Help Wanted Ad.. AP REPORTER (Tampa area)

wonder what it pays.. it;'s full time and you only need a high school education..it doesn't even say you need a diploma :)

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Reporter
Job Code: 9435877 POSTED: Nov 17
Salary: Open Location: TAMPA/Florida/USA
Employer: The Associated Press Type: Full Time - Experienced
Category: Broadcast, Newspapers and Magazines Preferred Education: High School

Description


The Associated Press seeks an experienced and versatile Reporter for its Tampa, Fla. bureau.

This Reporter will be part of a four-person news team covering the Tampa Bay area and southwest Florida. This newsperson will take ownership of business coverage, including real-estate trends, in this fast-growing region.

QUALIFICATION

The ideal candidate will have at least three years of experience covering general assignment news for a daily newspaper or news service, and a demonstrated ability to deftly cover breaking news, score scoops and spot trends, in addition to being able to craft well-written enterprise pieces. This reporter must be able to work under strong deadline pressure in a competitive environment and show an ability to write for state and national audiences; experience with multimedia reporting is a bonus. Flexibility in scheduling and travel across the region are required. Fluency in Spanish is preferred. Please send cover letter, resume and three to five clips.

Founded in 1846, AP is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video for more than one billion people a day. AP has more than 4,000 employees working in more than 240 bureaus worldwide. The AP report is distributed in five languages: English, German, Dutch, French and Spanish. The report is translated into many more languages by international subscribers.

AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran in accordance with applicable nondiscrimination laws.

That's stunningly ridiculous.

The pay must be pretty damn low if they have to lower their standards.

(No offense to those who don't have a degree).

They'd rather have that EXPERIENCE block checked than the doggone BA, I guess.

I don't think it's all that absurd, really. A lot of smart people can't AFFORD college anymore. It's been a tight situation since Clinton left the WH.

I know a 'kid' (forty something or so) who started work on a regional paper pretty much right out of high school. He's been a reporter for the same paper for most of his time with them. I don't think he ever bothered to do the college thing. YOu can't tell by reading his stories...

Maybe they've had good luck with the right kind of 'experience.'

job without a degree.

I'm jealous, but I don't begrudge.

I mean, you hire the best person for the job.

And while I understand people cannot afford to go to college, I can't help but continue to ask myself what was the point of getting my degree when I read stories like this. lol

in which practical experience is more valuable than higher education than in journalism. But — and this is a big "but" — that depends so much on the newsroom(s) one lands in. Some news staffs have good teaching editors, and they're worth their weight in college units. Others — and I'm afraid this may be more the case as time goes on — are made up of deskers who just slash copy to space without telling the reporter what he or she could've done better.

From what I've read in the past few years, writing and reporting are going backward. I see so much in newspapers that's been dumbed down for an audience raised on sound bites.

Internships are worth their weight in gold, or as you put it, college units.

It's presumed that most newspaper reporters have at least a BA, though this isn't always the case. Some of the best reporters are those who got a "stringer" gig in high school and were on staff by the time they were 21.

The AP pays "competitively," depending on market. Generally, in markets with major daily newspapers, the newspaper reporter will make more than the AP bureau reporter. In a market like Tampa/St. Pete, the two probably make about the same.

But, trust me — almost no one in newspaper journalism who isn't in management is well-paid.

well-paid.

Market size is the key.

And it's not just newspaper journalism...with the exception of anchors, broadcast journalist reporters are not exactly living in castles either.

I'm very familiar with this end of the business.

start at even less than their newspaper counterparts.

I once asked one of the local teevee sports guys what he was making. I was shocked; it was less than my salary.

I've seen starting newspaper reporter salaries in places like Idaho and Montana, though, in the $15,000-$20,000 range.

People assume (especially electronic journalists) make a ton of money.

I think this fuels the animosity when it comes to accusations that they're "corporate mouthpieces," blah blah, and I know differently.

I even know Democrats who report for Fox (gasp), and I know for a fact that they don't have an agenda.

In 99 percent of cases, it isn't the reporter, but the reporter's boss(es). Reporters don't set agendae, nor do they edit their own work. And those who do edit it are also getting their orders from above.

Shit, we actually agree on something. :D

;)

Cool. :thumbsup:

lol

Not until Dec. 7, anyway. ;)

I used to ask them what they thought I made. I always ended up telling them I hope they start a station soon so I could apply.

before we're forced to throw a bucket of water on you :)

Strange bedfellows, indeed..

So you can either be an AP reporter, or work at McDonalds, but not both in that State, eh?

So much for my Taking Back the Media I guess, thank god I didn't bother putting a lot of time into that site or anything :)

:rofl:

all we need are copywriters who print the bush propaganda word by word.
general assignment? the ideal candidate will read the bush white house propaganda and see how they can frame general news, or breaking news into the white house propaganda/spin of the day.

"AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran in accordance with applicable nondiscrimination laws "
equals code words for only white need apply.

who cares if you have a degree?