[NUJ.LFB] NUJ Rate for the Job:
Words, per 1000 / news

Updated: 25 August 2010

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" 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, per 1000 / news

Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a national newspaper. Completists may want to see the older rates for some publications listed here. See also regional newspapers.
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Publication/Programme - details & terms        Group Year ¤ Basic fee Extras
Times FBS _NI 2008 GBP 500 GR O
Al-Hayat 1995 GBP 200 -
Asharq Alawsat 1997 GBP 100 -
Boston Globe US$437.50 _NYT 2003 GBP 280 XX
Boston Globe Magazine (USA) feature first serial rights, no special licence for Web use, no expenses _NYT 2000 GBP 1000
Caribbean Times 'per article' 30 say: 1995 GBP 150 -
Chicago Tribune ($350) _Tribune 1998 GBP 218.75 - X
Christian Science Monitor 1000 word feature plus 2 photos 2009 USD 400 XX
Community Care Matters (SPG media) 2009 GBP 200 X
Daily Express Your Health feature _NS 2009 GBP 400
Daily Express Woman 1300 word piece (including 3 interviews) £500 _NS 2004 GBP 385 GR
Daily Express leader _NS 2003 GBP 500 X
Daily Express Saturday magazine no rights discussed _NS 2002 GBP 600 O
Daily Express Features FBS _UM 2000 GBP 650
Daily Mail _Assoc 2010 GBP 400
Daily Mail all rights _Assoc 2010 GBP 333 X
Daily Mail news page lead _Assoc 2009 GBP 900
Daily Mail _Assoc 2006 GBP 666 O
Daily Mail health feature _Assoc 2004 GBP 660
Daily Mail feature _Assoc 2004 GBP 1000 O
Daily Mirror feature 1500 - 1800 words for £1000 FBS _TMG 2006 GBP 1000
Daily Mirror FBS _TMG 2002 GBP 708 O
Daily Mirror _TMG 2001 GBP 500 O
Daily Mirror _TMG 2000 GBP 700 -
Daily Record feature (health) 1800 words @ 300 _TMG 2001 GBP 167
Daily Telegraph Magazine (Saturday) original long article _Holl 2001 GBP 600
Daily Telegraph _BarcB 2009 GBP 250 XX
Daily Telegraph Arts page _BarcB 2008 GBP 500 O
Daily Telegraph _BarcB 2007 GBP 438
Daily Telegraph review 200 words @ £180 _BarcB 2007 GBP 900
Daily Telegraph review 800 words @ £300 _BarcB 2007 GBP 375
Daily Telegraph feature FBS _BarcB 2006 GBP 500
Daily Telegraph 1400 wd feature nothing extra for website _BarcB 2006 GBP 450
Daily Telegraph Motoring _BarcB 2006 GBP 450
Daily Telegraph Weekend section: 400 words @ £200 = _BarcB 2006 GBP 500
Daily Telegraph up to 1500 words for £600 = _BarcB 2006 GBP 400
Daily Telegraph travel section _BarcB 2005 GBP 500 GR
Daily Telegraph _Holl 2004 GBP 643
Daily Telegraph _Holl 2003 GBP 333.33
Daily Telegraph feature _Holl 2003 GBP 1000 O
Daily Telegraph feature _Holl 2002 GBP 583
Daily Telegraph 300 words @ £120 = _Holl 2002 GBP 400 X
Daily Telegraph page lead - 600 words @ £300 _Holl 2002 GBP 500
Daily Telegraph _Holl 2001 GBP 350
Daily Telegraph motoring FBS _Holl 2001 GBP 350
Daily Telegraph news ('You only get paid if we print it', they say) _Holl 2001 GBP 350
Daily Telegraph Dotcom section _Holl 2001 GBP 200 X
Daily Telegraph feature FBS _Holl 2001 GBP 500
Daily Telegraph travel _Holl 2001 GBP 400
Daily Telegraph Features FBS inc Electronic Telegraph _Holl 2000 GBP 800
