She arrived at New York University four years ago thinking about a career in magazines. That morphed quickly to blogging, the faster way to get her writing noticed, she thought. But realizing that $15 per post wasn’t going to pay rent and grocery bills, she took a job with a tech startup this summer in a market research gig. For now, Taylor considers journalism a hobby. “I try to keep freelancing on my mind,” she said, but the few opportunities that come along tend to pay little if anything. For a new crop of journalists, with many more wannabes starting journalism school this fall, tumult in the news industry means new opportunities for connecting with readers online, but also fresh anxiety about finding a way to get paid for it.
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