And... I just found out that most of my kill fee is going toward covering the cell phone overages I accrued making article related calls during business hours.
Well, fuck.
Posted on January 08, 2006 @ 10:29 AM | 4 comments
Comments:
Sorry to hear your story was killed. The publication I'm involved with nixed one of my articles last month but didn't offer any compensation. Then, low and behold, what arrived in my mailbox this week? An incredibly high cell phone bill, which can partially be blamed on the interviews I conducted for the article during business hours. If you're gonna freelance, use a land line. Words to live by.
By 
Brandon, at
5:32 PM, January 09, 2006
Try writing for a locally owned, non-sucky publication and maybe you'll have better luck. Best wishes.
By 
, at
1:16 PM, January 12, 2006
I tried that-- they weren't hiring.
In truth, I like both the Weekly and the Stranger... but the guys at The Stranger have for some reason always been dicks to me. The tremendous disregard with which they treat applicants is amazing.
Though the Weekly was, effectively, bought out, their staff has been courteous, engaging, and personal. I don't hold it against them for killing the story... part of the reason was that I didn't have time to pursue it.
By Kat, at
1:22 PM, January 12, 2006
I've have some pretty nasty experiences applying for internships and positions at the Portland Mercury, which is owned by the same company as the Stranger. While they haven't been outright cruel, they're indifferent to say the least.
And they're not nearly as nasty as the Oregonian. In the world of NW media, their hiring department seems to consider themselves the local equivalent of admissions at Oxford.
By , at
4:32 PM, January 12, 2006
