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Whatever guys. I've never done this full-time and wanted to make sure I wasn't getting low-balled by this particular publication. I thought a message board with fellow sportswriters would be the place to ask that question. Thanks for all that answered the question. It comes down to: stay in a...

What don't you understand about that sentence? I said I would love to write full-time BUT the pay is not good and it would be a major pay cut. Meaning - I wish I could, but it doesn't make sense financially. So it's not going to happen.

I am not taking a massive paycut. I'm simply not going to do it if the wages are going to look like this all around. That's why I asked the original question.

That's the thing, sportswriting is a passion of mine. I love doing it and wouldn't view it as "work" like you said above. Right now I'm doing freelance work while working a full-time job. I would love to just write full-time but the pay is not good and it would be a major pay cut for me. Plus, I...

I got the impression that I would not when I had the interview. Also, I should make myself more clear. This would be covering just high school sports.

What would you see would be the average salary/per hour for a sports editor for a county newspaper? How about for just a sportswriter? I know sportswriters are underpaid but I was offered $11 per hour and it seems too low when you consider I would not be compensated for gas and other expenses.