"yamahog" (yamahog)
06/04/2015 at 12:47 • Filed to: None
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"yamahog" (yamahog)
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Thought we might find this interesting and enlightening.
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> yamahog
06/04/2015 at 12:53 |
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No drama has ever been better than Gawker Media unionization drama.
Is the WGA union they’re using the same as the one at lead the screen writers strike a few years back? Because if so, they’re not the best at negotiating.
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> yamahog
06/04/2015 at 13:03 |
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Honestly, I don’t feel the need to shout my opinion from all the rooftops but I do have this to say - for a new-geenration group of writers on a media site that seems well designed for the typical consumption by their typical reader, this was a dumb move. Not ccatastrophic or anythign remotely near that. More like.....if you felt the need to unionize, why on earth would you align yourself with a union that has existed entirely to protect the outdated print medium?
I actually think Gawker staff and writers making a brand new union would not only be a smarter move, but provide endless insight into the world of how new journalism and writing works. They could be leaders in the field and branch out to other sites and groups. Lord knows some of these writers could use the herd protection that a union *can* offer (not speaking for all unions, just saying it is one benefit sometimes used to great effect in some industries). As an example, I used to read a lot of video game review sites when I was in high school. One site used to heavily sell screen space for upcoming games. One review proved what everyone thought - the site was selling scores for ad revenue. This one particular game got a below average review and the writer ended up getting fired for it. Just because he tried to be correct and say “Look, this game is pretty but it plays like crap”. A modern union for these sorts of writers could help out a lot in figuring out what his options are. Or what if a website folds? Some of those same review sites don’t exist anymore. Others changed and evolved.
Lots of newer internet personalities who were formerly tied to larger media groups are using patreon and youtube to break free. But that is more for entertainers and “artists” if you will rather than old fashioned journalism being consumed through new means. Your union could be the difference between being able to eat and being forced into the safety net if the unexpected happens. I just hope the WGA doesn’t have its head completely up its own ass when it comes to websites and blogs and the like.
pauljones
> yamahog
06/04/2015 at 15:48 |
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Next step, #modunion!
Tagline: “We don’t paid nearly enough for this shit. Or get paid at all.”
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yamahog
> pauljones
06/04/2015 at 17:14 |
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Paid on the UAW two-tier system?
LongbowMkII
> themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/04/2015 at 17:24 |
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I haven’t had anything go
FP
Jalop yet, but I know many Opponauts have. I find his condescension of commenters unwarranted since we provide about a third of Gawker product. (~20% crowdsource, ~10% reposts of reader run blogs)
All I know is that my platelets are ready to scab Nick Denton.
That
would cause some drama.