 Shifts / news
Writing and editing work for newspapers, paid by the day or the hour. Mostly sub-editing: checking and proofreading copy and making it fit the house style and design. (Actual publication/programme names appear before publishers and generic rates. The 'extras' column is irrelevant for subbing shifts.)
These are archived rates - see current rates.
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Tell us what you've been paid for Shifts / news |
Freelance Fees Guide |
| Publication/Programme - details & terms |
Group |
Year |
¤ |
Basic fee |
Extras
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| Daily Express subbing day |
_UM |
1997 |
 |
100 |
- |
|
X
|
| Daily Mail sports desk shift |
_Assoc |
2002 |
|
100 |
|
|
X
|
| Daily Mail subbing day |
_Assoc |
2002 |
|
100 |
|
|
XX
|
| Daily Mail reporting day |
_Assoc |
1996 |
|
250 |
- |
|
|
| Daily Mail subbing day |
_Assoc |
1995 |
|
93 |
- |
|
|
| Daily Mail subbing day |
_Assoc |
1993 |
|
95 |
- |
|
|
| Daily Mail subbing day |
_Assoc |
1993 |
|
93 |
- |
|
|
| Daily Mail subbing 6h |
_Assoc |
1992 |
|
96 |
- |
|
|
| Daily Mail subbing 8h shift |
_Assoc |
1992 |
|
120 |
- |
|
|
| Daily Mirror subbing day |
_TMG |
2002 |
|
80 |
|
|
XXX
|
| Daily Telegraph subbing day |
_Holl |
2002 |
|
125 |
|
|
|
| Daily Telegraph City pages |
_Holl |
1997 |
|
85 |
- |
|
X
|
| Evening Standard Features subbing 8 hrs |
_Assoc |
2002 |
|
130 |
|
|
|
| Evening Standard news reporting |
_Assoc |
1995 |
|
85 |
- |
|
X
|
| Evening Standard subbing day |
_Assoc |
1995 |
|
90 |
- |
|
|
| Evening Standard subbing day (trying it on) |
_Assoc |
1995 |
|
80 |
- |
|
XX
|
| Evening Standard subbing 7am-4pm |
_Assoc |
1994 |
|
110 |
- |
|
|
| Evening Standard Hot Tickets subbing day |
_Assoc |
1998 |
|
110 |
- |
|
|
| Financial Times subbing day |
_Pearson |
1995 |
|
100 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian day rate minimum |
_GMG |
2001 |
|
138.85 |
|
HA |
|
| Guardian per day interviewing film stars |
_GMG |
2000 |
|
100 |
- |
|
X
|
| Guardian editorial |
_GMG |
1999 |
|
125 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian 4.5 hours per week, per year |
_GMG |
1999 |
|
4475 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian reporting day |
_GMG |
1998 |
|
150 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian |
_GMG |
1998 |
|
117 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian (reporting?) |
_GMG |
1997 |
|
300 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian subbing day |
_GMG |
1995 |
|
139 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian Education Supplement, subbing day |
_GMG |
1994 |
|
112 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian subbing day |
_GMG |
1994 |
|
110 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian subbing day |
_GMG |
1994 |
|
118 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian subbing day |
_GMG |
1993 |
|
120 |
- |
|
|
| Guardian subbing day (from April 1) |
_GMG |
1993 |
|
106.43 |
- |
|
|
| Independent on Sunday Reporting shift on Millennium News Years Eve evening - having been promised 'we'll take care of you' |
_INM |
2000 |
|
120 |
|
|
XXXX
|
| Independent on Sunday research day |
_INM |
1994 |
|
125 |
- |
|
|
| Independent on Sunday subbing the Review mag |
_INM |
1994 |
|
150 |
- |
|
|
| Independent subbing day |
_INM |
2006 |
|
110 |
|
|
XX
|
| Independent 6.5 hours sports subbing |
_INM |
2002 |
|
100 |
|
|
X
|
| Independent 8 hours' news subbing incl hour for lunch |
_INM |
2002 |
|
110 |
|
|
X
|
| Independent sports desk shift |
_INM |
2002 |
|
100 |
|
|
O
|
| Independent subbing home and foreign news, 8hrs |
_INM |
2002 |
|
110 |
|
|
X
|
| Independent subbing 6.5 hours |
_INM |
2002 |
|
105 |
|
|
X
|
| Independent reporting day |
_INM |
1999 |
|
100 |
- |
|
X
|
| Independent Subbing day |
_INM |
1998 |
|
93.24 |
- |
|
X
|
| Independent subbing day |
_INM |
1996 |
|
125 |
- |
|
|
| Independent news day |
_INM |
1995 |
|
94.25 |
- |
|
|
| Independent subbing day |
_INM |
1994 |
|
93.62 |
- |
|
|
| Independent magazines layout per page?! |
_INM |
1998 |
|
35 |
- |
|
?
