[NUJ.LFB] NUJ Rate for the Job:
Recently reported rates / all

Updated: 15 May 2012

These rates have been reported by members of the National Union of Journalists and others, and printed in the Freelance, newsletter of London Freelance Branch. They are sorted by publisher/publication, then by date (most recent first). TIP: Use the "Find in page" command under your browser's "Edit" menu to be sure of finding all occurrences of a publication/publisher. AND do note the year in which the rate was reported! See also the Freelance Fees Guide, which gives general recommendations. And read the disclaimer and the key to exactly what the entries mean.

^ Recently reported rates / all work

These are Rates for the Job reported in the past few months, sorted by type of work and sector of journalism. See:

Some of the above are subdivided into books, mags, news, online, other, PR and regional sectors. Keep on paging down...

If no-one has recently reported any rates in a category, you see just the headers, thus:

* Tell us what you've been paid for Recently reported rates / all work * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Broadcasting / news

Completists may want to see a few older rates. Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Inside Story Punditry - 25 mins including car pick up 1.5 hours 2012 GBP 250 GR
Al Jazeera TV Reporter day shift on contract (so includes time off element) 2012 GBP 337.50 O
Channel 4 News reporting day _ITN 2011 GBP 136
Channel 4 News punditry - expert interview _ITN 2012 GBP 60 X
DW-Radio (Germany) 6 minute radio feature 2012 EUR 227
Radio France International (France) 3.5-4 minute radio feature 2012 EUR 124
Sky News Presenting through limited company _NI 2012 GBP 350
ZDF TV production day shift including VAT 2011 GBP 240

^ Broadcasting / other

Any kind of work for TV or radio programmes other than news. Includes, for the moment, podcasting - whether of newspaper, magazine or broadcast content. Completists may want to see a few older rates. Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Nursing Standard Podcast 2012 GBP 100
ABC radio (USA) 29-minute documentary (10 interviews) - no travel exes 2012 GBP 1000
BBC Asian Network weekly radio contribution _BBC 2011 GBP 50 GR XX
BBC Radio day (features) exes paid _BBC 2012 GBP 150 X
BBC Radio half-day (features) exes paid _BBC 2012 GBP 75
BBC World Service - Assistant Producer day producing promos _BBC 2011 GBP 120 XX
BBC World Service programme 8-minute item including 4 interviewees, no expenses , all rights _BBC 2012 GBP 290
BBC World Service programme 30 minute simul rec _BBC 2012 GBP 180
Record companies (various) Video pop/rock star PR interviews for EPKs (Electronic Press Kits) All rights 2011 GBP 1000 O
Record companies (various) Video pop/rock star PR interviews for EPKs (Electronic Press Kits) All rights 2011 GBP 800 O
Record companies (various) Video pop/rock star PR interviews for EPKs (Electronic Press Kits) All rights 2011 GBP 500
Resonance FM Community Radio Podcast: exes only 2012 GBP 20 0 XX
Zuendfunk 10 min radio feature with supporting original un-cut copies 2012 EUR 150 X

^ Broadcasting / regional

Any kind of work for broadcast (TV or radio) regional news. See also national news. Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Cartoons / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Cartoons / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Independent Editorial cartoon _INM 2012 GBP 100 X

^ Crosswords / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Crosswords / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Illustrations / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Illustrations / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Photography / books

Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is to put pix in a book.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / books * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Book: Walks Through Britain's History half-page photo worldwide sales in all languages for use in print and digital media (in book form only) of a run of up to 200,000 the cost, including rights to publish in further editions. 2011 GBP 265
Maths textbook (Pearson) 1/8 page photo (sourced via Flickr) Australian edition _Pearson 2012 GBP 190

^ Photography / mags

Photography - whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture - whose primary use is in a magazine. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / mags * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Country Life day, exes £100-200 , all rights (negotiable) _AOL 2012 GBP 500 GR
Mojo cover plus 4/5 cover story pix all rights on pictures used _Bauer 2012 GBP 2000 GR
Mojo "The Mojo Interview" - full-page portrait plus a couple of other pix all rights on pictures used _Bauer 2012 GBP 800 GR
Mountain Bike UK images for feature _Future 2011 GBP 400
National Geographic Traveler 1/4 page photo (sourced via Flickr) magazine and online version _NatGeo 2012 GBP 275
Saga Magazine feature (a day's work) FBS 2012 GBP 1000 O
The English Garden feature FBS _ECN 2012 GBP 350 GR
TRVL app per pic - 40 per piece photographer retains copyright 2012 USD 15

