Writers Revolt on Craigslist "Then I Will Flag It As EVIL!"

Since there have been thousands of jobs lost in the newspaper industry and plenty other jobs being cut back or gigs just silently going away, we’ve noticed writers answering crappy ads on Craigslist, calling out the original posters.

For example, the ad “Writers wanted ~ Freelance (only in LA)” drew the ire of this math savvy scribe:

So they want 650 word articles for 10 bucks (a little more than one page)
And they also offer, to ‘eligible writers’, the opportunity to write 2300 word articles, for a compensation of 30 bucks.

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