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Servicing the media: freelancing, teleworking and ‘enterprising’ careers
Author(s) -
Baines Susan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/1468-005x.00050
Subject(s) - work (physics) , redundancy (engineering) , isolation (microbiology) , public relations , business , media industry , marketing , engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , reliability engineering , biology
This article examines the working lives of people offering services to the media on a freelance basis. Almost all work from home using information and communication technologies but isolation in the home is not the norm as most maintain extensive personal networks in the industry. Nevertheless, popular imagery of the ‘electronic cottage’ and the ‘virtual organisation only superficially capture their experiences. Insecurity and weakness in the market are suggested by histories of redundancy and dependence on single client organisations including former employers.