There are plenty of ways writers can benefit from these changing tides. Whether you’re happy or sad about the end of free HuffPo content, it’s important to understand what this change signifies in the marketplace.
So it wasn’t all bad.īut in the main, hordes of writers writing for free isn’t good.
Yes, a tiny handful of writers seemed to get good clients through their unpaid HuffPo bylines, though the value of HuffPo exposure declined over time.Īnd quite a few writers were earning good money ghostwriting free HuffPo posts for thought leader/speaker/CEO types who didn’t have time to write their own authority-building pieces. The end of unpaid HuffPo articles is part of a trend we’ll likely see more of this year - and I think it’s a good thing. Many writers online have bemoaned the death of free HuffPo posts, but I have a different reaction. “Last time we checked, broadcasting your personal life was not part of the ‘actress’ job description.If you missed the big news this past week: The Huffington Post (now officially known as HuffPost) ended its free-contributor channel, which had over 100,000 participating writers. “His invasive questioning shows exactly why some celebrities go to such lengths to hide their pregnancies,” she continued. Women are not obligated to announce that they’re pregnant, even if they’re famous,” Huffington Post’s Hayley Cuccinello wrote in her scathing column. “The audience laughed and clapped after Kimmel joked that Fox was a liar, but this line of questioning is not amusing.
When Fox asked if Kimmel felt entitled to “that sort of intimate information,” the host jokingly responded, “Yes, I do.”Īlso Read: Jimmy Kimmel Renews ABC Deal for 3 More Years “Do you feel, in a way, like you lied to me by coming out here pregnant and not indicating it in any way?” Kimmel asked the actress, referencing the last time she appeared on the show, before publicly announcing that she was expecting. “Dear – Megan agreed to discuss this before the show, so fuck off,” Kimmel wrote on Twitter.Īlso Read: Kelly Ripa's First Wave of Guest Co-Hosts: Who Had the Best and Worst TV Ratings?įox was on the show to promote her upcoming film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” when the topic of her pregnancy came up. On Wednesday, the site posted a column titled: “Dear Jimmy Kimmel, Megan Fox‘s Pregnancy Is None Of Your Business” after the ABC late-night host brought up Fox’s impending motherhood during an interview Tuesday. Jimmy Kimmel had a pretty simple response to the Huffington Post regarding a column ripping him for discussing a guest’s pregnancy on his show: “F- off.”
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