Oshkosh Stringer Selection NOW Underway
You've seen, for several
years, what a great job our stringers, news-spies, and helpers have
done at a number of high-profile aviation events. GREAT
writers and photographers like Pete Combs, Rob Finfrock, Juan
Jimenez, Kevin O'Brien, John Ballantyne, Aleta Vinas, and Annette
Kurman... as well as many other additional supporters,
have helped us gather information and wave the flag for us at
these shows!
Now, we're looking ahead to some big events coming up over the
next few months -- inclduing the biggest and most exciting of them
all. We'll definitely need SEVERAL stringers for Oshkosh, as
well as for other upcoming aero-events.
A few of our former stringers now work, full or part-time, for
Aero-News... others have created great opportunities for themselves
as a result of working with ANN. But... it's time, once again, to
break in a few "newbies." If you have always wanted to see
these events "from the inside," and you can write expertly and take
photos, let us know.
And if you have any previous radio or podcasting skills, all the
better. We're especially interested in people with experience in
shooting and/or producing video segments. You
might be able to join ANN and get an inside view of some of the
most exciting events in the aviation world!
If interested, please send samples of your stories and shots,
along with a little background, and tell us what your spring/summer
availability will be. You'll be working with the most energetic
team in aero-journalism, a group that goes where the stories are
and brings 'em back for readers all over planet Earth.
If you have audio skills, send along a clip of your work and a
list of the software and equipment that you're comfortable
working with.
We work in shifts to cover the most ground, have time to write
it all up, and to digest the work in an efficient flow.
There'll be plenty of fun to go around, as we cover hundreds of
vendors and thousands of aircraft, pilots, and builders. What's
your specialty -- ultralights, warbirds, racers, tube and rag?
Great! You don't have a specialty (just love the whole shooting
match like we do, eh?)? Great!
We have plenty of needs, and there's plenty of aircraft and
stories to go around.
We will be examining a lot of your applications, and the process is
workload-dependent, so -- sooner is better!
We also need a high-energy "gopher" for Oshkosh -- someone who
can be counted on to run the numerous errands, arrange some
meetings, and keep us up to date on whatever we may be missing! Let
us know if any of these positions interest (Lakeland or Oshkosh)
you by sending your specs to the email link below.