NUJ FFG: recently paid rates for Print media / National newspapers

Print media / National newspapers
recently paid rates - updated 2009-11-10

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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The reported rates

Words, per 1000 / news - know a (better) rate? tell us!
Rates for national newspaper shifts are further down this page.
2008_09	_NI	Times
, FBS			500

2008_01	_BarcB	Daily Telegraph
Arts page,			500

2009_11	_Pearson	Financial Times
How to Spend It magazine feature ,			450

2008_05	_Assoc	Mail on Sunday
,			1000

2007_08	_Assoc	Mail on Sunday
feature,			1000

2009_12	_NS	Sunday Express
feature ,			625

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!

2009_09	_GMG	Guardian
subbing day,			174.99

2009_06	_GMG	Guardian
print/online 'pod' 7-hour subbing shift (ecluding hour for lunch) inludes uploading material to website , plus holiday pay			174.99

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

2008_10	_INM	Independent
subbing day,			130

2008_03	_INM	Independent
8 hour reporting shift day/night , taxed at source, taxi fare home after night shift			138

2007_04	_ITtrust	Irish Times
day news shift,			280

2009_06	_GMG	Observer
subbing day,			175

2008_08	_NS	Sunday Express
night reporting shift ,			160

2008_05	_NS	Sunday Express
graveyard subbing shift,			160

2008_05	_NS	Sunday Express
Saturday news shift ,			147

2009_04	_NQ	Sunday Herald
weekday subbing,			93

2009_04	_NQ	Sunday Herald
news subbing Saturday ,			112.75

2009_02	_NQ	Sunday Herald
subbing (weekday), 10am-6pm, 1hr break ,			95	XXX

2008_01	_TMG	Sunday Mirror
8hr Saturday reporting shift ,			150

2009_12	_TMG	Sunday People
reporting day ,			150

2007_02	_NI	Sunday Times
subbing shift, national desk, basic, per hour,			20.45

2009_08	_NI	Times
sport subbing day - 6 hrs 15 mins with a break,			125.78

2008_08	_NI	Times
cricket reporting day, (+ measly 27p per mile)			130

2009_07		National newspaper
8-hour subbing day,			180

2008_10	_Reuter	Reuters
web editing/writing day shift - same rate as 2007 ,			145

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