If the paper is even moderately professional in the way it handles you and its employees, ask for a review at 6 months so you can get a handle on how they feel about your work.
Figure out who the real boss is and play nice with that person.
Check out http://www.sportsshooter.com sometime soon and look at the sports shooting in the largest paper you can get near every day for a while.
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Emily L. Ferguson
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New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/
