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NUJ Rate for the Job:
Words, per 1000
Updated: 2025-07-09
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.
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Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a book. Only do this if the rate is good and you expect sales to be minimal. Otherwise, go for royalties. Percent of gross, my child, always remember percent of gross sales. If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / books |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year |  |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
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| Publishing Business | _PubBiz | 2014 |  |
150.00 | XX | |
| Publishing Business | _PubBiz | 2014 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| The Tower 2000-word article @ £700 = | 2016 | |
350.00 | O | ||
| Arcturus Publishing 1000 words (research from scratch) all rights including multi-media | _3Fox | 2017 | |
144.00 | X | |
| Book (Picador Press) | 2015 | |
23.00 | |||
| Book (HarperCollins) all rights and soul demanded | _NI | 2015 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| Book on the band Queen 300-word update @ $200 | 2020 |  |
666.00 | |||
| JC (Jewish Chronicle?) 1200-word article @ £300 = | 2016 | |
250.00 | |||
| John Spencer publishers commissioned pulp fiction , terms - up to 10 shillings (£0.50) per 1000 words in 1946 - adjusted for inflation | 2024 | |
17.57 | XXXX | ||
| Monocle books chapter in guidebook (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
480.00 | |||
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Work paid by the thousand words, whose primary use is in a magazine. (Generic rates for publishing groups appear at the end.) If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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Tell us what you've been paid for Words, per 1000 / mags |
Freelance Fees Guide
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| 3Fox International feature no expenses | _3Fox | 2015 | |
200.00 | GR | |
| Cycle Sport , terms all rights | _AOLTW | 2015 | |
150.00 | X | |
| 5280 digital story - 600 words @ $150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| 5280 print fob story 600 words @ $375 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
625.00 | |||
| Access magazine feature, 1400 words @ £130 | 2015 | |
93.00 | |||
| Advertising Age* (2015) | 2023 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Aeon feature don't know terms | 2017 | |
250.00 | X | ||
| Aesthetica print feature 1750 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
57.00 | |||
| Aesthetica magazine 280-word exhibition review @ £20 = | 2020 | |
71.00 | GR | XXX | |
| Africa Confidential | 2017 | |
300.00 | |||
| Africa Report 1500-word feature @ €400 - all rights | 2021 |  |
267.00 | GR | ||
| All About History Researching and writing topic all rights to text, text can be republished unattributed and shared with international licensees without writer's permission | _Future | 2017 | |
100.00 | GR | XXX |
| Alma first-person essay 1200 words @ $100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
83.00 | XXX | ||
| Amateur Photographer Op-ed - £75 for 400 words - as reported to journoresources.org.uk | 2020 | |
188.00 | |||
| Amateur Photographer 400-word op-ed piece @ £75 = | 2019 | |
187.50 | |||
| Another Man Listicle (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Apolitical feature up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
375.00 | |||
| Apple book review - up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
222.00 | |||
| Architectural Digest digital feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Ars Technica long-form science article - expenses available | _CondN | 2018 | |
350.00 | ||
| Art in America review 900 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
278.00 | |||
| Art Monthly 750-word solo exhibition review @ £100 = | 2020 | |
133.00 | XX | ||
| Art Monthly 1000-word group exhibition review | 2020 | |
125.00 | GR | XX | |
| Art Monthly 2500-word feature @ £185 = | 2020 | |
74.00 | GR | XXX | |
| Art News artist profile (via Freelancer Solidarity Project) 1200 words @ $400 | 2023 | |
333.00 | |||
| Art Review standard fee - reported on Twitter | 2023 | |
350.00 | GR | ||
| Art uk 1000 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| ArtReview feature 1200 words @ £420 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| ArtReview Asia cover feature including interview, 1200 words @ £420 (no expenses) = | 2022 | |
350.00 | GR | ||
| ArtReview long book review 1200 words @ £420 = | 2022 | |
350.00 | O | ||
| ArtReview exhibition review (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| ArtReview exhibition review (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Ask Men column, 600 words @ £120 | _Ziff | 2014 | |
200.00 | X | |
| Atlantic feature - 4000 words @ £6000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1500.00 | |||
| Atlas by Etihad (online) Travel round up 500 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Atlas Obscura feature 1200 words @ £600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Atlas Obscura feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
375.00 | |||
| Atlas Obscura feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Atlas Obscura feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Backstage magazine feature 1200 words @ $250 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
208.00 | |||
| Bandcamp Daily music writing - according to whopayswriters.com | 2020 | |
530.00 | |||
| Bandcamp interview 700 words @ £325 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
