Freelance Solidarity Project
@fspnwu.bsky.social
The Freelance Solidarity Project fights to raise labor standards for digital media workers across our industry. Part of @nwu.org
The assault on criticism echoes the subversion of free speech, embrace of generative A.I., and hostility toward the press. FSP-NWU is fighting for better rates. nwu.org/join
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
The assault on criticism echoes the subversion of free speech, embrace of generative A.I., and hostility toward the press. FSP-NWU is fighting for better rates. nwu.org/join
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Criticism is a crucial and democratic counterforce in the face of marketing budgets and recommendation algorithms. Help FSP-NWU fight for better rates! nwu.org/join
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Criticism is a crucial and democratic counterforce in the face of marketing budgets and recommendation algorithms. Help FSP-NWU fight for better rates! nwu.org/join
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
The muffling of critical voices compromises consumer choice. A dollar a word would help critics make a living wage. nwu.org/join
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The muffling of critical voices compromises consumer choice. A dollar a word would help critics make a living wage. nwu.org/join
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
2025 has been a year of devastating disinvestment across arts and culture criticism. Join us in calling for $1/word as the minimum rate for book critics. nwu.org/join
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
2025 has been a year of devastating disinvestment across arts and culture criticism. Join us in calling for $1/word as the minimum rate for book critics. nwu.org/join
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Illustration by @colleentie.bsky.social
Today, we join unionized nonprofit newsrooms across the country as they stand shoulder-to-shoulder to demand that news industry leaders agree to common-sense guardrails around the implementation of artificial intelligence to protect the integrity, quality, and accuracy of our journalism.
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today, we join unionized nonprofit newsrooms across the country as they stand shoulder-to-shoulder to demand that news industry leaders agree to common-sense guardrails around the implementation of artificial intelligence to protect the integrity, quality, and accuracy of our journalism.
TOMORROW: Join the Rate Sharing Crew for a drop-in on Dec 4 at 12pm ET to close out the year! We want to hear about your wins and build momentum for the new year. RSVP: forms.gle/meFVcJTiaVWN...
FSP Rate Sharing Drop-in
Join the Rate Sharing Working Group for an end-of-year drop-in on Thursday, December 4 at 12pm ET! Now's the perfect time to celebrate this year's wins. We want to hear: What did you do this year not…
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December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
TOMORROW: Join the Rate Sharing Crew for a drop-in on Dec 4 at 12pm ET to close out the year! We want to hear about your wins and build momentum for the new year. RSVP: forms.gle/meFVcJTiaVWN...
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freelance journo friends, I'll be at this drop-in! Come hang out.
Join our end-of-year rate sharing drop-in on Thursday, December 4, at 12 pm ET! We want to hear about your wins this year and talk about how we'll hit the ground running next year, organizing so freelancers can have greater assurance and stability. RSVP: forms.gle/L1R3NyaiMEsm...
FSP Rate Sharing Drop-in
Join the Rate Sharing Working Group for an end-of-year drop-in on Thursday, December 4 at 12pm ET! Now's the perfect time to celebrate this year's wins. We want to hear: What did you do this year not…
docs.google.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
freelance journo friends, I'll be at this drop-in! Come hang out.
Join our end-of-year rate sharing drop-in on Thursday, December 4, at 12 pm ET! We want to hear about your wins this year and talk about how we'll hit the ground running next year, organizing so freelancers can have greater assurance and stability. RSVP: forms.gle/L1R3NyaiMEsm...
FSP Rate Sharing Drop-in
Join the Rate Sharing Working Group for an end-of-year drop-in on Thursday, December 4 at 12pm ET! Now's the perfect time to celebrate this year's wins. We want to hear: What did you do this year not…
docs.google.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Join our end-of-year rate sharing drop-in on Thursday, December 4, at 12 pm ET! We want to hear about your wins this year and talk about how we'll hit the ground running next year, organizing so freelancers can have greater assurance and stability. RSVP: forms.gle/L1R3NyaiMEsm...
Join our Rate Sharing Working Group on Dec 4 at 12pm ET for a drop-in rate sharing event and connect with your freelance colleagues. RSVP: forms.gle/NaUNpARUgkZW...
