Should you work for free?

In the second episode of series 4 we speak to a consumer culture scholar from the Victoria University of Wellington, and the founder and editor of The Indiependent about whether you should ever work for free. Dr Kathleen Kuehn, senior lecturer in media studies, talks us through the prevalence of  ‘hope-labour’ and Beth Kirkbride, a freelance journalist, and editor at The Indiependent, discusses how the nuances of working for free need to be explored. The GuestsDr Kathleen Kuehn https://kmkuehn.com/Katheleen’s book The Post-Snowden Era- Mass Surveillance and Privacy in New Zealand https://www.bwb.co.nz/books/the-post-snowden-era Twitter:@kathleenkr Bethany Kirkbride, Freelance journalist and Founder and editor of The Indiependent https://bethkirkbride.com/Twitter: @BettyKirkers and @indie_pendentResourcesAcademics Anonymous, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/education/series/academics-anonymousThe Indiependent https://www.indiependent.co.uk/The Indiependent - writer of the month https://www.indiependent.co.uk/?s=writer+of+the+monthPress pad https://presspad.co.uk/JournoResources https://www.journoresources.org.uk/Journalism co.uk podcast: Robyn Vinter, founder of The Overtake, on closing down the publication https://www.journalism.co.uk/podcast/robyn-vinter-founder-of-the-overtake-on-closing-down-the-website/s399/a795339/Article by Lily in The Overtake: Baking a differencehttps://www.lilycanter.co.uk/lifestyle/the-overtake-baking-a-difference/Information on rates of pay https://www.journoresources.org.uk/freelance-rates/ and https://www.journoresources.org.uk/journalism-salaries-how-much-journalists-paid/NUJ freelance fees guide http://www.londonfreelance.org/feesguide/index.phpNUJ rates for the job http://www.londonfreelance.org/rates/index.phpFreelancing for Journalists is sponsored by the ResponseSource Journalist Enquiry Service which connects you, the journalist, with PRs and organisations to secure expert comment, case studies and information for independent editorial, free of charge. ResponseSource puts you in touch with experts and PR contacts across all sectors, saving you hours of research and helping you meet your deadlines.