^ Photography / news

Photography - whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture - whose primary use is in a national newspaper. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here. See also regional newspapers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Corriere della Sera two pictures 2011 GBP 300
Financial Times day _Pearson 2011 GBP 130 XX
Guardian Stock pic 216" to 432" - double Berliner page - minimum _GMG 2011 GBP 204.26 HA
Guardian minimum shift (4 hours) in house agreement - £183.15 total _GMG 2011 GBP 171.97 11.18 HA
Guardian Stock pic 108" to 216" - full Berliner page - minimum _GMG 2011 GBP 157.12 HA
Guardian Speculative pic more than 5" - minimum _GMG 2011 GBP 150 HA
Guardian Stock pic 80" to 108" - half Berliner page - minimum _GMG 2011 GBP 120.86 HA
Guardian Stock pic 50" to 80" - minimum _GMG 2011 GBP 105.09 HA
Guardian Stock pic 30" to 50" - minimum _GMG 2011 GBP 91.38 HA
Guardian Stock pic up to 5" - minimum _GMG 2011 GBP 60.09 HA
i images and 300 words _INM 2012 GBP 150 XXX

^ Photography / online

Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, whose primary purpose is for online publication.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / online * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Demotix 1 photo, news online 2012 GBP 120
Independent 2 photos _INM 2012 GBP 80 X
Axon 5 hours on site location for corporate head shoot, internal use only 2011 GBP 480

^ Photography / other

Photography, whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture, that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Baby contest photography for PR, 2 hours 2012 GBP 465
BBC 30 photos _BBC 2012 GBP 450 X

^ Photography / pr

Public Relations work should attract much higher rates than reporting work, even for the same client. So ask what the pictures are for! (Also try Photography / other.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / pr * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
London Literature Festival, South Bank Centre Unauthorised full-page brochure usage, unauthorised cropping, plus mis-crediting of my iconic 1986 "rooftop" image of Gilbert&George to "Didier Hays" 2011 GBP 0 500 XXXX
Shipping company (of indeterminate size) photography for PR, 2 hours 2012 GBP 350 O

^ Photography / regional

Photography - whether paid by the day, the hour or per picture - whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) See also national papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Photography / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Punditry / not broadcast

Being interviewed as an expert and punditry in general. Except, for historical reasons, the majority of this work, which is done for broadcasters - see Broadcasting / news, Broadcasting / regional and Broadcasting / other. There, going rates apply - see the Fees Guide link. Here, negotiations are wide open.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Punditry / not broadcast * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Retainers / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Retainers / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Shifts / books

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / books * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Japanese publisher edit 80,000-word book 2012 GBP 4000 O

^ Shifts / mags

Writing and editing work for magazines, paid by the day or the hour. Mostly sub-editing: checking and proofreading copy and making it fit the house style and design. (Actual publication/programme names appear before publishers and generic rates. The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / mags * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Closer subbing day _Bauer 2012 GBP 130 X
Economia subbing day 2012 GBP 160
ENDS report subbing day - unchanged from 2000 _HM 2012 GBP 140
ENDS Report (environmental) subbing day _HM 2012 GBP 140
English Language Gazete reporting day negotiated up... still 2011 GBP 117.50 XX
Planning news reporting shift _HM 2012 GBP 150
Radio Times subbing day (plus holiday pay) 2012 GBP 120 XX
The Architect's Journal subbing day _Bauer 2012 GBP 150 O
Centaur Communications subbing day _Centaur 2011 GBP 160
Haymarket titles subbing day _HM 2012 GBP 150

