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.

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		Total paid	GR	XXXX
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:
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

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