Contributor network explained

A contributor network (or contributor platform) is an arrangement in which an online publication releases articles authored by freelance writers, known as contributors, who are not part of its staff. Depending on the program, contributors may be paid or unpaid; paid contributors are typically compensated based on the volume of articles they produce or the amount of web traffic their articles generate.[1]

Online publications use contributor networks to inexpensively expand their content selection. Because contributors are freelancers, publications can increase or decrease the number of contributors in their networks more easily than they can hire or fire employees. Some publications that use the contributor model exercise limited editorial oversight. For example, online articles written by Forbes contributors are not reviewed by editors prior to publication.

Contributor networks are vulnerable to conflicts of interest.[2] Public relations agents and marketing companies have advertised their clients by submitting promotional articles to the contributor networks of Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Forbes, HuffPost, Inc., Insider, and Mashable.[3] [4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gottlieb . Jed . Will efforts at reinvention improve contributor networks? . . 19 February 2022 . en . 20 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Sonderman . Jeff . What the Forbes model of contributed content means for journalism . . 19 February 2022 . 29 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Christian . Jon . One Of The Web's Most Prolific Online Marketing Writers Has Been Promoting His Clients In Articles For Forbes, Entrepreneur, And Inc. Magazine . . 19 February 2022 . en . 2 July 2018.
  4. Web site: Christian . Jon . How brands secretly buy their way into Forbes, Fast Company, and HuffPost stories . . 19 February 2022 . en . 5 December 2017.
  5. Web site: Benton . Joshua . Joshua Benton . An incomplete history of Forbes.com as a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism . . 19 February 2022 . 9 February 2022.
  6. Book: Ledbetter . James . James Ledbetter . Schiffrin . Anya . Anya Schiffrin . Media Capture . . 5 August 2021 . 9780231548021 . 104–116 . https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7312/schi18882-008/html . subscription . limited . 19 February 2022 . Digital Payola: Policing the Open Contributor Network . 10.7312/schi18882-008 . .

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