<<They would pay a stringer more if his story was picked up by AP and astroturfed through the blogosphere. Wonder how many hits and referrals the Scranton Reporter got this week because of that story.>>
They'd pay the stringer the same as they always do, cuz they don't know in advance what's gonna happen to the story. And if the story's a fake, they won't pay him another cent, ever. And neither will anyone else, unless he changes his name.