^ Shifts / news

Writing and editing work for national newspapers, paid by the day or the hour. Mostly sub-editing: checking and proofreading copy and making it fit the house style and design. (Actual publication/programme names appear before publishers and generic rates. The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here. See also regional newspapers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Metro reporting day _Assoc 2011 GBP 120 GR XX
Metro reporting day _Assoc 2011 GBP 120 GR XX
Sunday Mirror reporting day _TMG 2011 GBP 150
Sunday Times overnight reporting ('day') _NI 2011 GBP 200
Sunday Times print subbing on regional or national desk; expenses up to £15 for taxis if working in small hours _NI 2012 GBP 174.40
Sunday Times supplements subbing day (plus holiday pay) _NI 2012 GBP 144 XX
The Times subbing for iPad/tablets, sxpenses up to £15 for taxis if working in small hours _NI 2012 GBP 155.97

^ Shifts / online

Writing and editing work primarily for online publications, paid by the day or the hour. (The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts. For writing, it would refer to additional print use.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / online * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Shifts / other

Work paid by the day or the hour that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications. (The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Shifts / pr

See also Shifts / other... the 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / pr * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Business consultancy day editing web copy 2012 GBP 300 O
Sainsbury's Subbing day 2011 GBP 130 XXX

^ Shifts / regional

Writing and editing work for regional newspapers, paid by the day or the hour. Mostly sub-editing: checking and proofreading copy and making it fit the house style and design. (Actual publication/programme names appear before publishers and generic rates. The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.)
See also national papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Shropshire Star subbing or reporting day _MNA 2011 GBP 85 X

^ Teaching / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Teaching / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
News International One crime story tip, if you're ex-executive editor Neil Wallis working for the Met, according to the Telegraph _NI 2011 GBP 10000

^ Tip-offs / news

* Tell us what you've been paid for Tip-offs / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Daily Mail _Assoc 2012 GBP 100
Woman's Hour (BBC Radio) _BBC 2011 GBP 25

^ Translation / all

* Tell us what you've been paid for Translation / all * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
ICT Update 1000 words 2012 GBP 60 XX
Daily Mail two days' work to gut a book, provide highlights and translate key passages 5-600 words _Assoc 2012 GBP 450

^ Words, other / books

Words whose primary purpose is to appear in a book. We'll worry about how to tabulate royalty deals when you send some.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / books * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Children's book Children's book, local history - text and 20 photos including hi res cover image, all rights 2011 GBP 500 XXXX

^ Words, other / mags

Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a magazine. Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / mags * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
AOR album review (225 words) _Future 2012 GBP 35 X
Cook Vegetarian features 2011 GBP 200
EYE (Early Years Educator) (MA Education) 2012 GBP 250 GR
Fest feature 2011 GBP 50
First Eleven feature with case studies FBS _Chelsea 2012 GBP 208 GR X
Fortean Times 1600 words + 2 pix _Dennis 2012 GBP 220 XXX
FourFourTwo feature global rights, no expenses _HM 2011 GBP 700
History Today 400 word review 2011 GBP 75
Oasis 4 articles for £400 = 2012 GBP 100 XX
Practical Boat Owner 2 pages 2000 words + several pics absolutely the entirety/every kind or description/now or hereafter/anywhere in the world/uncondtionally & irrevocably waive yr rights under sects 77 & 80 under Copyright & Patents Act 1988 _IPC 2012 GBP 200 X
Right Start (Needmarsh Publishing) feature with case studies FBS 2012 GBP 250 GR X
Self Build & Design FBS 2011 GBP 250
World of Interiors Feature + long captions _CondN 2011 GBP 500 XX

^ Words, other / news

Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a national newspaper. See also regional papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Daily Telegraph international news 300 mid page or anchor and full web use _BarcB 2012 GBP 60 GR XXXX
Daily Telegraph international news 300 mid page or anchor and full web useor/ side bar _BarcB 2012 GBP 60 GR XX
Guardian page for education section, extra online material _GMG 2012 GBP 500
Guardian unspecified feature _GMG 2012 GBP 285
Guardian feature for Family supplement (NB agreed minimum is £301.63 incl. 6.5% online uplift) _GMG 2011 GBP 273.24 17.76
Guardian Learn Direct online - flat rate (for 5 years) _GMG 2012 GBP 200
Guardian Commissioned blog post - Comment is Free - minimum _GMG 2011 GBP 87 HA
Irish Independent online column _INM 2012 EUR 90
Sunday World news page lead _INM 2012 EUR 130 X
Media Wales review, 350 words 2012 GBP 50