Evening Standard Arts pages feature FBS _Assoc 2006 GBP 500
Evening Standard supplement feature FBS _Assoc 2006 GBP 450
Evening Standard feature _Assoc 2005 GBP 400
Evening Standard film reviews - £250 for 250-300 words _Assoc 2005 GBP 1000
Evening Standard feature _Assoc 2003 GBP 800 O
Evening Standard _Assoc 2003 GBP 562.50
Evening Standard leader _Assoc 2003 GBP 1053
Evening Standard 700-900 words travel for £400 _Assoc 2003 GBP 572
Evening Standard 300ish-word concert review £150 _Assoc 2002 GBP 450 O
Evening Standard _Assoc 2002 GBP 418
Evening Standard feature FBS _Assoc 2001 GBP 400
Evening Standard Travel (overseas) _Assoc 2001 GBP 450
Evening Standard Travel (UK) _Assoc 2001 GBP 350
Evening Standard Wheels supplement _Assoc 2001 GBP 437.50
Evening Standard feature _Assoc 2001 GBP 200 X
Evening Standard (Just the Job) _Assoc 2000 GBP 777 - O
Express new agreed minimum _NS 2005 GBP 250 HA
Financial Times How to Spend It magazine feature _Pearson 2009 GBP 450 O
Financial Times _Pearson 2008 GBP 389
Financial Times foreign news reporting _Pearson 2008 GBP 246 GR X
Financial Times _Pearson 2007 GBP 300
Financial Times _Pearson 2007 GBP 400
Financial Times _Pearson 2006 GBP 350
Financial Times 1200 words for £400 = _Pearson 2006 GBP 333
Financial Times (slow to pay) _Pearson 2005 GBP 350
Financial Times Creative Business section _Pearson 2005 GBP 300
Financial Times special report _Pearson 2004 GBP 389
Financial Times international feature _Pearson 2004 GBP 206.25
Financial Times feature _Pearson 2004 GBP 300
Financial Times _Pearson 2004 GBP 412
Financial Times _Pearson 2004 GBP 300
Financial Times feature _Pearson 2003 GBP 300
Financial Times (Inside Track) _Pearson 2003 GBP 350
Financial Times features _Pearson 2003 GBP 350
Financial Times FBS _Pearson 2002 GBP 375
Financial Times features _Pearson 2001 GBP 300
FT magazine _Pearson 2010 GBP 364
Guardian Weekly (Note that agreed minimum for Guardian is than £256 or more) _GMG 2009 GBP 111 XXXX
Guardian Weekly 2007 GBP 277 17
Guardian Weekly learning english supplement _GMG 2004 GBP 220
Guardian Weekly Learning English section, feature article FBS _GMG 2004 GBP 150 XXX
Guardian travel _GMG 2010 GBP 300 X
Guardian _GMG 2009 GBP 300
Guardian _GMG 2009 GBP 295 17.50
Guardian _GMG 2008 GBP 300
Guardian Family feature _GMG 2008 GBP 305 20
Guardian Guide cover feature guardian/NUJ agreement unless otherwise negotiated _GMG 2007 GBP 350
Guardian Guide feature (not cover) guardian/NUJ agreement unless otherwise negotiated _GMG 2007 GBP 300 20
Guardian tech 800 words @ £350 _GMG 2007 GBP 413 24.50
Guardian obit 500 words @ £145 _GMG 2007 GBP 274 16
Guardian 1200-word education feature @ £325 = _GMG 2007 GBP 255 15 X
Guardian travel feature _GMG 2007 GBP 240 15 GR
Guardian 300 words weekly for £80 = _GMG 2006 GBP 266
Guardian 1300 words @ £320 = less than agreed £263 all in minimum! _GMG 2006 GBP 231 15 XXX
Guardian _GMG 2006 GBP 500
Guardian Business Sense supplement _GMG 2006 GBP 258 17
Guardian feature _GMG 2006 GBP 282 18
Guardian Society 230-word mini-feature, works out at _GMG 2006 GBP 306 20
