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Tax season may be behind you, but don’t let the fruits of 2024’s labor go to waste! Contribute your rates to FSP’s Rate Sharing Survey—it only takes a few moments: bit.ly/share-rates

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This is a great project and a great way to navigate how much you should ask different outlets for your work!

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Listen. Media is in the toilet. As freelance media workers, sharing our rates is a simple act of solidarity — as well as a step toward a better media industry. Enter your rates at bit.ly/share-rates #FreelanceSolidarityChallenge

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$100 for 2k words is a slap in the face to begin with. And then to not even pay? THIS is why we organize!

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Freelance friends: It would mean a lot to me, personally, if you'd share your rates in the @fspnwu.bsky.social rates database between now and May 1. It's part of a campaign I've been working on all year If you wanna come hang and do data together, join me April 30 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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What if sharing our freelancer rates was something we did as routinely as taxes? Enter your rates today at bit.ly/share-rates! It’s a mundane act of solidarity that helps us build campaigns for fair pay. #FreelanceSolidarityChallenge

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Know what’s more fun than doing your taxes? Entering your freelancer rates for the year into our rates database. bit.ly/share-rates

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Hey fellow entertainment critics guess what site that $15 is attached to!!!!!! @officialtca.bsky.social

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Roses are red, The stock market sucks, The lowest flat rate for an article in the #FreelanceSolidarityChallenge Was JUST FIFTEEN BUCKS! What's your lowest flat rate? Share here: bit.ly/share-rates

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excited as always to be meeting today with my freelance media workers' union, @fspnwu.bsky.social here is a reminder that you can both search rates and share your rates, which helps us all: freelancesolidarity.org/actions-camp...

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Join your fellow freelancers tomorrow from 4-6pm at Spring Aspen Cafe in NYC! Bring your laptop or phone to enter rates, and bring your stories to connect, commiserate, and build solidarity with fellow freelance media workers. RSVP: bit.ly/41OXdjg

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If you missed our @awpwriter.bsky.social x @fspnwu.bsky.social panel, you can watch me, @ilanaslightly.bsky.social , @maris.bsky.social and Lily Meyer dive into the intersection of books, politics and labor on YouTube ✊ www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJNx...

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And even more 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠 If you want to help your fellow freelancer friends (& any ex-VF enemies) understand what the actual freelance media worker $$ landscape is these days, come add YOUR rates to WPW & the @fspnwu.bsky.social Rate Sharing Database! freelancesolidarity.org/actions-camp...

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As we near the end of the Freelance Solidarity Challenge, we want to hear from you about how we should use the data we've collected along the way. We know there's no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow – unless we organize! RSVP: bit.ly/fspmarchrates

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We keep us safe! Register for tomorrow’s session: bit.ly/FSP-safety-trainings

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New policy agenda just dropped.

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In this final safety training of our three-part series, we’ll focus on physical safety issues for independent journalists, such as conducting a risk assessment, protecting personal security, travelling safely, & preparing for arrest or detention. bit.ly/FSP-safety-trainings

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Moreover: join a damn union. Independently employed cartoonist, illustrator, graphic designer, content-miscellanist, writer, led to believe you’re excluded from U.S. organized labor? Don’t buy it. Get to know @thenwu.bsky.social via the @fspnwu.bsky.social.

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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Missed this event? Catch the recording! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHd_...

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From data concerns to online harassment, journalists face a range of digital security threats. Learn how we can protect ourselves & each other at this second session of our training series on legal, physical, and digital safety. RSVP at bit.ly/FSP-safety-t...

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Amid increasing threats to LGBTQIA+ rights, it’s crucial for trans, nonbinary, & gender-expansive media workers to equip ourselves with guidance around navigating our workplaces, knowing our rights, & pushing for better labor conditions.

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INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS! Here's the second webinar in series on journalists' safety organized by @fspnwu.bsky.social with a focus on online harassment and digital safety. Sign up using the link: cpj-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Heads up - this is tomorrow! bit.ly/NWU_Webinar

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Join us Thursday, February 6 at 7pm ET for a panel discussion co-hosted with @fspnwu.bsky.social about how to navigate the current book criticism landscape! bit.ly/surviving-book-criticism

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Join us next Thursday, February 6 at 7pm ET for a panel discussion co-hosted with @bookcritics.bsky.social about why the book criticism landscape has shrunk—and how to navigate it. bit.ly/surviving-book-criticism

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Also tomorrow! (yes, we're busy)

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Tomorrow!

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We are ecstatic to report that the charges against our member and independent journalist @alissaazar.bsky.social were DROPPED. This is a strong reminder of the power of public pressure as protecting press freedom becomes even more critical. Read Alissa's story: buff.ly/40u8Qub

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Join us for session 1 of our 3-part training series on legal, physical, & digital safety for freelancers & independent journalists, organized in collaboration with the Committee to Protect Journalists, @reporterscommittee.bsky.social, and Aegis Safety Alliance. RSVP: bit.ly/FSP-safety-trainings

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Freelance solidarity who? Our January 28 info session is a great place to learn more about the history of FSP-NWU and our current and future organizing projects. RSVP to join us Tuesday at 7:30pm ET! buff.ly/3KU9M4e

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Looking forward to this! I encourage my other journo and journo adjacent followers to tune in, too. Come hear about how anti-Palestine bias shapes the news and journalists' working conditions.

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Join us on Thursday, February 6 at 2pm ET for Behind the Headlines: Reporting on Palestine, a virtual conversation for media workers about the challenges faced when reporting on Palestine, organized in collaboration with Just Vision. RSVP: bit.ly/NWU_Webinar

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Speaking of getting sued...our friends at @fspnwu.bsky.social are hosting a free webinar next week on preparing for legal threats as a freelance journalist. RSVP here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Last day to RSVP for tomorrow's drop-in at 12pm ET! We'll ring in the new year & exchange resolutions not only for our individual freelance work but also for building a better media economy in 2025. Need inspo? Here are some member resolutions! RSVP: bit.ly/newyearnewrates

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join the @fspnwu.bsky.social for a little drop-in to share your freelancing rates! We'll exchange our resolutions not only for our individual freelance work but also for building a better media economy for everyone in 2025. This Thursday, January 16 at 12pm ET. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Come hear from our panel of freelance journalists about negotiation as a tool to transform our working conditions. Share success stories, tips, and tricks with fellow freelancers. This Friday at 12pm ET with @indiejournalists.bsky.social! RSVP: bit.ly/rockstarnegotiator

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Yes! And if you're new to freelancing, you can check out this resource we put together to help you feel supported: sites.google.com/view/fsp-res...

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Asking for what you want doesn't have to be scary. Join us and @indiejournalists.bsky.social for a collaborative discussion on rate negotiation, a vital skill for freelancers to leverage both individually AND collectively. RSVP at bit.ly/rockstarnegotiator!

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