464.00 | |||
| Bandcamp interview 1200 words @ $350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
292.00 | |||
| Bass Guitar Monthly FBSR & option on website use | 2015 | |
167.00 | |||
| BBC Future in-depth digital feature 1500 words @ £600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| BBC Future 1200 word feature @ £400 = | _BBC | 2019 | |
333.00 | GR | |
| BBC Future online (via #FairDealForFreelancers) in-depth feature 2000 words @ £880 = | _Immed | 2023 | |
440.00 | ||
| BBC History Magazine Feature, 2500 words @ £375 (all rights) = | _Immed | 2021 | |
150.00 | ||
| BBC History magazine | _Immed | 2018 | |
285.00 | ||
| BBC Science Focus print article 800 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| BBC Worklife news feature assigned at 1000, with edits ~1400 words @ £450 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
321.00 | |||
| Beatportal feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| Bedfordshire On Sunday short feature | 2016 | |
143.00 | X | ||
| Bella magazine (Italian Marie Claire) 800 words @ £80 = | 2016 | |
100.00 | |||
| Best feature | 2014 | |
400.00 | |||
| Best feature | 2014 | |
400.00 | |||
| Billboard reporting news story 200 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Billboard features (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Bird Watching magazine feature | _Bauer | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Bird Watching magazine feature | _Bauer | 2014 | |
200.00 | ||
| Bitch feature 1400 words @ $150 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
107.00 | XX | ||
| Bloomberg Businessweek feature - 3750 words @ US$11,250 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Bloomb | 2020 | |
3000.00 | ||
| Bloomberg Businessweek feature , terms - 1st NA serial, I retain copyright | _Bloomb | 2021 | |
2500.00 | O | |
| Bloomberg Businessweek feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Bloomb | 2020 | |
2000.00 | ||
| Bloomberg article , terms - 1st North America serial rights - author retains copyright | _Bloomb | 2021 | |
1250.00 | O | |
| Bloomberg feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Bloomb | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Bon Appetit (web) personal essay (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Bon Appetit personal essay 400 words @ $250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
625.00 | |||
| Brightest Young Things essay - 1200 words @ $75 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
62.00 | |||
| British Medical Journal 1300 words @ £395 - | 2018 | |
304.00 | |||
| Broccoli (US music mag) features for an annual magazine, offered in launch announcement, very competitive pitching, US-based, music-oriented, women-led | 2024 | |
500.00 | |||
| Burlington Contemporary 1000-word exhibition review - | 2020 | |
50.00 | XXXX | ||
| Business Insider offered on Twitter for lifestyle features - 700 words @ $343 = | 2025 | |
330.00 | XX | ||
| Business Insider offered on Twitter for food, fashion, homes | 2024 | |
333.00 | |||
| Business Insider lifestyle-focused personal essays - starting at $220 for 500 words, says editor on Twitter | 2024 | |
440.00 | |||
| Business Insider offered by editor Louise Ridley in a call for pitches | 2024 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Business Insider personal narative 800 words @ $400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Business Insider personal narrative 1000 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Business Insider buyer's guide (researched top picks for specific products) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
104.00 | XX | ||
| Business Insider feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Business Insider review article 1000 words @ $100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Business Insider feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | X | ||
| Business Insider op-ed for the commentary section 800 words @ $450 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
563.00 | |||
| Business of Fashion 800 words, a feature on beauty business, 800 words @ $800 = | 2025 | |
1000.00 | GR | O | |
| Bustle UK feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
133.00 | |||
| Bustle interviewing a company founder for a profile feature (job declined at this rate) | 2023 | |
62.00 | XXXX | ||
| Bustle personal essay 800 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| BuzzFeed Books list 3500 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
86.00 | XX | ||
| Camadian Geographic feature - according to whopayswriters.com | _NatGeo | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| Canadian Jewish News 800 words @ $CAN 150 = | 2017 | |
106.00 | X | ||
| Canvas8 Library case study (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | XX | ||
| Catholic Herald | 2017 | |
120.00 | X | ||
| Catworld | _Ashdown | 2015 | |
30.00 | XXX | |
| ChannelPro B2B trade press - feature article (2 interviews and a research report or similar minimum) 800 words @ £200 = - all rights | _Dennis | 2021 | |
250.00 | ||
| ChannelPro feature (specialist b2b) 800 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Chat first person copy with victim of domestic violence plus case study 1400 words @ £2500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1786.00 | |||
| Chat - It's Fate 900 words @ £ 200 = | _IPC | 2014 | |
222.00 | ||
| Chronicle of Philanthropy* (2015) | 2023 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Church Times feature with multiple stories and research. heavy-going subject. words @ £ = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | XX | ||