Guardian Education _GMG 2006 GBP 282 18
Guardian Society 230-word mini-feature, works out at _GMG 2006 GBP 306 20
Guardian Technology supplement _GMG 2006 GBP 258 17
Guardian EPublic supplement _GMG 2006 GBP 253.50 16.50
Guardian Society 500-word mini-interview, works out at _GMG 2006 GBP 282 18
Guardian new minimum rate in house agreement - £263.16 total (web use uplift is 6.5%) _GMG 2005 GBP 247 16.16 HA
Guardian "all rights", it says here! _GMG 2005 GBP 500
Guardian travel writing FBS _GMG 2005 GBP 298 19 GR
Guardian feature in Guide section _GMG 2005 GBP 254 16
Guardian feature - 2004-5 agreed min _GMG 2005 GBP 244 16
Guardian feature in Weekend section _GMG 2005 GBP 385 25 O
Guardian Guide - 100-word column £20 - less than agreed minimum! _GMG 2005 GBP 200 XXX
Guardian Hard Sell column (£100 per piece) _GMG 2005 GBP 251 16
Guardian music column (£130 per piece) _GMG 2005 GBP 244 16
Guardian Rise supplement _GMG 2005 GBP 240 16
Guardian Online supplement standard Guardian contract, as in NUJ agreement _GMG 2005 GBP 317 21 GR
Guardian comment _GMG 2005 GBP 304 20
Guardian Why I Love item, 350 words £70 - less than agreed minimum! _GMG 2005 GBP 188 12 XX
Guardian Parents page in G2 - 2004-5 agreed min _GMG 2005 GBP 239 16
Guardian Education supplement _GMG 2005 GBP 274 18
Guardian Guardian Women - hot exclusive but only _GMG 2005 GBP 285 19
Guardian Eco-sounding 150 words £35 - less than agreed minumum! _GMG 2005 GBP 219 14 XXX
Guardian Office Hours- 2004-5 agreed min _GMG 2005 GBP 239 16
Guardian Think Tank column in Society supplement - 2004-5 agreed min _GMG 2005 GBP 239 16
Guardian Off Diary in Society supplement: 400-word item £150 _GMG 2005 GBP 728
Guardian arts reviews, £150 for (usually) 350 words, more than 80 miles from base, exes on top _GMG 2005 GBP 403 26
Guardian single review _GMG 2005 GBP 270 18
Guardian feature £320 for 1300 words - less than agreed minumum! _GMG 2005 GBP 231 15 XX
Guardian Epublic (monthly government IT supplement) standard Guardian contract, as in NUJ agreement _GMG 2005 GBP 254 16 GR
Guardian Online standard Guardian contract, as in NUJ agreement _GMG 2005 GBP 258 17 GR
Guardian arts reviews, £100 for (usually) 350 words _GMG 2005 GBP 269 17
Guardian Guide - 100-word column _GMG 2005 GBP 1000
Guardian Guide - 100-word TV preview - works out less than agreed minimum! _GMG 2005 GBP 200 X
Guardian Society special _GMG 2005 GBP 282 18
Guardian Guide - review column _GMG 2005 GBP 271 18
Guardian Guide feature _GMG 2005 GBP 231.13 15.12
Guardian Society special _GMG 2005 GBP 254 16
Guardian feature (800 words) FBS _GMG 2005 GBP 258 17
Guardian interview FBS (really? Note agreed minimum is £255 including an uplift for Web use etc) _GMG 2005 GBP 218.75 XX
Guardian Guide feature _GMG 2004 GBP 320
Guardian Society feature _GMG 2004 GBP 282 18
Guardian feature _GMG 2004 GBP 250
Guardian Society _GMG 2004 GBP 231.43 11.57
Guardian Jobs+Money _GMG 2004 GBP 238 12
Guardian feature _GMG 2004 GBP 286 14
Guardian Society _GMG 2004 GBP 238 12
Guardian travel feature _GMG 2004 GBP 223 11
Guardian G2, foreign copy plus £121 exes _GMG 2003 GBP 222.22 11.11
