How to become a Daily photo editor
It made me
hopeful 
"started as a freelancer and eventually they slotted me in."
How I did it: I met one of the editors on a Thanksgiving break trip and decided I wanted to shoot for them. I sent a couple of emails and eventually they put me on the freelancers list. After shooting a few photos per month for them for about a year, that same editor asked me to be a desk editor.
Lessons & tips: Keep at it, ask questions, express some interest?
Resources: a camera. :)
