New guidelines call for the abolition of kill fees and fair payment practices for freelance journalists | Media news

New guidelines call for the abolition of kill fees and fair payment practices for freelance journalists

A coalition of journalism advocates wants to empower freelancers and establish best practices for editors, promoting fairness and transparency in an industry reliant on freelance talent

The headline is rather ambiguous - I read it as wanting to abolish both kill fees and fair payment.

Can't help but notice this at the end of that article: "This article was created from a press release with initial assistance from ChatGPT. It has been edited and published by a human." Freelancers who eschew Gen AI should shout about it from the rooftops - and get paid well.