Guardian £300 for 1300 word feature FBS _GMG 2003 GBP 220 11
Guardian G2 feature FBS _GMG 2003 GBP 428
Guardian Higher (education) feature _GMG 2003 GBP 223 11
Guardian 250 word news story for £50 - works out below agreed minimum _GMG 2003 GBP 200 XXX
Guardian writing/reporting _GMG 2003 GBP 257 13
Guardian Saturday Guide _GMG 2003 GBP 254 13
Guardian up to _GMG 2003 GBP 257 13
Guardian Features _GMG 2003 GBP 227 11 GR X
Guardian Weekend cover feature standard Guardian licence _GMG 2003 GBP 634 32 O
Guardian Society section 1000 word feature + 200 word sidebar FBS _GMG 2002 GBP 429 21 O
Guardian Money piece _GMG 2009 GBP 295
Guardian Society 700-word column @ £335 _GMG 2009 GBP 452 17
Gunaydin (Turkey) 1995 GBP 75 -
Herald Sun (Australia) 1998 GBP 222 -
Herald 1400 word interview with author for books section @ £250 _NQ 2007 GBP 179
Herald _NQ 2005 GBP 150
Herald Saturday magazine, foreign copy pays exes _NQ 2003 GBP 150
Herald (Glasgow) _SMG 1999 GBP 150 - X
Herald (Glasgow) _NQ 2006 GBP 150
Herald Weekend Living 1200 word feature @ £200 licence terms not discussed _NQ 2005 GBP 167 XXXX
Independent on Sunday travel feature , no exes - for a week-long trip (work declined) _Lebedev 2010 GBP 200 XXXX
Independent on Sunday _Lebedev 2010 GBP 200 XX
Independent on Sunday travel piece, no expenses _INM 2010 GBP 250 X
Independent on Sunday travel piece, no expenses _Lebedev 2010 GBP 250 X
Independent on Sunday travel items FBS _INM 2007 GBP 250
Independent on Sunday 1200 wd feature for Sunday magazine @ £400 _INM 2007 GBP 333
Independent on Sunday travel feature _INM 2006 GBP 200 X
Independent on Sunday 600w travel slot, works out at _INM 2006 GBP 250
Independent on Sunday £70 exes paid, FBS _INM 2005 GBP 275
Independent on Sunday _INM 2004 GBP 150 XX
Independent on Sunday 1200 word features, ranging from £220 for left hand page to £275 for section cover _INM 2004 GBP 230 GR
Independent on Sunday overseas front page lead _INM 2003 GBP 300 XX
Independent on Sunday business pages, up to _INM 2003 GBP 350
Independent on Sunday comment FBSR _INM 2000 GBP 400
Independent on Sunday 300 word blurb for Sunday magazine @ £75 _INM 2007 GBP 250 XX
Independent family section - 1300 words @ £300 _Lebedev 2010 GBP 231 X
Independent _Lebedev 2010 GBP 231 X
Independent _Lebedev 2010 GBP 200 X
Independent FBS _INM 2010 GBP 200
Independent _INM 2009 GBP 166.67 X
Independent medical feature including a 'free' box-out _INM 2008 GBP 300 GR X
Independent features/advertorial in Education supplement _INM 2008 GBP 250
Independent _INM 2008 GBP 250 X
Independent 1200 word feature for Extra section @ £300 _INM 2007 GBP 250 XX
Independent obituary, 750 words @ £120 = _INM 2007 GBP 160 XXX
Independent Property supplement _INM 2006 GBP 277
Independent FBS + web _INM 2006 GBP 208 XX
Independent 400-word match report @ £60 = _INM 2006 GBP 150 XX
Independent 800 words for £200 = _INM 2006 GBP 250
Independent FBS _INM 2005 GBP 382
Independent _INM 2005 GBP 200 X
Independent 450-word live event review for £ 120 _INM 2005 GBP 267
Independent arts feature _INM 2005 GBP 225