FSP Rate Sharing Drop-in
Join the Rate Sharing Working Group for an end-of-year drop-in on Thursday, December 4 at 12pm ET! Now's the perfect time to celebrate this year's wins. We want to hear: What did you do this year not…
docs.google.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Join our Rate Sharing Working Group on Dec 4 at 12pm ET for a drop-in rate sharing event and connect with your freelance colleagues. RSVP: forms.gle/NaUNpARUgkZW...
The feeling is so mutual!
Last month, our co-director, Neesha, joined dozens of women & gender-expansive labor leaders for WILL Empower’s retreat & celebration. We love WE & worker justice orgs that support movement journalists like the National Writers Union’s Freelance Solidarity Project @fspnwu.bsky.social.
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The feeling is so mutual!
Media closures are happening much too often these days, but there is POWER in a UNION! ✊🏼
AND: this contraction is being felt across the cultural criticism landscape, and is unsustainable not just for criticism as a viable career (lol I work at a library now!!!), but also for humanity.
My culture critic comrades @fspnwu.bsky.social are organizing to fight this contraction. Join us!
My culture critic comrades @fspnwu.bsky.social are organizing to fight this contraction. Join us!
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Media closures are happening much too often these days, but there is POWER in a UNION! ✊🏼
"The death of institutions hasn’t killed solidarity among journalists — I’m a member, for example, of the Freelance Solidarity Project at the National Writers Union, which provides resources for independent writers and has contracts for minimum standards with several publications." 🫡
I contributed a piece to TPM's look back at 25 years of digital media. Unsurprisingly, I wrote about unionization and how it shaped the press: talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/digit...
Digital Media’s Union Wave Helped Shape a Generation’s Thinking About Unions
When Maya Schenwar and her colleagues at Truthout began to talk about...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"The death of institutions hasn’t killed solidarity among journalists — I’m a member, for example, of the Freelance Solidarity Project at the National Writers Union, which provides resources for independent writers and has contracts for minimum standards with several publications." 🫡
We had the privilege of working with @goodbyealma.bsky.social on our know your rights panel for queer & trans media workers, so trust us when we say it's worth subscribing to Hell Gate to read this full interview. Then go sign the petition to support the Fired Four: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
How did a relatively standard union action spiral into four terminations and even more suspensions? Just ask the executives at Condé Nast.
Union Leaders Approached the Head of HR. Condé Nast Fired Them for 'Extreme Misconduct'
A former Bon Appétit worker who was fired by Condé Nast talks about what happened in the hallway at 1 World Trade Center and how "the company is trying avoid the attention of the Trump administration....
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November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We had the privilege of working with @goodbyealma.bsky.social on our know your rights panel for queer & trans media workers, so trust us when we say it's worth subscribing to Hell Gate to read this full interview. Then go sign the petition to support the Fired Four: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Sign the petition to reinstate the Fired Four!
Stand with Condé Nast Union 🚨 We’re calling on you to sign our petition telling management to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions, and end the union busting.
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Sign the petition to reinstate the Fired Four!
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More important to me than my identity, I am also the Vice President of the NewsGuild of New York, and targeting me with a blatantly retaliatory termination like this feels like an egregious shot against our union and against media workers as a whole.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
More important to me than my identity, I am also the Vice President of the NewsGuild of New York, and targeting me with a blatantly retaliatory termination like this feels like an egregious shot against our union and against media workers as a whole.
We stand in solidarity with our @condeunion.bsky.social siblings at @teenvogue.com who were unceremoniously laid off last week.
Layoffs are not a solution to unbalanced budgets, especially when those laid off come from marginalized backgrounds typically not represented at major media orgs.
Layoffs are not a solution to unbalanced budgets, especially when those laid off come from marginalized backgrounds typically not represented at major media orgs.
November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We stand in solidarity with our @condeunion.bsky.social siblings at @teenvogue.com who were unceremoniously laid off last week.
Layoffs are not a solution to unbalanced budgets, especially when those laid off come from marginalized backgrounds typically not represented at major media orgs.
Layoffs are not a solution to unbalanced budgets, especially when those laid off come from marginalized backgrounds typically not represented at major media orgs.
