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Servicing the media: freelancing, teleworking and 'enterprising' careers

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Susan Baines

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Abstract

This article examines the working lives of people offering services to the media on a freelance basis. Almost all work from home using information and communication technologies but isolation in the home is not the norm as most maintain extensive personal networks in the industry. Nevertheless, popular imagery of the 'electronic cottage' and the 'virtual organisation only superficially capture their experiences. Insecurity and weakness in the market are suggested by histories of redundancy and dependence on single client organisations including former employers.

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Author(s): Baines S

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: New Technology, Work and Employment

Year: 1999

Volume: 14

Issue: 1

Pages: 18-31

ISSN (print): 0268-1072

ISSN (electronic): 1468-005X

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-005X.00050

DOI: 10.1111/1468-005X.00050

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