Independent _INM 2005 GBP 250
Independent feature _INM 2005 GBP 250
Independent Media Weekly: £150 for 800 words _INM 2005 GBP 187.50 X
Independent 48 Hours in... (travel) FBS, no expenses _INM 2005 GBP 200 XXX
Independent _INM 2004 GBP 200
Independent specialist regular column FBSR _INM 2003 GBP 375
Independent specialist regular column FBSR _INM 2003 GBP 375
Independent Sunday Review, up to _INM 2003 GBP 250
Independent overseas news _INM 2003 GBP 150 XX
Independent arts _INM 2003 GBP 278
Independent overseas news _INM 2003 GBP 120 XXX
Independent _INM 2003 GBP 112.50 XXX
Independent Sunday Review _INM 2003 GBP 133.33 XXX
Independent overseas super-stringer _INM 2003 GBP 150
Independent network section (pay only for what appears) _INM 2003 GBP 250
Independent Personal finance, Saturday edition _INM 2003 GBP 200
Independent offered for news stories _INM 2003 GBP 150
Independent special reports _INM 2003 GBP 250
Independent travel _INM 2003 GBP 200 XX
Independent Comment _INM 2000 GBP 333 -
Indepenent _INM 2006 GBP 250 X
Irish Daily Mail FBS, prod/exes 50 _Assoc 2010 EUR 333
Irish Daily Mail match reports _Assoc 2008 EUR 200
Irish Examiner 2200 word feature for €250 , terms first serial rights offered _Crosbie 2009 EUR 114 XXX
Irish Examiner 400 words @ £150 = _Crosbie 2006 GBP 375
Irish Examiner arts feature _Crosbie 2004 EUR 200 XX
Irish Examiner supplement feature _Crosbie 2004 EUR 190 X
Irish Examiner supplement feature _Crosbie 2004 EUR 155 X
Irish Examiner _Crosbie 2002 EUR 200
Irish Independent weekly column _INM 2005 EUR 220 X
Irish Post FBS _Smurf 2002 GBP 100 0
Irish Post writing all types of articles no expenses _Smurf 2001 GBP 100 GR X
Irish Sunday Mirror £400 for double page spread 1500 words (2004) no licence discussed _TMG 2005 GBP 266.67 X
Irish Times feature writing _ITtrust 2001 GBP 250 GR
Irish Times magazine feature _ITtrust 2004 EUR 437.50
Jerusalem Post news _Holl 2001 GBP 375
Jewish Chronicle arts story with interview 2009 GBP 108 GR XX
LA Times feature ($930) 2004 GBP 504
Lloyd's List regular column _Informa 2007 GBP 225 X
Lloyd's List + 40p/mile travel _Informa 2009 GBP 200
Lloyd's List Feature _Informa 2004 GBP 180 GR X
Lloyds Register (40 p / mile exes) 2008 GBP 185
Lloyds Ship Manager feature _Informa 2004 GBP 200 GR X
Los Angeles Times 2009 USD 383 X
Los Angeles Times 1200 words for $1300 incl. web use _Tribune 2008 GBP 555
Los Angeles Times $750 _Tribune 2005 GBP 400
Los Angeles Times 1000-word news story first use only - but under dollar-a-word _Tribune 2001 GBP 430 X
Los Angeles Times $1000 for 1600 - what about a dollar a word? _Tribune 2000 GBP 390 -
Los Angles Times (dollar a word) 1999 GBP 633 -
Mail on Sunday You magazine _Assoc 2010 GBP 500
Mail on Sunday _Assoc 2008 GBP 1000 O
Mail on Sunday Travel _Assoc 2008 GBP 500
Mail on Sunday You magazine _Assoc 2008 GBP 500
Mail on Sunday feature _Assoc 2007 GBP 1000 O
Mail on Sunday Night and Day _Assoc 2006 GBP 500
Mail on Sunday magazine - £500 for 250 words for pic lead feature FBS _Assoc 2006 GBP 2000 GR O
Mail on Sunday travel feature _Assoc 2006 GBP 583 GR