^ Words, other / online

Yes, of course, 'online' work can also be 'news' or even 'mags'. But we're making a special effort to collect rates for work which is primarily for online use. (And we didn't fancy a three-dimensional table of types of work.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / online * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Guardian 600-word blog for ents section _GMG 2012 GBP 87
Guardian blog piece for Life & Style, online only _GMG 2011 GBP 87 GR
Al Jazeera English online 3000 words - overwrote! 2012 GBP 212
Al Jazeera online Comment/feature 2011 USD 350
The Economist online 4-500 word blog, range from £75 for thinkpiece to actual journalism at _Pearson 2012 GBP 250

^ Words, other / other

Work paid by the piece, for example, that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Words, other / pr

Writing for Public Relations should attract much higher rates than reporting. There's the 'selling your soul' aspect... But, practically, there's the time it takes. PR clients love meetings. Lots of them. Long ones. Meetings are what they do. (Also try Words, other / other.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / pr * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Science press releases research, writing, formatting (9 hrs per release) 2012 GBP 300

^ Words, other / regional

Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. See also national papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Southampton Daily Echo Amateur theatre reviews - 150 words in paper and on newspaper website. _NQ 2012 GBP 30 GR
Yorkshire Post p3 half page _Johnsto 2012 GBP 100

^ Words, per 1000 / books

Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a book. Only do this if the rate is good and you expect sales to be minimal. Otherwise, go for royalties. Percent of gross, my child, always remember percent of gross sales.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / books * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras

^ Words, per 1000 / mags

Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a magazine. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / mags * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Accounting Technician (Think Publishing) 2012 GBP 350
AOR feature _Future 2012 GBP 106 XX
Arthritis News 2011 GBP 250
Candis (New Hall) 2012 GBP 250
Clash magazine features, interviews, reviews , prod/exes 0 2011 GBP 0 GR XXXX
Countryfile all rights requested; limited licence negotiated _BBC 2011 GBP 140 XX
Cycling Mobility (Verlags Modern) 2012 GBP 375
Easyjet Traveller feature _Ink 2011 GBP 300
Economist _Pearson 2012 GBP 417
Elle Decoration _Hearst 2012 GBP 700 O
Fest 250-word theatre review @ £25 2011 GBP 100
Fiesta (Galaxy) 2012 GBP 150
Foreign Policy (Carnegie Endowment) 2012 USD 250 X
Fortean Times 3000 words @ £360 - reduced rate :-( _Dennis 2011 GBP 120 XXXX
Geographical 2012 GBP 300
Global Health (£640 when reported ) 2011 USD 1000 O
Home Farmer 600 words plus photos 2012 GBP 80 XX
InAVate (IML Group) 2011 GBP 200
Kent Life piece plus provision of photo contacts all rights _ECN 2012 GBP 130 GR X
National Geographic Travel _NatGeo 2012 GBP 201 X
New Internationalist 3000 words for £500 2011 GBP 167
NME features , all-rights contract pressed _IPC 2011 GBP 130 XX
Practical Preschool (MA Education) 2012 GBP 100 GR
Preview feature all rights 2011 GBP 180
Q "page rate" elaborate licence, copyright retained by freelance _Bauer 2012 GBP 185 GR
Real Travel 2012 GBP 133 XXXX
Right Start magazine (Avid) , all rights 2012 GBP 250 GR X
Ryanair magazine feature _Ink 2011 GBP 300
Shortlist feature 2012 GBP 200 X
South China Morning Post travel/design feature commissioned to produce 1000 words at 2.50HKD "per word"; much later emailed contract stating rate was "per published word"; piece published considerably shorter than 1000 words; after a long wait and Hong Kong taxes deducted paid £79 for the piece 2012 GBP 79 XXXX
Teaching Drama feature all rights _Rhineg 2011 GBP 167
Teaching Drama book review - 250 words @ £25 all rights _Rhineg 2011 GBP 100
The Journalist _TU 2011 GBP 300
The Lady 2012 GBP 1000
The Lancet _RE 2011 GBP 437
The Word feature _DH 2012 GBP 133 X
Travel Trade Gazette 2011 GBP 200 GR
Voice 2011 GBP 100 X
Wiltshire Life FBS 2011 GBP 140
Regeneration magazines 2012 GBP 230
Trade union day editing journal _TU 2012 GBP 134
TRVL app writer retains copyright 2012 EUR 200