| Church Times feature, multiple sources and lots of research words @ £ = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| CityMetric feature up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
437.00 | |||
| Clash cover story - 1300 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
77.00 | XX | ||
| Classic Pop features paid £60 per page, approx 500 words , terms vary, sometimes 3 months exclusivity | _Anthem | 2015 | |
120.00 | XXX | |
| Classic Rock features, reviews | _Future | 2017 | |
100.00 | XX | |
| Climate Home News report on manufacturing of clean energy technologies (especially wind turbines and solar PV) in South East Asia | 2024 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Closer Feature - 1800 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
167.00 | |||
| Closer | _Bauer | 2015 | |
571.00 | O | |
| Coach feature | _Dennis | 2016 | |
375.00 | ||
| CoBo Social online arts magazine based in Hong Kong original reviews of 1000 +/- 100 words - (do not know what uses licensed) | 2022 | |
200.00 | GR | ||
| Columbia Magazine book review (via Freelancer Solidarity Project) 750 words @ $850 = | 2023 | |
1333.00 | |||
| Companion (is this the Gail's Bakery mag?) (reported to journoresources.org.uk) reported pieces | 2025 | |
1300.00 | O | ||
| Complex offered on Twitter for stuff about memes, internet personalities, and streamers , - from | 2024 | |
100.00 | XXX | ||
| Complex offered on Twitter for stuff about memes, internet personalities, and streamers , - up to | 2024 | |
300.00 | |||
| Complex reported piece 1600 words @ $400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Computer Active words + first-hand screenshots/images - | _Dennis | 2018 | |
138.00 | ||
| Computer Weekly (TechTarget) | __misc | 2016 | |
250.00 | GR | |
| Computer Weekly (Tech Target) 800 words @ £250 = | __misc | 2014 | |
312.50 | ||
| Computer Weekly (TechTarget Inc.) | __misc | 2014 | |
250.00 | ||
| Computer Weekly (TechTarget Inc.) | __misc | 2014 | |
250.00 | ||
| Computer Weekly 500 words @ £100 | __misc | 2014 | |
200.00 | X | |
| Computer Weekly (Tech Target) 800 words @ £250 = | __misc | 2014 | |
312.50 | ||
| Computer Weekly (Tech Target) 700 words @ £ 250 = | __misc | 2014 | |
357.00 | ||
| Computer Weekly (Tech Target) 700 words @ £ 250 = | __misc | 2014 | |
357.00 | ||
| Condé Nast Traveler online feature 2200 words @ £350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
159.00 | ||
| Condé Nast Traveler short feature 1000 words @ $400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
400.00 | ||
| Consequence of Sound Op-ed/essay (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Construction News feature article with interviews | _EMAP | 2017 | |
275.00 | ||
| Container magazine Twitter call for pitches critically exploring technology and its creative uses | 2024 | |
300.00 | |||
| Cosmopolitan UK feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| Cosmopolitan UK Feature 1800 words @ £85 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
47.00 | XXXX | |
| Cosmopolitan UK print feature 2000 words @ £600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Cosmopolitan US feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Hearst | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Cosmopolitan reported feature | _Hearst | 2022 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| Cosmopolitan SEO up to 800 words @ $175 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
219.00 | ||
| Cosmopolitan service essay 1000 words @ $250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Cosmopolitan feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
100.00 | ||
| Cosmopolitan first person feature 400 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| Cosmopolitan reported feature 1200 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
125.00 | ||
| Cosmopolitan reported feature 900 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
222.00 | ||
| Cosmopolitan UK (reported to journoresources.org.uk) 1500 words @ £250 = | 2025 | |
167.00 | X | ||
| Countrymans Weekly (Diamond Publishing) non commissioned article terms not given | 2014 | |
35.00 | GR | XXXX | |
| Countrymans Weekly (Diamond Publishing) non commissioned article terms not given | 2014 | |
35.00 | GR | XXXX | |
| Countryside (NFU) mileage paid FBS | 2014 | |
300.00 | |||
| Countryside (NFU) mileage paid FBS | 2014 | |
300.00 | |||
| Crack feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
127.00 | |||
| Crafts 1200 word feature with multiple perspectives @ £400 = | 2024 | |
333.33 | |||
| Curbed feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
600.00 | |||
| Curbed feature 2500 words @ $1350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
540.00 | |||
| Cycle Industry News features | _Score | 2018 | |
80.00 | ||
| Cyclist 700-word magazine feature with three interviews - fee includes magazine and online use | 2025 | |
300.00 | GR | ||
| Cyclist All rights | _Dennis | 2015 | |
275.00 | ||
| Daily Mail 1400-word health interview @ £700 = | _Assoc | 2016 | |
500.00 | O | |
| Dazed / Huck feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| Dazed beauty interview with youtuber 1200 words @ £175 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
146.00 | |||
| Dazed Digital 500 words @ £125 = | 2023 | |
250.00 | |||
| Dazed feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | X | ||
| Dazed opinion up to 600 words @ £120 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Dazed feature 1500 words @ £180 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
120.00 | |||
| Dazed feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
120.00 | |||
