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The Copywriting Maven on NO!SPEC
The Copywriting Maven: Why I Don’t Work “On Spec” Spec is short for speculation. In the copywriting and creative services world, that means a potential client says to us, “I’m not sure about hiring you, so let’s see what you do with this speculative assignment. We’ll pay you if we like it. And if we…
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Writers Ask Minister to Rein in TVNZ
Writers Ask Minister to Rein in TVNZ Media Release from the New Zealand Writers Guild 12 May 2006 The New Zealand Writers Guild have asked Minister of Broadcasting Steve Maharey to amend the terms of an in-house competition being run by TVNZ. The Life’s a Pitch contest invites TVNZ staff to pitch programme ideas to…