Mail on Sunday kill fee _Assoc 2004 GBP 200 X
Mail on Sunday feature _Assoc 2003 GBP 650
Mail On Sunday feature for colour magazine section _Assoc 2003 GBP 450
Mail on Sunday (Night and Day) _Assoc 2000 GBP 800 -
Metro Theatre reviews/ previews 150-350 words (8p per word) exes apparently paid, no info given about rights _Assoc 2008 GBP 800 GR X
Metro travel report plus pic sourcing _Assoc 2008 GBP 215 XX
Metro _Assoc 2004 GBP 100 XXX
Metro Life section _Assoc 2004 GBP 300
News Of The World feature _NI 2010 GBP 450
News of the World page lead _NI 1996 GBP 750 -
Observer Sports front page story, 700 words , expenses paid _GMG 2009 GBP 270 15 X
Observer sports exclusive interview, 1500 words @ £350 , expenses paid; NB below agreed minimum rate _GMG 2009 GBP 233 0 XXXX
Observer _GMG 2008 GBP 320
Observer 1300 words @ £450 = _GMG 2007 GBP 326 20
Observer supplement on Ukraine _GMG 2006 GBP 313 20
Observer _GMG 2006 GBP 352 23
Observer feature (more than Guardian/Obs/NUJ agreed minimum) _GMG 2005 GBP 300
Observer Sport Monthly _GMG 2004 GBP 200 XX
Observer _GMG 2004 GBP 287.50
Observer _GMG 2004 GBP 272 14
Observer _GMG 2002 GBP 381 19
Observer 3000-word commission extended to 4500, (still?) £1000 increased on appeal to £1200 _GMG 2002 GBP 254 12.67
Observer 5% for Web, database etc _GMG 2001 GBP 286 14
Observer _GMG 2001 GBP 286 14
Observer magazine _GMG 2000 GBP 286 14
Observer _GMG 1999 GBP 600 - O
Reader's Digest tried to cut rate from £1000 to £500, demanding all rights - member got _RD 2009 GBP 600
San Franscisco Chronicle ($200) 1998 GBP 125 - XX
Saturday magazine celebrity column (400-650 words @ £250) FBS _NS 2010 GBP 625 GR
Scotland on Sunday feature no licence discussed _BarcB 2005 GBP 200 X
Scotland on Sunday feature no licence discussed _BarcB 2005 GBP 200 GR X
Scotland on Sunday (magazine) Feature _BarcB 2002 GBP 125 0 X
Scotland on Sunday news feature plus £100 pounds expenses _BarcB 2002 GBP 250
Scotland on Sunday feature _BarcB 2001 GBP 175 X
Scotland on Sunday travel piece, 1300 words @ 200 FBS _BarcB 2001 GBP 154 0 XXX
Scotsman _BarcB 2008 GBP 400
Scotsman education feature involving extensive research _Johnsto 2007 GBP 150 X
Scotsman arts feature no licence discussed, but published print and web _Johnsto 2006 GBP 150 XXXX
Scotsman _BarcB 2005 GBP 350
Scotsman overseas news _BarcB 2003 GBP 312.50
Scotsman 1300w @ £195 - told FBS, but appeared on website without permission _BarcB 2002 GBP 150
Scotsman magazine outdoor news item _Johnsto 2010 GBP 154
Star _UM 2000 GBP 500 -
Sun health feature all rights _NI 2004 GBP 619 GR O
Sun Woman 1500 word feature £900 all rights _NI 2004 GBP 600 GR
Sunday Business _BarcB 1999 GBP 250 -
Sunday Business _BarcB 1998 GBP 357 -
Sunday Express Magazine 1200-word feature FBS, no exes _NS 2001 GBP 625 GR
Sunday Express feature _NS 2009 GBP 625 O
Sunday Express _NS 2007 GBP 175 XX
Sunday Express feature _NS 2006 GBP 460
Sunday Express case study feature _NS 2006 GBP 400
Sunday Express book review, 600 words @ £300 _NS 2006 GBP 500
Sunday Express magazine _NS 2004 GBP 333.33
Sunday Express feature _NS 2004 GBP 500
