![]() ![]() Concretely, this means that the work you do while you’re on BuzzFeed’s staff belongs to BuzzFeed, and that you can’t work for other productions without our permission,” Frank wrote. “We’re investing heavily in you, and we do ask for a real commitment in return. Last month, BuzzFeed fired two staffers, Brittany Ashley and Jenny Lorenzo, for moonlighting on Ferrera’s web series “Gente-fied.” Following backlash from viewers and former staffers, BuzzFeed Motion Pictures president Ze Frank issued a memo outlining the company’s exclusivity rules. “That is a thing that didn’t exist 10 years ago, that you could graduate from college with a film degree and then immediately be making videos that people are watching.”īut some are rebelling against the constraints of creating content in a more corporate environment, from deadlines to strictures on outside assignments to exclusivity clauses.Īlso Read: Two Buzzfeed Staffers Fired After Work on America Ferrera Series “It’s a good problem to have, to have worked at a company where you’re making money making stuff,” comedian Allison Raskin, a former BuzzFeed video creator, told TheWrap. But when not in front of the camera specifically for “Try Guys” videos, each member also writes, produces, and/or directs videos for the channel that frequently have well over 1 million views. ![]() “There’s not enough money in the world to not own your ideas because, at the end of the day, that’s all you’re going to have,” Brooklyn-based Akilah Hughes, a comedian and writer with over 100,000 subscribers on YouTube, told TheWrap.Īlso Read: BuzzFeed Video Accused of Stealing YouTube Stars' Ideasįor some up-and-comers, the appeal of going to work for a bigger outlet is obvious, allowing access to other talent, technical resources and a much larger platform to build their brands.įor example, BuzzFeed’s “Try Guys” - Eugene Lee Yang, Ned Fulmer, Zach Kornfeld, and Keith Habersberger - have risen from obscurity and amassed a large online following because of the series. The recent firing of two BuzzFeed staffers for moonlighting on a web series produced by America Ferrera highlights an age-old quandary that young creatives face now more than ever: Are the financial benefits and larger audiences of working for major media companies worth the tradeoff of losing control and ownership of your content?įor some millennials, independence matters most - especially since major companies like BuzzFeed typically sign digital personalities to exclusive contracts that give them ownership of all content created and restrict their ability to work on outside projects. ![]()
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