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Fashion magazine Elle has hired a homeless and unemployed blogger named Brianna Karp... for $150 per month. Her new job/internship will require one hour of work per day; if she's still living in California she'll be making less than the state's $8 per hour minimum wage. Is this a case of old media cynically exploiting the homeless (and bloggers) or is it a great opportunity for the young woman? It might be both.

Whatever your opinion of the arrangement, it's hard to swallow Leanne Italie's Associated Press write-up calling it "a 21st century fairytale." Karp writes a blog called The Girl's Guide to Homelessness and says she's very excited about the opportunity. It makes me feel a little nauseous.