Six-Figure Journalism, Media and Communications Jobs for the Week Ending Sept 26

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Abigail Bassett
September 24, 2025

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What Caught My Eye This Week: Penske Media is Suing Google over AI summaries

If you’re like me and keep a close eye on what’s happening in the media business because it directly impacts your bottom line, you know that traffic to publications has seen a tremendous drop off since Google started prioritizing its AI summaries in search. (By the way, you can turn these off, and I highly recommend it if you want to help out your fellow media folks and journalists and not partake in the traffic apocalypse.)

While Google has continually denied that its AI summaries are ☠️ traffic, (I’m rolling my eyes as I write this), there is plenty of evidence to the contrary (see also: layoffs, freelance budget cuts, media contraction, the list goes on and on and on…)

The suit argues that the AI overviews repurpose journalistic content without consent or compensation (a similar argument that authors are using to go after AI training), resulting in declining revenue for publishers. Publishers are finally seeing this whole AI thing as more than just an exploitation of journalism, but a major threat to their bottom line—and if we know anything, we know that capitalists (and publishers) hate to lose money. I’m choosing to frame this in a positive light, as something that demonstrates the industry’s willingness to push back against the major shifts that have been occurring in the business as a direct result of AI.

And that’s where I see an opening for us. If publishers are finally putting up a legal fight, it means there’s real recognition that journalism has value—and that value needs to be paid for—especially in a world where everyone from comics to journalists are under increasing scrutiny. That’s the leverage freelancers and editors can carry into negotiations, pitches, and contracts right now.

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This week is solid on the full-time front and pretty lean on freelance—but there are some decent jobs out there.

Highlights this week include:

  • A bunch of remote audio production jobs that pay well into the mid-100ks

  • A handful of jobs that do real good in the world (think charities that need your editorial chops, and non-profits looking for content wizards) and pay very well.

  • Some pretty horrific Dishonorable Mention jobs

  • And something fun in the Passion Projects section

If you’re new here, 👋 I’m Abigail Bassett 👋 a highly successful freelance journalist with top-tier bylines under my belt. I’ve written for many of the publications I include in this newsletter, including The Atlantic, Elle, Business Insider, National Geographic, Fortune, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc., TechCrunch, The Verge, CNN, and more. I have been a freelancer for more than ten years, and I KNOW the ins and outs of this business. If you’re looking for someone to guide you through these tough media times, I’m your gal. You can find out more about me and my work at abigailbassett.com.

For $5 per month, or less than the cost of a cup of coffee you can get access to these jobs (and previous weeks listings), editor emails (which I include every week), pitch guides, insights about what it’s really like to work for these companies (via the Editor’s Notes), and everyone’s favorite section: The Dishonorable Mentions. There, I detail the worst media jobs (and companies) that consistently underpay for the work they’re offering.

This newsletter stands out in a sea of others because you won’t see these jobs in any other newsletter out there. I curate them directly via a number of different sites and get many listings directly. If I do see something on the numerous jobs newsletters I subscribe to, I’ll mention it in the Editor’s Notes.

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