With the threat of imminent death that haunts all print media these days, it should not come as surprise that Creative Loafing is using a free service to advertise for writing positions that offer little or no pay. Or as Creative Loafing puts it: “Let me re-iterate again for those of you who may be under the understanding that we are currently hiring staff — we are not. This is not a paid “job”…and there is a MODEST pay model in place, based on pageviews, which can be explained in detail at the meetup. Think of this as a chance to promote yourself, you ideas, your brand, etc.”
Let me tell you something prospective Loaf-bloggers, that modest pay scale is worth about as much as shares in BearSterns.
Now, what is interesting is now the ad has been taken down. What gives, Loafers?
Update: Robin Miller sent in this video. It’s fucking gold. You have to watch the part of the video that has some massangail-and-water drinker talking about how he wants to write for the Political Whore. Asked which are you more interested, the Political or the Whore: “Actually I had a whore last night…”
Update: Eric Deggans weighs in here:
