While attending school and achieving 200 words per minute, the student will be required to undertake a 40-hour Internship sitting in with working reporters, either in court or freelancing. The agencies that you would be working with as part of the program could offer you a position upon graduation. There could be some additional training required by the individual agency before taking your first job.
Freelance Reporters in New York get paid by the page plus an attendance fee.