Sunday Express property feature _NS 2002 GBP 262.50
Sunday Herald page lead (500 words @ £150) FBS (appeared online without consultation - queried, never heard back) _NQ 2008 GBP 300
Sunday Herald review _NQ 2007 GBP 350 O
Sunday Herald travel feature FBS _NQ 2004 GBP 150 XXX
Sunday Herald Arts Feature _NQ 2004 GBP 400
Sunday Herald _NQ 2004 GBP 208
Sunday Herald Seven Days supplement takes up to 3 months to pay _NQ 2003 GBP 150
Sunday Herald foreign news no exes; resells copy in Ireland at least; and sometimes orders stories, doesn't use and doesn't pay _NQ 2003 GBP 150
Sunday Herald news feature refuse to pay exes - "don't do that kind of thing" _SMG 2002 GBP 150 X
Sunday Herald news feature (don't know licence terms) _SMG 2002 GBP 150 X
Sunday Herald _SMG 2001 GBP 200
Sunday Independent news piece licence not discussed _INM 2007 EUR 1000 O
Sunday Independent (S Africa) _INM 1998 GBP 167 -
Sunday Mail _TMG 2003 GBP 333.33
Sunday Mirror Travel article - trips take between three and 14 days, writing several hours no exes, which means you might break even after costs if lucky, published on internet with no extra pay _TMG 2008 GBP 273 0 GR XXXX
Sunday Mirror foreign exclusive _TMG 2003 GBP 900
Sunday Mirror foreign spread with pix, plus £400 exes _TMG 2003 GBP 1000
Sunday Mirror comment _TMG 2003 GBP 500
Sunday Telegraph all rights _BarcB 2004 GBP 375
Sunday Telegraph money section feature no idea of terms _Holl 2001 GBP 260 GR
Sunday Telegraph property feature _Holl 2001 GBP 350 GR
Sunday Telegraph _Holl 1997 GBP 400 -
Sunday Times Ireland Money section small feature 750 words €300 _NI 2005 EUR 400
Sunday Times Ireland Money section main feature, 1500+ words €400 _NI 2005 EUR 333 X
Sunday Times Scotland celeb interview _NI 2006 GBP 200 X
Sunday Times Scotland feature no licence discussed _NI 2005 GBP 208 XX
Sunday Times Scotland sports section FBS _NI 2004 GBP 150
Sunday Times features (entertainment sections, but this seems to be rate after 10 per cent across the board rate cut) _NI 2010 GBP 315
Sunday Times feature (entertainment sections) _NI 2010 GBP 350
Sunday Times Appointments feature, Irish edition, 1200 words £197 _NI 2007 GBP 164
Sunday Times Driving _NI 2006 GBP 350 X
Sunday Times Money supplement 1300 words @ £400 = _NI 2006 GBP 308
Sunday Times feature in Culture section _NI 2005 GBP 800 O
Sunday Times Home section FBS _NI 2004 GBP 200
Sunday Times feature for 'Home' section no licence agreed _NI 2004 GBP 389
Sunday Times _NI 2003 GBP 625
Sunday Times Driving FBS _NI 2003 GBP 437.50
Sunday Times Drive supplement FBS _NI 2003 GBP 300
Sunday Times front page - down page FBS _NI 2001 GBP 1000
Sunday Times Scotland travel writing FBS _NI 2005 GBP 250 GR
Sunday plus exes _NI 2006 GBP 500
Ta Nea 2500 words @ EUR250, OK by Greek standards 2007 EUR 100
Telegraph cut feature rate _BarcB 2009 GBP 250
Telegraph _BarcB 2009 GBP 417
Telegraph section lead _BarcB 2008 GBP 247 X
Telegraph 800-word features, each £400 = _BarcB 2007 GBP 500
Telegraph 900 word weekend section feature 2006 GBP 555
Telegraph rights tbc _BarcB 2006 GBP 550 O
