What are your hiring standards for stringers for high school sporting events? Is a college degree required? Is a high school diploma required?
I'm asking because I want the weekly I write for to hire at least one stringer to cover the football games of the only high school we cover. I've moved to the opposite coast from the newspaper but continue to write for it, getting information for the coaches.
However, my other job, which is with a full time and with a daily outlet, is consuming more and more of my time and I want to spend less time with the weekly job. (I'd like to quit the weekly job but cannot at this time.)
Key reason I'm asking is so I can tell the publisher to lower his standards. He seems to think this requires a college degree which it obviously does not. I do not think it requires a high school diploma. I'd like to be able to tell him that the industry standard is that a high school diploma is not required.
Have you had success stories with high school students being stringers? How about horror stories?
I'm asking because I want the weekly I write for to hire at least one stringer to cover the football games of the only high school we cover. I've moved to the opposite coast from the newspaper but continue to write for it, getting information for the coaches.
However, my other job, which is with a full time and with a daily outlet, is consuming more and more of my time and I want to spend less time with the weekly job. (I'd like to quit the weekly job but cannot at this time.)
Key reason I'm asking is so I can tell the publisher to lower his standards. He seems to think this requires a college degree which it obviously does not. I do not think it requires a high school diploma. I'd like to be able to tell him that the industry standard is that a high school diploma is not required.
Have you had success stories with high school students being stringers? How about horror stories?