NUJ Rate for the Job: recent rates for Broadcasting / news

Updated: 2019-04-30

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" or "Search" 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.

Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year	Total paid	GR	XXXX
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Broadcasting / news Includes punditry: for non-broadcast punditry see here. If you are interested, the archived rates are here.
Tell us what you've been paid for Broadcasting / news		Freelance Fees Guide
BBC Newsnight punditry - "we don't pay" but they will pay a beautifully-named "disturbance fee": transport provided	_BBC	2016	75.00
BBC News Daily buyout (On Air or Online reporting or producing) -	_BBC	2018	266.00	HA
BBC News Daily Buyout (Fixing or producing for Non on air/non website work) -	_BBC	2018	165.00	HA
BBC Radio 4 producer day, 8 hours	_BBC	2019	190.00
BBC Radio 4 expert interviews / punditry	_BBC	2016	120.00		O
BBC Radio News Straight piece/despatch including Generic Minute, up to 2 minutes	_BBC	2018	75.00	HA
BBC Radio News Straight piece/despatch including Generic Minute, over 2 minutes	_BBC	2018	89.00	HA
BBC Radio News Recorded interview with Guest(s) or Commentary or Rant, as live - up to 5 minutes	_BBC	2018	128.00	HA
BBC Radio News Recorded interview with Guest(s) or Commentary or Rant, as live - over 5 minutes	_BBC	2018	166.00	HA
BBC Radio News Long Feature (8 minutes) for Analysis (World Service Radio)	_BBC	2018	659.00	HA
BBC Radio News Disco donut (see glossary!)	_BBC	2018	105.00	HA
BBC TV News Track and Piece to Camera and Rushes	_BBC	2018	188.00	HA
BBC TV News Action Rant/Show & Tell with own kit	_BBC	2018	153.00	HA
BBC TV News Interview - assumes half day shoot and half day edit	_BBC	2018	224.00	HA
BBC TV News Newsnight feature. 8 to 10 minutes, plus 2.5-minute cut-down version	_BBC	2018	1099.00	HA
BBC Wales punditry	_BBC	2016	40.00
BBC World Service punditry	_BBC	2016	80.00
BBC World Service day of unspecified work	_BBC	2016	180.00
Sunday politics regional opt out Expert/pundit interview to camera - 2 hours to airport (location) and back plus travel expenses £60 BBC all rights	_BBC	2017	80.00

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 known	Group
3 The year in which the rate was reported		Year
4 Currency: either or or (US)
5 Amount paid (total of basic licence and extra licences for web use, database resale...)			Amount
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it:				GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement:				HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:			50.00		X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:			1500.00		O

Other recent rates:

Type of work:	In the "sector": (click or tap below!)
Words, per 1000	News	Local	Mag	online	Book	PR	Other
Words, other	News	Local	Mag	online	Book	PR	Other
Photography	News	Local	Mag	online	Book	PR	Other
Broadcasting	News	Local	Other including podcasting
Shifts	News	Local	Mag	online	Book	PR	Other
Other:	Cartoons \| Crosswords \| Illustration \| Punditry \| Retainer \| Teaching \| Tip-off \| Translation
Recently reported rates		all from the past few months

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