So you think you're a journalist? Sell your stories on eByline

eByline, an online service that brings together freelance journalists and publishers looking for stories, announced today it has raised $1.5 million in its first round of funding from The E.W. Scripps Company.

The site, eByline.com, serves as a marketplace for freelance journalists and reporters to showcase their work and offer it up for syndication. Reporters can set whatever price they want for their work. Publishers can then pick and choose from individual stories and pay … Continue Reading

Associated Press wires are once again news Google can use

Associated Press wires are once again news Google can use

Google and the Associated Press, one of the world’s largest news publication wires, have agreed to a new contract that will allow Google to continue publishing AP content without fear of a lawsuit.

The agreement has always been an odd one for Google, which built Google News as a collection of headlines and links to news stories. For the AP, however, which has historically charged licensees a fee to run its stories through their news … Continue Reading