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From the article: The average entry-level reporter's wages are $25,167 a year, according to Payscale.com. And today's beginning reporters are asked to do more
by gravitycop 18y ago
From the article:
The average entry-level reporter's wages are $25,167 a year, according to Payscale.com. And today's beginning reporters are asked to do more than those starting just a few years before. "In some cases it means being able to go out and report the story, write for online, shoot video, edit from the field, and update for the print edition. And in some cases it means shooting the pictures, creating a slideshow, putting it in Flash, and doing all that in addition to reporting," [...]
These are the low-pay jobs. There are also the no-pay jobs popular with Web site management. Young journalists are encouraged to blog and post on a variety of no-pay Web sites. This is supposed to help them find employment, and it probably does. But it certainly does violence to the old slogan of a day's work for a day's pay.
Or, journalists can hustle grants from foundations or wealthy individuals to pay for their reporting.
- brandnewlow 18y agoI've never met a journalist who got into it for the money. So that explanation never convinces me. Reasons I have heard for why people do it: 1. Anger at wealthy elites and politicians. 2. Desire to tell people the truth about what's going on. 3. Likes to see their byline out in the public. 4. Enjoys meeting random people, having access to the rich and powerful across many segments of society. 5. Can't hack it as an actor, celebrity, but still wants some measure of fame and glory. 6. Likes to tell stories. I've never met anyone who went into journalism to get rich. Most I know have more or less decided they're going to be poor for a long time to come. But they have great stories at parties.