The following are not suggested rates. They are a selection of rates recently reported to the Rate for the Job service - if any were found for Print media / National newspapers. Please note that these are self-reported; they are rates that the reporter was not dissatisfied with, but standards of dissatisfaction vary; and that a computer sorted them on the basis of these self-reports so some randomness is possible.
The second figure, where given, is for additional rights (use on the web, etc).
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| Words, per 1000 / news - know a (better) rate? tell us! | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rates for national newspaper shifts are further down this page. | |||||
| 2008_01 | _BarcB | Daily Telegraph | |||
| Arts page, |  | 500 | |||
| 2008_05 | _Assoc | Mail on Sunday | |||
| , | | 1000 | |||
| 2007_08 | _Assoc | Mail on Sunday | |||
| feature, | | 1000 | |||
| 2007_12 | _NQ | Sunday Herald | |||
| review, | | 350 | |||
| 2007_05 | _INM | Sunday Independent | |||
| news piece, licence not discussed |  | 1000 | |||
| 2007_08 | _NI | Times | |||
| Thunderer, 500 words @ £350, | | 700 | |||
| 2007_08 | _NI | Times | |||
| 950 word comment @ £600, | | 630 | |||
| Words, other / news - know a (better) rate? tell us! | |||||
| Shifts / news - know a (better) rate? tell us! | |||||
| 2006_05 | _TMG | Daily Mirror | |||
| news subbing day, | | 132 | |||
| 2008_01 | _GMG | Guardian | |||
| 8hr Saturday reporting shift , | | 160.40 | |||
| 2007_11 | _GMG | Guardian | |||
| subbing day, | | 160.40 | |||
| 2007_07 | _GMG | Guardian | |||
| subbing day, "OK, but under threat" , | | 160.40 | |||
| 2007_07 | Hurriyet | ||||
| (Turkish daily) gathering news and photos , per week (OK rate for Turkey) | | 200 | |||
| 2006_10 | _INM | Independent on Sunday | |||
| Review mag subbing day, | | 133.25 | |||
| 2007_04 | _ITtrust | Irish Times | |||
| day news shift, | | 280 | |||
| 2006_05 | _NI | News of the World | |||
| subbing double shift Saturday (10am-8.30pm) hot/buffet lunch provided gratis, | | 329.80 | |||
| 2006_05 | _NI | News of the World | |||
| subbing double shift Friday (10.30am-9pm) one and a half hours for lunch, | | 271.70 | |||
| 2006_05 | _NI | News of the World | |||
| subbing single shifts (Tuesday-Thursday), | | 145.85 | |||
| 2006_05 | _NI | Sun | |||
| subbing day, taxed at source | | 162.40 | |||
| 2008_05 | _NS | Sunday Express | |||
| graveyard subbing shift, | | 160 | |||
| 2008_05 | _NS | Sunday Express | |||
| Saturday news shift , | | 147 | |||
| 2008_01 | _TMG | Sunday Mirror | |||
| 8hr Saturday reporting shift , | | 150 | |||
| 2007_02 | _NI | Sunday Times | |||
| subbing shift, national desk, basic, per hour, | | 20.45 | |||
| 2006_05 | _NI | Sunday Times | |||
| two-week investigation, | | 2500 | |||
| 2006_05 | _NI | Sunday Times | |||
| subbing day, | | 159.75 | |||
| 2006_05 | _NI | Times | |||
| features subbing day, plus holiday pay when accrued | | 140.82 | |||
| 2008_03 | _INM | Independent | |||
| 8 hour reporting shift day/night , taxed at source, taxi fare home after night shift | | 138 | |||
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