re: DAT: Your World Champion Houston Astros 2018 Spring Training Thread

OT discussion. It seems CrawfishBoxes is hemorrhaging their writers. The site manager recently announced he was leaving. This after several of the long time writers quit. In the comment section of that announcement, many of them didn't hold back with their dissatisfaction with how they're treated. Apparently Vox Media which owns the SB Nation sites, puts out huge demands of writing staff which basically is made up of hobbyists who have other jobs.

I had noticed over the off season, there were very few articles being posted. Apparently this was the issue.

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These sites are run by managers who are expected to post articles and videos, track and sometimes break news, manage writers, conduct interviews, assign stories, find contributors, edit posts, write analysis, and generally do the work of journalism. These responsibilities can add up to a demanding job—or, in some cases, a close to full-time one—but site managers are independent contractors who are paid a monthly stipend that varies widely. According to more than a dozen former and current site managers I spoke to, that stipend tends to hover around $600. The stipend often doubles as a budget.

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Deadspin Article on How SB Nation runs its operation