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| John Wicklein: Writing, Editing and Reporting Coach | Vol I, No. 1 |
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| Effective and affordable coaching plans offered for individual reporters or newspaper training editors |
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How much will this coaching cost? |
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| For individual reporters:
$100 for a critique of each group of seven stories, a memo evaluating
them, handouts and one hour of consultation on the phone. Phone charges
are paid by the reporter. Payment is made in advance, through PayPal. To begin:
1. Contact me my phone or e-mail.Phone: (603) 772 4032 e-mail: jfwicklein@comcast.net
2. After we have agreed on the coaching,
click on "Pay Now" to send a credit card payment of $100 via PayPal. For newspaper editors:
Stipend for a visit to your paper: As described in my
prospectus, the stipend depends on the number
of reporters coached, number of days in the visit, number of group sessions
scheduled.
I will provide a binding estimate when the editor decides which coaching
services fit the paper’s needs. As a guide, my standard fee for newspapers over 300,000 circulation is $500 for each 8-hour day at the paper.Training
budgets are tight: The stipend is negotiable. For newspaper
editors: An alternative:
For those who want to sponsor one-on-one Internet coaching of individual reporters:
The stipend is a total of $100 for each packet of seven stories e-mailed
to me by a reporter. The coaching includes a bird-dogging critique of the stories, a memo in which I evaluate them, handouts and a one-hour phone consultation after the reporter has reviewed the edited
stories I’ve sent back by email. Note: I bill newspapers by invoice. |
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