[NUJ.LFB] NUJ Rate for the Job:
Words, other / regional

Updated: 10 November 2009

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.

^ 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
Barnsley Chronicle lineage, per line __misc 2005 GBP 0.07 GR X^9!
Birmingham Post 800 word foreign feature for page lead _TMG 2001 GBP 60 XX
Cyprus Observer (Northern Cyprus weekly newspaper) 2500 words per week plus pics no expenses; no tax; unrecognised territory although paper sold in London 2008 GBP 65 XXXX
East Anglian Daily Times Feature up to 2000 words free reuse in any other Archant publication _ECN 2003 GBP 70 GR XX
Edinburgh Evening News reporting no expenses, not taxed at source _Johnsto 2007 GBP 50 X
Evening Herald (Ireland) news page lead _INM 2006 EUR 65 GR XX
Evening Standard page lead news story _EPL 2009 GBP 150 GR
Greenwich Time opinion piece for council paper FBS _HMG 2009 GBP 0 XXXX
Ham + High film reviews, 300 words _ECN 2009 GBP 50 XX
Ham and High film reviews, 300 words _ECN 2008 GBP 50
Islington Tribune (Camden New Journal group) 700 words + submitted pics (£20 per pic used) FBS _NJE 2004 GBP 75
Kent + Sussex Courier producing advertorials of around 600-700 words for newspaper's clients. stuff regularly lifted by other publications and paper's own website _Assoc 2007 GBP 40 GR XXXX
Manchester Advertiser Weekly column on health + fitness per line - usually submit 800-100 words _GMG 2004 GBP 0.15 X
Manchester Evening News Front page lead - flat _GMG 2004 GBP 68.36 GR
Manchester Evening News Page lead - flat _GMG 2004 GBP 30.90 GR
Manchester Evening News Lineage, first 100 words (5p/word thereafter) _GMG 2004 GBP 6.05 GR
Middlewich Guardian court report _GMG 2006 GBP 20 XXXX
Newcastle Journal 1500 word feature including expenses! _TMG 2000 GBP 65 X
Scotsman feature kill fee _SMG 2007 GBP 100 X
Sheffield Telegraph writing, an 'opinion' type piece, c.700 words FBS _Johnsto 2005 GBP 50 X
The Courier, Dundee short rugby match report + pic (not used) single repro (said i'd be paid £15max for words) _DCT 2006 GBP 0 XXXX
The London Paper 200 words _NI 2009 GBP 60
The Nationalist research and writing news items per line; measure 3.75 cm _Crosbie 2005 EUR 0.10 XXX
West End News 100 words 2007 GBP 90
Western Daily Press, West Country Life mag travel feature - 800words + fact box _Assoc 2005 GBP 50
Western Gazette news paid as lineage no expenses or mileage or anything else _Assoc 2004 GBP 0.17 XXX
Wrexham Evening Leader (North Wales Newspapers) Music / Arts reviewing with some previews and weekly GIG GUIDE _NWN 2003 GBP 15 XX
Yorkshire Post 500 word feature - first offered £19 _Johnsto 2008 GBP 50 XXXX
Yorkshire Post arts review - not a misprint _Johnsto 2005 GBP 21.90 XXXX
North Wales Newspapers (News Associates agency) batch of 40 articles _NWN 2008 GBP 450
Small (fledgling) regional weekly local news articles want exclusive rights 2004 GBP 10 XXXX

The above are the rates for Words, other / regional notified by members up to 10 November 2009.

 
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
 

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Photography News Local Mag online Book PR Other pix whether paid by the piece or the day
Broadcasting News Local Other including podcasting all sorts of radio & TV work
Shifts News Local Mag online Book PR Other work paid by the day; e.g. sub-editing
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