as a freelancer, unpaid of course (I was naive and enthusiastic and after the exposure), and after a few months of not being paid despite writing thousands of words (and one month writing the review of the product featured on the cover!) I asked for money I was told there was none, and when I said that was a problem to me I was dropped. That was with both Future and Dennis Publishing in the early nineties.
Now *that* is illustrative of the exploitation that can happen in the press, but writing just over 300 words a week for Shoot about a club you love? That sounds fun, and a great opportunity, and brilliant experience for a youngster. I really don't think it falls in the category of exploiting unpaid workers.
(for the record I'm 100% against all the unpaid back to work schemes and in no way support exploitation of enthusiastic young talent but this is a million miles away from that...)
(without going off topic I develop video games now)
What's the difference between writing for Shoot and writing on this site? As we saw recently, AFKA is not in this for profit but can anyone say the same for Shoot?
This isn't asking people to become a journalist for free. It's asking people who have a passion about something and probably write thousands of words on the subject each week already to write a column of hardly any substance that will give them great exposure, personal pride and look good on their CV...
I agree with Legaladdick and Henry Irving in principle but I think you are choosing the wrong target here. The press (written and photographic) have a terrible attitude (in certain parts) of exploiting those trying to get on the bottom rung, but this is not the same.
Yes we are all keen and enthusiastic as you state, but Shoot used to be published by IPC and was sold a few years ago, they sacked the staff, and I think flogged off the title, mind you if you wanted 'exposure' at least you were at the right publishing house, if you get my meaning.......
If not I'd happily do it.