^ Words, per 1000 / news

Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a national newspaper. Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here. See also regional newspapers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / news * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Cruise International _Chelsea 2012 GBP 273
Daily Mail health feature _Assoc 2012 GBP 600
Daily Mail _Assoc 2012 GBP 556
Financial Times _Pearson 2012 GBP 500
Financial Times _Pearson 2011 GBP 440
Financial Times _Pearson 2011 GBP 286
Guardian obituary - if you're Stephen Fry - according to Private Eye _GMG 2012 GBP 3000 O
Guardian _GMG 2012 GBP 323 O
Guardian 1400 words @ £450 _GMG 2012 GBP 321
Guardian news story _GMG 2012 GBP 301.63
Guardian 550 words web-only copy @ £165 _GMG 2012 GBP 300
Guardian features _GMG 2012 GBP 300
Guardian new minimum rate in house agreement - £301.63 total (web use uplift is 6.5%) _GMG 2011 GBP 283.22 18.41 HA
Independent on Sunday< /i> _INM 2012 GBP 200 XX
Independent on Sunday (Malta) Comment feature 2011 GBP 0 XXX
Independent feature, no expenses all rights _INM 2012 GBP 300
Independent _Lebedev 2012 GBP 200 XXX
Independent _INM 2012 GBP 200 XX
Independent feature, no expenses, syndication pays 50/50 _INM 2012 GBP 150 XXX
Independent magazine feature _INM 2012 GBP 200 XX
Irish Times sports feature _ITtrust 2012 EUR 125 XXX
Mail on Sunday weekly column - if you're Piers Morgan - £350,000 a year for 1300 words a week (by our count) according to Private Eye - 'exaggerated' says the Mail _Assoc 2012 GBP 5325 O
Sunday Herald feature on French election _NQ 2012 GBP 300
Sunday Herald news feature on French election _SMG 2012 GBP 300
Sunday Times _NI 2012 GBP 292 O
Sunday Times magazine 3000-word feature @ £2000 _NI 2011 GBP 667
The Lady interview 2012 GBP 250 X
Times _NI 2012 GBP 467
Times _NI 2012 GBP 437.50

^ Words, per 1000 / online

Yes, of course, 'online' work can also be 'news' or even 'mags'. But we're making a special effort to collect rates for work which is primarily for online use. (And we didn't fancy a three-dimensional table of types of work.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / online * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
The Ecologist 2012 GBP 150 GR
thewriter.com 2012 GBP 300
Yahoo _Yahoo 2012 GBP 333

^ Words, per 1000 / other

Work paid by the thousand words that's not for newspapers, magazines, books, PR or online publications.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / other * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Open Democracy 3500 word starred feature on-line , exes only (travel) , creative commons lincence 2012 GBP 350 0 GR XXX
Daily Briefing - Oxford Analytica 2012 GBP 187.50 X
Oxford Analytica daily briefing 2012 GBP 225
The Report Company features 2011 EUR 250

^ Words, per 1000 / pr

Writing for Public Relations should attract much higher rates than reporting. There's the 'selling your soul' aspect... But, practically, there's the time it takes. PR clients love meetings. Lots of them. Long ones. Meetings are what they do. (Also try Words, per 1000 / other.)

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / pr * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Army online mag _HMG 2012 GBP 437.50 O
Gemalto (computer security company - PR?) 2012 GBP 300 X
Thomas Cook 2012 GBP 85 XXX

^ Words, per 1000 / regional

Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. See also national papers.

* Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / regional * Freelance Fees Guide
Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Sunday Herald exclusive feature about the 2022 World Cup , terms FBS, no expenses _NQ 2012 GBP 90 XXXX

The above are the rates for zzz Misc. work zzz / all notified by members up to 15 May 2012.

 
Key to the rates, by column:
1 Publication/Programme, any details of work and licence
2 Owner at the time the rate was reported, where knownGroup
3 The year in which the rate was reportedYear
4 Currency: either GBP or EUR¤
5 Amount paid for basic licence - e.g. first use in print: Basic fee
6 Paid for extra licences - web use, database resale... (no data pre Jun 2000) ...Extras
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: ......GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement (more will be made soon): ......HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:GBP500X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:EUR1500300O