|
| Mail on Sunday |
_Assoc |
2000 |
|
120 |
- |
|
|
| Mail on Sunday |
_Assoc |
1999 |
|
120 |
- |
|
|
| Mail on Sunday subbing day |
_Assoc |
1999 |
|
120 |
- |
|
X
|
| Mail on Sunday 8 hours |
_Assoc |
1998 |
|
118 |
- |
|
|
| Mail on Sunday subbing day |
_Assoc |
1996 |
|
140 |
- |
|
|
| Mail on Sunday subbing 6h |
_Assoc |
1992 |
|
135 |
- |
|
|
| News Letter (Belfast) subbing day |
|
1992 |
|
45 |
- |
|
|
| News of the World reporting Saturday Manchester |
_NI |
1998 |
|
110 |
- |
|
|
| News of the World reporting Saturday double shift |
_NI |
1998 |
|
278 |
- |
|
|
| News of the World reporting Saturday (taxed at source, emergency rate) |
_NI |
1998 |
|
139 |
- |
|
|
| News of the World 5-days unwritten 'contract' |
_NI |
1998 |
|
500 |
- |
|
|
| News of the World reporting week day |
_NI |
1998 |
|
123 |
- |
|
|
| News of the World subbing 6am-7pm |
_NI |
1997 |
|
225 |
- |
|
X
|
| News of the World subbing 8hr shift |
_NI |
1994 |
|
130 |
- |
|
|
| Observer sport subbing 'trainee' 5.5hrs |
_GMG |
1999 |
|
65 |
- |
|
|
| Observer subbing news (6h) |
_GMG |
1995 |
|
120 |
- |
|
|
| Sun news, 8hr shift |
_NI |
1994 |
|
93.50 |
- |
|
|
| Sun features, 6hr shift |
_NI |
1994 |
|
95 |
- |
|
|
| Sunday Mirror (Sat) reporting |
_TMG |
1992 |
|
100 |
- |
|
|
| Sunday Telegraph subbing |
_Holl |
1997 |
|
100 |
- |
|
X
|
| Sunday Telegraph subbing/news |
_Holl |
1996 |
|
120 |
- |
|
|
| Sunday Times news day |
_NI |
2000 |
|
120 |
- |
|
|
| Sunday Times (Saturday shift) 8h (taxed at source) |
_NI |
1992 |
|
138.24 |
- |
|
|
| Times subbing day |
_NI |
1993 |
|
85 |
- |
|
|
| Times (taxed at source) |
_NI |
1992 |
|
104.50 |
- |
|
|
| Times Weekend Subbing day |
_NI |
1998 |
|
120 |
- |
|
|
| Today features, 5hr shift |
|
1994 |
|
80 |
- |
|
|
| Agence France-Presse subbing day |
|
1999 |
|
80 |
- |
|
X
|
| INS News Agency reporting day |
|
1998 |
|
50 |
- |
|
XX
|
| National News agency reporting day |
|
1992 |
|
40 |
- |
|
XXX
|
| National News agency double shift! |
|
1992 |
|
80 |
- |
|
XXX
|
| News Ltd (Australia) subbing day |
_NI |
1996 |
|
100 |
- |
|
X
|
| Press Association subbing day |
_PA |
1995 |
|
89.60 |
- |
|
|
| Times Supplement subbing day |
_NI |
1993 |
|
103.10 |
- |
|
|
| UPI wires subbing day |
|
1993 |
|
65 |
- |
|
XX
|
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The above are the rates for Shifts / news ARCHIVED on 12 June 2008.
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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
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| 3 The year in which the rate was reported | Year
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4 Currency: either or  | ¤
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| 5 Amount paid for basic licence - e.g. first use in print: | | Basic fee
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| 6 Paid for extra licences - web use, database resale... (no data pre Jun 2000) | | ... | Extras
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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 (more will be made soon): | | ... | ... | HA
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| 8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor: | | 50 | 0 | | X
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| or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised: | | 1500 | 300 | | O
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