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Cam Newton thinks female reporter talking routes is 'funny'

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by MeanGreenATO, Oct 4, 2017.

  1. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    55k?
     
  2. Mr. X

    Mr. X Active Member

    Seems too low.
     
  3. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    70k?
     
  4. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    I sure as hell hope a NFL beat writer is making more than 70 K.
     
  5. As The Crow Flies

    As The Crow Flies Active Member

    I bet it's closer to 55k. That's why all these 20-somethings are covering the NFL.
     
  6. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    There's no way in hell she is making $70K. Even $55K would be a little surprising. The Observer is a McClatchy paper, and McClatchy has been cutting jobs aggressively and is in full-on survival mode.
     
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  7. Mr. X

    Mr. X Active Member

    Is it correct she has been at The Observer for about three years? That would be a factor in her salary. Where did she go to college? If she went to Northwestern, that would likely figure into her salary.
     
  8. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

  9. Tweener

    Tweener Well-Known Member

    No, I'm a hack. My earlier approach was pissy. My mistake.

    But I've worked at a handful of big publications over the years and alongside some of the best -- names you'd know. Most of them weren't on an NFL beat two years out of college, so I have to chuckle when I tead about the year-long slog she went through to get the job she now has. It often takes a ton of talent and at least a few years of grinding after college.
     
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  10. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    If she went to Northwestern, that would likely figure into her student debt.
     
  11. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    If you're in your 20s and covering the NFL, you're probably not making great money unless you're on a national TV broadcast.

    It's a young person's game. Long hours, erratic hours, paid in fun and travel.
     
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  12. Mr. X

    Mr. X Active Member

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