NUJ Rate for the Job:
Words, other / regional
Updated: 2021-04-09
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.
Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. See also national papers. | ||||||
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Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | ![]() |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
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Barnsley Chronicle lineage, per line | __misc | 2005 | ![]() |
0.07 | GR | X^9! |
Belfast Telegraph entertainment review, evening job, 4 hours, 250 words | _INM | 2013 | ![]() |
25.00 | XX | |
Birmingham Post 800 word foreign feature for page lead | _TMG | 2001 | ![]() |
60.00 | 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 | ![]() |
65.00 | XXXX | ||
Dundee Courier page lead | _DCT | 2013 | ![]() |
30.00 | XXX | |
East Anglian Daily Times Feature up to 2000 words free reuse in any other Archant publication | _ECN | 2003 | ![]() |
70.00 | GR | XX |
Edinburgh Evening News piece | _Johnsto | 2010 | ![]() |
30.00 | GR | XX |
Edinburgh Evening News reporting no expenses, not taxed at source | _Johnsto | 2007 | ![]() |
50.00 | X | |
Evening Herald (Ireland) news page lead | _INM | 2006 | ![]() |
65.00 | GR | XX |
Evening Standard news story as page lead | _Lebedev | 2010 | ![]() |
150.00 | GR | XX |
Evening Standard tip-off (phone number) | _EPL | 2010 | ![]() |
35.00 | ||
Evening Standard page lead news story | _EPL | 2009 | ![]() |
150.00 | GR | XX |
Greenwich Time opinion piece for council paper FBS | _HMG | 2009 | ![]() |
0.00 | XXXX | |
Ham + High film reviews, 300 words | _ECN | 2009 | ![]() |
50.00 | XX | |
Ham and High film reviews, 300 words | _ECN | 2008 | ![]() |
50.00 | ||
Hastings Independent (community-owned) 750 words | 2014 | ![]() |
0.00 | |||
Hastings Independent (community-owned) 750 words | 2014 | ![]() |
0.00 | |||
Herald (Glasgow) In Brief news item | _NQ | 2014 | ![]() |
10.00 | GR | XXX |
Herald (Glasgow) In Brief news item | _NQ | 2014 | ![]() |
10.00 | GR | XXX |
Herald (Glasgow) In Brief news item | _NQ | 2014 | ![]() |
10.00 | GR | XXX |
Islington Tribune (Camden New Journal group) 700 words + submitted pics (£20 per pic used) FBS | _NJE | 2004 | ![]() |
75.00 | ||
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 | ![]() |
40.00 | GR | XXXX |
La Voce di Mantova (Italy) (Vidiemme) reporting news, photos; 300-word pieces; 2/3 hours per job | 2014 | ![]() |
5.00 | XXXX | ||
La Voce di Mantova (Italy) (Vidiemme) reporting news, photos; 300-word pieces; 2/3 hours per job | 2014 | ![]() |
5.00 | XXXX | ||
Londra Gazete (North London Turkish newspaper) "stories per day, 500 words" it says here | 2017 | ![]() |
120.00 | |||
Manchester Advertiser Weekly column on health + fitness per line - usually submit 800-100 words | _GMG | 2004 | ![]() |
0.15 | X | |
Manchester Evening News news page lead on 5, around 300 words | _TMG | 2010 | ![]() |
30.90 | GR | XX |
Manchester Evening News Page lead - flat | _GMG | 2004 | ![]() |
30.90 | GR | |
Manchester Evening News Front page lead - flat | _GMG | 2004 | ![]() |
68.36 | GR | |
Manchester Evening News Lineage, first 100 words (5p/word thereafter) | _GMG | 2004 | ![]() |
6.05 | GR | |
Middlewich Guardian court report | _GMG | 2006 | ![]() |
20.00 | XXXX | |
Newcastle Journal 1500 word feature including expenses! | _TMG | 2000 | ![]() |
65.00 | X | |
Northern Echo feature | _NQ | 2013 | ![]() |
70.00 | XX | |
Northern Echo news lead | _NQ | 2013 | ![]() |
45.00 | XX | |
Nottingham Post page lead | _Assoc | 2013 | ![]() |
30.00 | GR | XXX |
Nottingham Post back end lead with research | _Assoc | 2013 | ![]() |
80.00 | GR | XX |
Scotsman feature kill fee | _SMG | 2007 | ![]() |
100.00 | X | |
Sheffield Telegraph writing, an 'opinion' type piece, c.700 words FBS | _Johnsto | 2005 | ![]() |
50.00 | X | |
Southampton Daily Echo Amateur theatre reviews - 150 words in paper and on newspaper website. | _NQ | 2012 | ![]() |
30.00 | GR | |
Stylist (Short Media) trend cover story | 2011 | ![]() |
233.00 | |||
The Courier, Dundee short rugby match report + pic (not used) single repro (said i'd be paid £15max for words) | _DCT | 2006 | ![]() |
0.00 | XXXX | |
The Herald (Glasgow) 180-word down front page story | _NQ | 2014 | ![]() |
17.00 | XXXX | |
The Herald (Glasgow) 180-word down front page story | _NQ | 2014 | ![]() |
17.00 | XXXX | |
The Herald (Glasgow) 180-word down front page story | _NQ | 2014 | ![]() |
17.00 | XXXX | |
The London Paper 200 words | _NI | 2009 | ![]() |
60.00 | ||
The Nationalist research and writing news items per line; measure 3.75 cm | _Crosbie | 2005 | ![]() |
0.10 | XXX | |
The Resident arrange interview, do interview, write up, providing pictures and boxes for dps - "no idea" of terms | _ECN | 2018 | ![]() |
175.00 | XXX | |
West End News 100 words | 2007 | ![]() |
90.00 | |||
Western Daily Press, West Country Life mag travel feature - 800words + fact box | _Assoc | 2005 | ![]() |
50.00 | ||
Western Gazette news paid as lineage no expenses or mileage or anything else | _Assoc | 2004 | ![]() |
0.17 | XXX | |
Wrexham Evening Leader (North Wales Newspapers) Music / Arts reviewing with some previews and weekly GIG GUIDE | _NWN | 2003 | ![]() |
15.00 | XX | |
Yorkshire Post p3 half page | _Johnsto | 2012 | ![]() |
100.00 | ||
Yorkshire Post 800 word article plus one photograph FBS plus web | _Johnsto | 2011 | ![]() |
170.00 | ||
Yorkshire Post 500 word feature - first offered £19 | _Johnsto | 2008 | ![]() |
50.00 | XXXX | |
Yorkshire Post arts review - not a misprint | _Johnsto | 2005 | ![]() |
21.90 | XXXX | |
Local newspapers Researching, writing & sourcing pics for 30 pages of editorial (A5 mag). Was offered £350 for everything; after negotiation, they offered £400 all in. Turned down. | _NQ | 2018 | ![]() |
350.00 | XXXX | |
Media Wales review, 350 words | 2012 | ![]() |
50.00 | |||
North Wales Newspapers (News Associates agency) batch of 40 articles | _NWN | 2008 | ![]() |
450.00 | ||
Small (fledgling) regional weekly local news articles want exclusive rights | 2004 | ![]() |
10.00 | XXXX | ||
Key to the rates, by column: |
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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 |
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4 Currency: either ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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5 Amount paid (total of basic licence and extra licences for web use, database resale...) | Amount |
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7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: | GR |
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or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement: | HA |
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8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor: | ![]() | 50.00 | X |
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or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised: | ![]() | 1500.00 | O |
Other rates:
Type of work: | In the "sector": (click or tap below!) | ||||||
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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 |



