Rolling Stone Wants Writers to Pay $2000 to Get Their Articles Published
And it shows just how bad things have got for freelance writers.
It appears to be a chance of a lifetime, getting your writing featured in the iconic Rolling Stone magazine, which has published work by Patti Smith, Tom Wolfe and Hunter S Thompson. But would you pay $2000 for it?
The magazine is now offering a chance to “shape the future of culture” by becoming a “thought leader.” They contacted a select few individuals to offer them the chance to become members of its new “Culture Council” and join “an invitation-only community for innovators, influencers and tastemakers”. If they pass the vetting process, they will be ‘allowed’ to publish original content to the Rolling Stone website. This, according to the Council’s website, is an immense privilege for the contributor, because “being published in one of the best-known entertainment media outlets in the world sets you apart as a visionary, leader, and bold voice in your industry.”
A spokesperson from the magazine told the Guardian that such articles would run separately from editorial content, in their own separate channel. “Content created by Culture Council members exists in its own channel separate from editorial content and is clearly labelled as originating from a…
