Creative/Editorial/Media

As social media blurs the lines between political/official and personal commentary, the question remains whether defamation protections, crafted in a pre-digital era, remain fit for purpose. According to some, the BBC defamation case has…

Industry squeeze pushes publications to rely on 80% outsourced content as staff numbers plummet Freelance journalism rates have barely budged in a quarter of a century, with some editors paying writers "not far off" what they offered 25…

The party is over. Hundreds of performers and production staff made Manchester Pride unforgettable. Now, the organisation behind the event has gone bust, owing over a million pounds. For the freelance creatives who powered the festival,…

The film industry has been built and sustained by freelance talent. But what happens when the marketing budget of a film can come close to—or even exceed—the budget to make it? We analyse the new realities of film budgets and how they're…

Sadly, print's dead. News outlets want video, audio, and experts who can deliver fast and feed our attention spans. Here's how freelancers can cash in on the shift News outlets are binning their print-first approach. For example,…

ACTION COMEDY Paul Thomas Anderson's ambitious and fast-paced cinematic epic, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Chase Infiniti, updates '80s political paranoia to address contemporary culture wars and the US…

A new charitable initiative, Second Stage, has launched to tackle the UK theatre sector’s chronic entry-level staff shortage by training and employing ex-offenders The UK performing arts industry supports approximately 244,000…

Is your creative business in Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, the North East, West of England, West Midlands, or West Yorkshire? You could be in for a major cash injection if you meet the requirements. A bid writer explains how…

Companies turn to human workers to polish AI-generated content across multiple industries The same companies that laid off human workers in favour of AI are now hiring freelancers to fix what their algorithms got wrong, according to a…

Advertising giant WPP's dramatic freelancer cuts signal industry shift toward automation and internal efficiency. But will its clients feel cheated on creativity? Global advertising holding company WPP has dramatically reduced its…