Become a neighborhood news stringer.

[N6ATF]

The Reader will pay $50 for your news story or $60 for your news story plus photo or $75 for your news story plus YouTube video. Write 100-250 words, go to SDReader.com, find the neighborhood or campus you have a news story for, and click on "Submit a News Story".

Editors will read and approve for publishing/payment within 24 hours. They pay every Friday - deadline for submitting to get paid that Friday is Tuesday at noon.

(this was paraphrased from a full-page spread on page 2 of the 12/24/2008 issue)

[IronCross]

Updated Prices:

We'll pay $10 for every news story we post online (100-250 words), plus $5 for photo, and another $5 for YouTube video.

If your story is chosen for our print version, we'll pay $50 for your story instead of $10.

[N6ATF]

Ouch.

[w6kru]

I think I'll fill up my tank and head out in the morning to see if can get something.

[IronCross]

Ouch.

Tell me about it. I tryed it out last week. Got a check saturday. Still owe me another one...

[PStuart]

Tell me about it. I tryed it out last week. Got a check saturday. Still owe me another one...

Did you write a story or just submit video/photo? Can we see what you submitted?

[IronCross]

They like to edit it quite a bit.

Its like when Im out in the truck driving around, not much happens, but the day I stay home something happens. Damm Murphy...

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/staff/mark-jay/

Thats me ^. Im not saying its the best, but its a start lol

I have another one pending from the shooting last night in Encanto.

[N6ATF]

Ha, that one made it to print!

Where did the picture come from?

[IronCross]

I didnt, If I were to add a picture. It would of been of the scene. Or video...

They just add generic pics

[N6ATF]

Yeah, it would have been funny if you posed for a stock photo.