Utne report on an interesting way San Francisco freelancers are getting commissions:
The new website Spot.us
is experimenting with an innovative business model for freelance
journalists. The idea is simple: Journalists pitch stories to the
site’s community, and if people like an idea they can contribute money
to make the reporting possible. Users are also able to submit news tips
that freelancers can pick up on and craft into pitches that they will
seek funding for through the site.
It could work the other way - perhaps by linking pressure groups and writers to work together. The group suggests an area it thinks needs investigating and freelancers might sign-up if enough other backers put money forward.
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