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Speaking of freelancers, looking out for fellow freelance creatives is really important to me. We worked with @nwu.org and @fspnwu.bsky.social to develop contributor guidelines to protect freelancers, be transparent about our relationships, and set fair pay standards.
Freelancer Policies
The Flytrap and National Writers Union have agreed upon freelancer policies for media workers contributing to The Flytrap Media.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Speaking of freelancers, looking out for fellow freelance creatives is really important to me. We worked with @nwu.org and @fspnwu.bsky.social to develop contributor guidelines to protect freelancers, be transparent about our relationships, and set fair pay standards.
Tomorrow, comrades! Who’s joining us?
But we CAN organize! Want to hear how? Join us at our next general info session on October 28, 7:30pm ET. RSVP at bit.ly/FSP-RSVP-info
"Freelancers can't collectively bargain."
October 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Tomorrow, comrades! Who’s joining us?
But we CAN organize! Want to hear how? Join us at our next general info session on October 28, 7:30pm ET. RSVP at bit.ly/FSP-RSVP-info
"Freelancers can't collectively bargain."
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
Net Book Agreement ends.
Net Book Agreement ends.
October 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
But we CAN organize! Want to hear how? Join us at our next general info session on October 28, 7:30pm ET. RSVP at bit.ly/FSP-RSVP-info
"Freelancers can't collectively bargain."
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.
Net Book Agreement ends.
Net Book Agreement ends.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Freelancers can't collectively bargain."
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NEW: POLITICO’s top editors testified that its AI experiments don’t need to follow the newsroom’s own editorial standards.
If media execs won’t protect journalism standards, NewsGuild members @pen-guild.bsky.social will!
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/poli...
If media execs won’t protect journalism standards, NewsGuild members @pen-guild.bsky.social will!
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/poli...
Politico’s recent AI experiments shouldn’t be subject to newsroom editorial standards, its editors testify
In a July arbitration hearing, Politico faced allegations that two generative AI tools violated its union contract.
www.niemanlab.org
August 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
NEW: POLITICO’s top editors testified that its AI experiments don’t need to follow the newsroom’s own editorial standards.
If media execs won’t protect journalism standards, NewsGuild members @pen-guild.bsky.social will!
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/poli...
If media execs won’t protect journalism standards, NewsGuild members @pen-guild.bsky.social will!
www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/poli...
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Thrilled to be a part of this crucial work! 🫡
We’re thrilled to welcome the @nwu.org to the Rebuild Local News Coalition! With over 1,000 writers, including 500 freelance journalists, NWU and its @fspnwu.bsky.social fight for fair pay, better contracts, and more opportunities for writers.
September 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thrilled to be a part of this crucial work! 🫡
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"There are only seven full-time book critics left in the United States...The rest of us are freelancers—and according to the Freelance Solidarity Project, nearly one-third of freelance book critics make less than the federal minimum wage for their reviews." worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
Criticism Is Literature. Why Is It Vanishing?, by Adam Morgan
What do the best book reviews do? What is the current state of the critical ecosystem? Chicago Review of Books founder Adam Morgan takes stock of book reviewing in the US.
worldliteraturetoday.org
August 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"There are only seven full-time book critics left in the United States...The rest of us are freelancers—and according to the Freelance Solidarity Project, nearly one-third of freelance book critics make less than the federal minimum wage for their reviews." worldliteraturetoday.org/2025/septemb...
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Israel is carrying out the largest massacre of journalists & media workers in modern history,& the most dangerous attack on the ideal of a free press in the modern era.
Donate to the IFJ Safety Fund to support our colleagues & sibling union, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. bit.ly/supportPJS
Donate to the IFJ Safety Fund to support our colleagues & sibling union, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. bit.ly/supportPJS
August 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Israel is carrying out the largest massacre of journalists & media workers in modern history,& the most dangerous attack on the ideal of a free press in the modern era.
Donate to the IFJ Safety Fund to support our colleagues & sibling union, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. bit.ly/supportPJS
Donate to the IFJ Safety Fund to support our colleagues & sibling union, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. bit.ly/supportPJS