Comments on: The Art Fag City Year End Fundraiser http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/ New York art news and reviews. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Bloghttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-123915 Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blog Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-123915 Lisa,Writers, especially freelance writers, are often not paid well unless they are lucky enough to work for a top newspaper or magazine. Even that can be debated when you consider how much the really successful papers/magazines earn per year compared to what they pay their talent. Just thought I would point that out. Lisa,

Writers, especially freelance writers, are often not paid well unless they are lucky enough to work for a top newspaper or magazine. Even that can be debated when you consider how much the really successful papers/magazines earn per year compared to what they pay their talent. Just thought I would point that out.

]]> By: Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blohttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-314841 Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blo Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:45:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-314841 Lisa,Writers, especially freelance writers, are often not paid well unless they are lucky enough to work for a top newspaper or magazine. Even that can be debated when you consider how much the really successful papers/magazines earn per year compared to what they pay their talent. Just thought I would point that out. Lisa,

Writers, especially freelance writers, are often not paid well unless they are lucky enough to work for a top newspaper or magazine. Even that can be debated when you consider how much the really successful papers/magazines earn per year compared to what they pay their talent. Just thought I would point that out.

]]> By: nathaniel sternhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-123223 nathaniel stern Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:38:04 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-123223 I just saw that you can also donate via the "support AFC" facebook page, and if $25 is too rich for your blood, you can give $10 there instead. Every little bit helps, so that's what I just did! <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/causes/179938" rel="nofollow">link</a> I just saw that you can also donate via the “support AFC” facebook page, and if $25 is too rich for your blood, you can give $10 there instead. Every little bit helps, so that’s what I just did! link

]]> By: nathaniel sternhttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-314840 nathaniel stern Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:38:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-314840 I just saw that you can also donate via the "support AFC" facebook page, and if $25 is too rich for your blood, you can give $10 there instead. Every little bit helps, so that's what I just did! <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/causes/179938" rel="nofollow">link</a> I just saw that you can also donate via the “support AFC” facebook page, and if $25 is too rich for your blood, you can give $10 there instead. Every little bit helps, so that’s what I just did! link

]]> By: Lisahttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-123174 Lisa Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:35:11 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-123174 I think highly of your site and wish you all the best with your fundraiser, but there's still an underlying problem:Newspapers have cut back on their coverage precisely because bloggers (many of them former newspaper writers or top freelancers) have been giving away the same kind of coverage for free. Now readers expect this content to be free. The idea that writers ought to be paid for their expertise seems to have vanished. I think highly of your site and wish you all the best with your fundraiser, but there’s still an underlying problem:

Newspapers have cut back on their coverage precisely because bloggers (many of them former newspaper writers or top freelancers) have been giving away the same kind of coverage for free. Now readers expect this content to be free. The idea that writers ought to be paid for their expertise seems to have vanished.

]]> By: Lisahttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-314838 Lisa Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:35:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-314838 I think highly of your site and wish you all the best with your fundraiser, but there's still an underlying problem:Newspapers have cut back on their coverage precisely because bloggers (many of them former newspaper writers or top freelancers) have been giving away the same kind of coverage for free. Now readers expect this content to be free. The idea that writers ought to be paid for their expertise seems to have vanished. I think highly of your site and wish you all the best with your fundraiser, but there’s still an underlying problem:

Newspapers have cut back on their coverage precisely because bloggers (many of them former newspaper writers or top freelancers) have been giving away the same kind of coverage for free. Now readers expect this content to be free. The idea that writers ought to be paid for their expertise seems to have vanished.

]]> By: Lisahttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-314839 Lisa Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:35:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-314839 I think highly of your site and wish you all the best with your fundraiser, but there's still an underlying problem:Newspapers have cut back on their coverage precisely because bloggers (many of them former newspaper writers or top freelancers) have been giving away the same kind of coverage for free. Now readers expect this content to be free. The idea that writers ought to be paid for their expertise seems to have vanished. I think highly of your site and wish you all the best with your fundraiser, but there’s still an underlying problem:

Newspapers have cut back on their coverage precisely because bloggers (many of them former newspaper writers or top freelancers) have been giving away the same kind of coverage for free. Now readers expect this content to be free. The idea that writers ought to be paid for their expertise seems to have vanished.

]]> By: Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Bloghttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-123009 Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blog Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:09:53 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-123009 AFC is one of the most influential art blogs around today. My opinion, but I'm sure others would agree. AFC is one of the most influential art blogs around today. My opinion, but I’m sure others would agree.

]]> By: Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blohttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-314836 Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blo Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:09:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-314836 AFC is one of the most influential art blogs around today. My opinion, but I'm sure others would agree. AFC is one of the most influential art blogs around today. My opinion, but I’m sure others would agree.

]]> By: Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blohttp://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/comment-page-1/#comment-314837 Brian Sherwin @ Myartspace Blo Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:09:00 +0000 http://www.artfagcity.com/2008/12/22/the-art-fag-city-year-end-fundraiser/#comment-314837 AFC is one of the most influential art blogs around today. My opinion, but I'm sure others would agree. AFC is one of the most influential art blogs around today. My opinion, but I’m sure others would agree.

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