The business world in general is constantly evolving. Just as businesses are starting to hire freelance professionals to do work such as accounting, marketing and social media, and customer service from home. So is true for freelance journalist. Typically, a freelance journalist should be a professional with a vast array of experience in the field. "The world of the internet is changing the nature of competition and the economies of distribution, and confronting news services and their traditional clients". (International news reporting: Front lines and deadlines).
The thinking should be that freelance journalist should be selfmotivated with a strong work ethic, all while adhering to the roles and responsibilities of traditional workplace journalist. Otherwise, just hiring possibly less experienced freelance journalist might increase the risk of, the work being presented as not being up to the professional practices standards.
While we all seem to have a specific specialization of journalism we want to focus on. The opportunity to go outside of your comfort zone and experience a new genre, might make becoming a freelance journalist worthwild.
While the professional practice of journalism typically falls on the Journalist, themselves. Any Journalist, regardless of freelance or permanent status, all represent the news organization they write for. Thus, making it a major responsibility of the company to screen every Journalist work for accuracies, bias opinions, and slanderous content that may become a liability for both parties. References;
- Owen, J. & Purdey, H. (Eds.). (2009). International news reporting: Front lines and deadlines. Malden, MA: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.