Simply put, because time is money. A reporter makes more working with a scopist than one that doesn't.
Consider the following two scenarios:
Lisa is a reporter that works with a scopist.
On Monday, Lisa takes a job that ends up being 200 pages long. She is paid $3.25 per page and makes $650. She charges a $70 appearance fee, bringing the total up to $720. She pays her scopist $1.00 per page for a total of $200. Lisa makes a total of $520.
On Tuesday, Lisa works another job with the same number of pages. She makes an additional $520.
Lisa ends up making a total of $1,040 in two days.
Nicole is a reporter that does not work with a scopist.
On Monday, Nicole takes a job that ends up being 200 pages long. She is paid $3.25 per page and makes $650. She charges a $70 appearance fee, bringing the total up to $720. She does not pay a scopist, so her total remains $720.
On Tuesday, Nicole spends the day scoping Monday's job. She does not make any money.
Nicole ends up making a total of $720 in two days.
Also, Lisa's scopist fees are tax deductible. It really makes great sense (and cents!) to hire a scopist!
Consider the following two scenarios:
Lisa is a reporter that works with a scopist.
On Monday, Lisa takes a job that ends up being 200 pages long. She is paid $3.25 per page and makes $650. She charges a $70 appearance fee, bringing the total up to $720. She pays her scopist $1.00 per page for a total of $200. Lisa makes a total of $520.
On Tuesday, Lisa works another job with the same number of pages. She makes an additional $520.
Lisa ends up making a total of $1,040 in two days.
Nicole is a reporter that does not work with a scopist.
On Monday, Nicole takes a job that ends up being 200 pages long. She is paid $3.25 per page and makes $650. She charges a $70 appearance fee, bringing the total up to $720. She does not pay a scopist, so her total remains $720.
On Tuesday, Nicole spends the day scoping Monday's job. She does not make any money.
Nicole ends up making a total of $720 in two days.
Also, Lisa's scopist fees are tax deductible. It really makes great sense (and cents!) to hire a scopist!