The amount you can make on general articles varies, and it can take a few days for them to get around to your article.
For (almost) instant gratification, you can write and submit a news story, which will be looked at sooner and publish for a flat rate.
I tried this the other day.
I wrote on the story I've been following, the Channon Christian/Christopher Newsom murders, and the rally that some are planning in their memory.
Well, my story got a lot of comments and none of them were too pretty. It seems there are two camps who oppose each other and they wanted to duke it out in my comments section.
I couldn't in fairness to either camp leave the comments up. Decency required me to delete them and I urge those involved to find a different venue to fight it out in.
As for me, I am a Christian with Anabaptist leanings. I don't, for Biblical reasons, involve myself in any sort of politics.
My apologies if my attempt at writing a fair and unbiased news story gave the impression that I either support or condemn any one political belief system.
PS You can join AC and get paid to write, too!
4 comments:
No need for an apology. You simply tried to report an upcoming event.
No need to shoot you...you're just the messenger.
I haven't been dodging bullets :)
I just wanted to make it clear that I don't endorse or oppose any political beliefs--and don't know enough about the subject to get involved in debates involving differing viewpoints--because some readers were bringing politics into it.
I thought this only served to distract from the purpose of the article--bringing attention to the crime and the irresponsibility of the media who aren't reporting it.
This story transcends politics, in my opinion. It's an awful story that people should be aware of so that they can learn from it. If telling it saves lives, it should be told.
This whole crime is just too awful for someone of my disposition to dwell upon. I'm not sure how anyone can do news all the time. I'd say you have to either have no emotions at all or be totally self-centered to be able to research stories like this one on a regular basis without losing sleep.
Miss Morgan -
I commend you on your courage to investigate and write this story. Such crimes as these all to often are under-reported - thank you and please, continue to do so, it would be good were you able to attend the Knoxville Rally - Were this a crime committed by Whites against Blacks, it would all over the national news and Negroes marching in the streets en masse would be a given, along with police escort. One cannot deny the obvious.
Regards EG
Miss Morgan -
I commend your dedication to report the story and thank you.
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