Just how tiny is the freelance market?

If you believe Scott Carney's back-of-the-envelope math, it's vanishingly small: "The total market for long-form journalism in major magazines in America is approximately $3.6 million. To put it another way: The collective body of writers earned less than Butch Jones, a relatively unknown college football coach, earned in a single year." It didn't take long, however, for Carney's numbers to draw a skeptical reaction. Details from Romenesko.

January 12, 2015

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