Myriam Scuttlebutt (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
cardboard_journalism) wrote2015-04-30 02:27 pm
cardboard_journalism) wrote2015-04-30 02:27 pm
Inbox [cerealia]
"Sss, sss, sss.
You've reached the desk of Myriam Scuttlebutt.
If you're calling to submit a story to the Cerealia Times, please press 1.
If you're calling to inquire about employment with the Cerealia Times, please press 2.
If you're calling to make a complaint about a story in the Cerealia Times, you are free to hang up. Complaints will only be accepted as submitted letters to the editor, delivered in physical form.
If you're calling for any other reason, please leave a message after the beep."
[boop]
[if 1 is pressed]
"You've reached the extension for submitting a story to the Cerealia Times. Please describe your story after the beep. For reference, please include your name and contact information. You may also make your tip anonymously, or ask for anonymity. As a source, your anonymity is protected by law, and will not be revealed without your express permission.
Kahk-kahk... Keep in mind, you cannot be financially compensated for information you provide, for reason of journalistic ethics. ...no, really, journalists aren't supposed to do that."
[boop]
[if 2 is pressed]
"The Cerealia Times is in need of correspondents, reporters, photojournalists, and delivery personnel.
Correspondent: you are expected to respond to stories that break out in an assigned section of Cerealia, report the information at the scene, interview witnesses, and supply written stories. Mild literacy is required.
Reporters: you are expected to actively pursue assigned stories and conduct related interviews in a timely manner. Mild interpersonal skills a plus, but not essential. With approval, you will be free to investigate your own stories.
Photojournalists: you are expected to record newsworthy events on film. This may require taking shots under suboptimal conditions.
Delivery personnel: you are expected to transport, unload, and fold bundles of newspaper around Cerealia.
All of these jobs take long hours and are very demanding... but they're worth it. --Except for the delivery job, that's just busywork. Sss, sss!
Leave your contact information, desired post, and brief description of your experience, if any!"
[boop]
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You've reached the desk of Myriam Scuttlebutt.
If you're calling to submit a story to the Cerealia Times, please press 1.
If you're calling to inquire about employment with the Cerealia Times, please press 2.
If you're calling to make a complaint about a story in the Cerealia Times, you are free to hang up. Complaints will only be accepted as submitted letters to the editor, delivered in physical form.
If you're calling for any other reason, please leave a message after the beep."
[boop]
[if 1 is pressed]
"You've reached the extension for submitting a story to the Cerealia Times. Please describe your story after the beep. For reference, please include your name and contact information. You may also make your tip anonymously, or ask for anonymity. As a source, your anonymity is protected by law, and will not be revealed without your express permission.
Kahk-kahk... Keep in mind, you cannot be financially compensated for information you provide, for reason of journalistic ethics. ...no, really, journalists aren't supposed to do that."
[boop]
[if 2 is pressed]
"The Cerealia Times is in need of correspondents, reporters, photojournalists, and delivery personnel.
Correspondent: you are expected to respond to stories that break out in an assigned section of Cerealia, report the information at the scene, interview witnesses, and supply written stories. Mild literacy is required.
Reporters: you are expected to actively pursue assigned stories and conduct related interviews in a timely manner. Mild interpersonal skills a plus, but not essential. With approval, you will be free to investigate your own stories.
Photojournalists: you are expected to record newsworthy events on film. This may require taking shots under suboptimal conditions.
Delivery personnel: you are expected to transport, unload, and fold bundles of newspaper around Cerealia.
All of these jobs take long hours and are very demanding... but they're worth it. --Except for the delivery job, that's just busywork. Sss, sss!
Leave your contact information, desired post, and brief description of your experience, if any!"
[boop]
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[ Plus she might be able to meet Miss Tattler too... ]
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[her voice positively shook with excitement. Another brought in to the newspaper's fold! Of course, there was no better tactic than to make an enemy into a friend! And fellow-journalist friends were the best friends ever.]
The next edition of The Cerealia Times will be published January 10th! It will be put to bed 11:59 pm the previous day. No submission will be accepted after this time. Since you're writing the music column, I expect at least a few hundred words, but not more than a thousand. You can write about whatever you want as long as it's music related: composers, symphonies, marches, songs, instruments, whatever you like. Of course, it'll be subject to editing and approval by me. Sss.
I'm paying my workers freelance, which means by the article. I can't exactly afford to pay salaries right now... maybe when the newspaper gets bigger, this will change.
So, what were you expecting in compensation, exactly? Go ahead, name your price, per article.
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I can't believe I'm going to be working with a girl who wears a cardboard box everywhere...
[ But she listens. ]
That's fine, I'm sure it won't be that difficult for someone like me. You couldn't have asked for anyone as knowledgeable as I am on music after all.
[ Except that she hates pop-music. ]
At least enough for a nice meal or something, it's not like you can afford how much it should really cost you.
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All right. Shouldn't be a problem. Any other questions? If not... I look forward to reading your work!
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No! I got it. January 10th. Just don't forget not to publish anything about Matoi and I anymore!!
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[click!]