tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post688731077190605786..comments2024-02-08T09:27:27.492-05:00Comments on Canadian Magazines: Are unpaid internships the new normal?D. B. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-20132517289199057222011-04-12T15:26:39.271-04:002011-04-12T15:26:39.271-04:00Ten years? It's the case now.
Unpaid, or &quo...Ten years? It's the case now.<br /><br />Unpaid, or "honourarium" paid interns are the case with many small magazines and publishers.<br /><br />As an unpaid intern myself, I'm not sure the experience (the real payment, according to some) is really worth the hours of unpaid time.<br /><br />I do this because I love the publisher and publishing, though, financially, and Nicohttp://www.nicomaramckay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-89167938788612945042011-04-12T14:11:21.132-04:002011-04-12T14:11:21.132-04:00I believe laws ARE in place to prevent this: it...I believe laws ARE in place to prevent this: it's my understanding that unpaid internships are illegal unless they're for school credit. Or, unless they're for charity—and since several Canadian publications are backed by non-profit orgs, this may be how the magazine industry gets around it. <br /><br />Part of why I agree that unpaid internships set a dangerous precedent, is that I&#Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355535356963975223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-43552267869530386562011-04-01T14:06:26.759-04:002011-04-01T14:06:26.759-04:00The industry is being eroded from the bottom up. M...The industry is being eroded from the bottom up. Magazines and newspapers are moving more and more toward "forcing" the lowest people on the totem pole—freelancers & interns—to bare a disproportionate amount of the burden of carrying the industry. This is an untenable situation and the result will (has been?) be a wholesale degradation of the quality of journalism produced in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-19608018219589987922011-04-01T11:38:58.105-04:002011-04-01T11:38:58.105-04:00I certainly recommend reading the letter; I did tw...I certainly recommend reading the letter; I did tweet it. Thanks for providing the link<br />http://ninoricci.com/news/open-letter-to-globe-mailD. B. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959665689155236724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11066657.post-9462808365876738082011-04-01T10:25:37.659-04:002011-04-01T10:25:37.659-04:00This is a dangerous precedent that needs to be rol...This is a dangerous precedent that needs to be rolled back with some aggressive labour laws.<br /><br />Also, Nino Ricci's open letter to the Globe deserves play on your blog, DB: http://ninoricci.com/news/open-letter-to-globe-mailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com