Newsletter: Independent writers are an important facet of the media ecosystem, but a recent legal threat helps to remind me that it’s not the path for everyone.
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I am my own legal department: the promise and peril of “just go independent”
Independent publishing is one important facet of the media ecosystem, and while I love it, I know it is not the path for everyone.Molly White (Citation Needed)
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in reply to Molly White • • •The Washington Post’s choice not to endorse a candidate is only the most recent example of a bad decision by legacy media outlets prompting people to urge their staff to quit and go independent. I love being independent, but it’s also not without its challenges.
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Molly White
in reply to Molly White • • •I am my publication’s writer, editor, fact-checker, software team, legal department, customer service representative, social media intern, marketing branch, accountant, and everything else. Not everyone wants to wear that many hats.
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Molly White
in reply to Molly White • • •But for some people, like me, it’s an enormously rewarding option, and I’m always happy to help others who are interested in pursuing the same dream. The price of independence may be high, but the cost of silence is even greater.
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Molly White
in reply to Molly White • • •Now to put on my least favorite hat: please subscribe to support my work! Subscriptions are pay-what-you-want, and they allow me to never paywall any of my writing.
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in reply to Molly White • • •@flaminghydra A cooperative was the best years of my life. we had around 150 to 300 people, seasonal woods work. We held four company-wide meetings a year, Robert's Rules of Order, worked great, we thought.
A friend wrote a pretty good short article right at the pinnacle of our local fame: hoedadsonline.com/stories/Hoed…
We did need lawyers eventually, as the MAGA types in the trade were anxious to put us out of business for the usual reasons.
Good luck out there.
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in reply to Molly White • • •If you can pass on a small typo to your editor, looks like there's a word missing in:
The abject terror of “what [if] this
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in reply to Molly White • • •those pictures look like a set of trading cards.
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in reply to Molly White • •@Molly White This is similar to the lesson I learned doing freelance programming. You get more "freedom" but you end up having to do a mountain of other unpleasant stuff that distracts from the stuff you're actually passionate about.
At least I don't have to worry about being sued for libel though. I don't envy you that.
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in reply to Molly White • • •One of the big benefits of being your own legal department is that you actually have your own interests at heart.
Anyone who thinks a corporate legal department or a corporate HR department is looking out for the interests of the employee is living in fantasy land.
HR and Legal are there solely to protect the corporation. Never think otherwise.