‘Top snapper and top bloke’ football photographer Martyn Harrison has died
Freelance sports photographer Martyn Harrison, who was official club photographer for Sheffield United, has died of cancer aged 60. Senior…
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UK picture agency Fame Flynet claims world first with seven-day payment guarantee
A major UK picture agency has addressed the issue of late payments for freelances by pledging to pay all its…
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NUJ condemns as ‘pitiful’ content marketing website offering writers £5 per 150 words
The National Union of Journalists has condemned as 'pitiful' a website which is encouraging freelance writers to work for £5…
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Sun publishes weight-loss tale penned by freelance Sheron Boyle three months after it was spiked in ‘byline bandit’ row
A piece by freelance Sheron Boyle which was spiked by The Sun because of a dispute with a staff journalist…
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Number of UK journalists arrested since April 2011 rises to at least 61
The arrest of a freelance journalist on Friday means the number of confirmed arrests of UK journalists since April 2011…
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Blacklist fears look unfounded as new Sun editor backs freelance in fight against ‘byline bandits’
Sheron Boyle’s Press Gazette article condemning staff journalist for taking bylines from freelances last week prompted widespread support, including from…
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Byline banditry: How Sun staffer wanted byline for three weeks of my work
Follow @sheronboyle1 I have been a freelance writer since 1996 and before that spent eight years on regional papers honing…
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Freelance rates survey suggests Independent is lowest paying ‘quality’ title
A “snapshot” survey has suggested that The Independent pays freelances less than other 'quality' national titles According to private training…
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