Telegraph _BarcB 2005 GBP 350
Telegraph Weekend - 400 words _BarcB 2005 GBP 500
The Business New York correspondent expense paid, reasonable... not taxed at source _BarcB 2004 GBP 300
The Business New York correspondent expense paid, reasonable...not taxed at source _BarcB 2004 GBP 300 0
The Herald 1500 word Weekend Magazine feature @ £200 = _NQ 2007 GBP 133 XX
The Independent arts section feature _INM 2006 GBP 250
The National (Abu Dhabi) 2009 GBP 500
The Times _NI 2010 GBP 150 X
Times Higher Education Supplement 1500 words analysis feature @ £260 _TSL 2007 GBP 173 XX
Times (Times 2) _NI 2009 GBP 354.17
Times 500-word comment piece @ £350 _NI 2008 GBP 700
Times 250-word review @ £150 _NI 2008 GBP 600
Times supplement feature _NI 2008 GBP 350
Times 950 word comment @ £600 _NI 2007 GBP 630 O
Times Thunderer, 500 words @ £350 _NI 2007 GBP 700 O
Times 1200 words @ 450 = _NI 2007 GBP 375
Times Times2 cover story - 1700 words @ £650 = _NI 2007 GBP 382
Times 850 words for law section @ £300 = _NI 2007 GBP 353
Times law section FBS _NI 2007 GBP 353
Times FBS _NI 2007 GBP 600
Times feature _NI 2006 GBP 333
Times feature for Eye section _NI 2005 GBP 400
Times feature for Eye section _NI 2005 GBP 300
Times feature _NI 2005 GBP 350 GR O
Times _NI 2004 GBP 454
Times T2 section _NI 2004 GBP 346
Times writing obituaries - official rate use in print version and all other forms of The Times _NI 2003 GBP 200 GR XXX
Times arts _NI 2003 GBP 300
Times features _NI 2003 GBP 250
Times features _NI 2003 GBP 250
Times travel section _NI 2003 GBP 333 X
Times _NI 2003 GBP 444
Times Features - not the column FBS inc Times Web Site _NI 2000 GBP 1000 O
Voice _VTA 1999 GBP 50 - XX
A Texas newspaper second use of piece from Sunday Mail US$175 = 2003 GBP 112
Australian newspapers reported standard rate AU$ 0.07per word see www.alliance.org.au 2009 GBP 327 GR
London Press Service 1995 GBP 100 -
National newspaper title 2009 GBP 100 XXX
Norwegian Cancer Society feature for publication in Norwegian press 2006 GBP 416
Sunday Telegraph foreign news feature _BarcB 2010 GBP 455

The above are the rates for Words, per 1000 / news notified by members up to 25 August 2010.

 
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 knownGroup
3 The year in which the rate was reportedYear
4 Currency: either GBP or EUR¤
5 Amount paid for basic licence - e.g. first use in print: Basic fee
6 Paid for extra licences - web use, database resale... (no data pre Jun 2000) ...Extras
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: ......GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement (more will be made soon): ......HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:GBP500X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:EUR1500300O
 

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Photography News Local Mag online Book PR Other pix whether paid by the piece or the day
Broadcasting News Local Other including podcasting all sorts of radio & TV work
Shifts News Local Mag online Book PR Other work paid by the day; e.g. sub-editing
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