| Dazed digital feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| Dazed digital op-ed (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
180.00 | |||
| Declassified UK 1000 words (2020) | 2024 | |
400.00 | |||
| Devex feature story 1136 words @ $528 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
465.00 | |||
| Dicebreaker list guide 1500 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
167.00 | |||
| Digital Spy comment (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
112.00 | XX | ||
| Direct Relief story essay (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Discover Magazine news 350 words @ $350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1000.00 | |||
| DIY album review - 250 words @ £20 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
80.00 | XX | ||
| DIY cover feature - 1800 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
83.00 | XXX | ||
| DIY feature - 1500 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
667.00 | |||
| Document 2250 words for $2000 - reported on Twitter | 2023 | |
888.00 | |||
| Dogs Monthly | 2014 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| Dogs Monthly | 2014 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| Dork feature 500 words @ £20 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
40.00 | |||
| Downbeat Q&A interview 800 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| Drive In Magazine 2000 words @ 20 = £10 | 2016 | |
10.00 | XXXX | ||
| e-flux essay, 4300 words @ $500 - reported on Twitter | 2023 | |
116.00 | X | ||
| Early Years Educator Education article one use only | 2015 | |
100.00 | GR | ||
| Easyjet Traveller Travel feature, 900 words | _Ink | 2016 | |
200.00 | X | |
| Easyjet Traveller travel feature | _Ink | 2014 | |
333.00 | ||
| Easyjet Traveller travel feature | _Ink | 2014 | |
333.00 | ||
| Eater reported feature 2000 words @ £500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Eater news story 1500 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Eater Boston short feature 800 words @ $150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
188.00 | |||
| Eater London feature - 800 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
187.00 | |||
| Eater London web feature 1800 words @ £180 - | 2018 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Echo feature - 1500 words @ $75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
50.00 | XX | ||
| Ecologist feature | 2017 | |
100.00 | |||
| Economist 1843 feature - 5000 words @ £3500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | __misc | 2020 | |
700.00 | ||
| Economist 400 words @ £500 - all rights | 2021 | |
1250.00 | O | ||
| Economist culture blog post (via #FreelancerPayGap) | __misc | 2020 | |
162.00 | ||
| Economist online arts blog 600 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| Economist 150-word analysis @ £100 | 2016 | |
666.00 | |||
| Economist 800 word blog @ £300 = | __misc | 2015 | |
375.00 | O | |
| Economist 500 words @ £ 100 plus £25 per image | _Pearson | 2014 | |
200.00 | XXXX | |
| Economist 500 words @ £ 100 plus £25 per image | _Pearson | 2014 | |
200.00 | XXXX | |
| Economist Espresso briefing 150-word news piece @ £100, all rights | 2018 | |
666.00 | GR | O | |
| Electric + Hybrid Rail Technology 1500 words @ £480 FBS = | 2022 | |
320.00 | GR | ||
| Elle UK feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Hach | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Empire writer retained copyright | _Bauer | 2021 | |
350.00 | ||
| Empire feature - 2400 words @ £720 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Bauer | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Empire features | _Bauer | 2018 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| ENDS report news analysis or features | _HM | 2024 | |
350.00 | GR | |
| Ensia feature - 1200 words @ $900 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
750.00 | |||
| Ensia online feature 800 words @ £600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
750.00 | |||
| Entertainment Weekly feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _AOLTW | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| Equal Times (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Equal Times news story 1200 words @ €300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Erotic Review Magazine op-ed 800 words @ £0 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
0.00 | XXXX | ||
| Esquire UK long read on anniversary of big TV show (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Esquire.com (online only) fashion feature (plus provided images) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Esquire online feature 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatMag | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Esquire feature - according to whopayswriters.com | _Hearst | 2020 | |
1330.00 | ||
| Esquire feature, 900 words @ £500 | _Hearst | 2014 | |
555.00 | O | |
| EUobserver feature - 700 words @ €150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
214.00 | |||
| Euromoney magazine Feature or news writing | _Assoc | 2021 | |
500.00 | GR | O |
| Expert Reviews review (group test) 1000 words @ £120 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
120.00 | |||
| Fabulous reported Long Read 2400 words @ £950 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
396.00 | |||
| Fabulous magazine offered on Twitter for Life Story section | 2023 | |
350.00 | |||
| Fair Planet report, 350 words @ £85 = | 2016 | |
243.00 | |||
| Fair Planet 1300 words @ £300 = | 2016 | |
230.00 | |||
| Fashionista US feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| FC Business Intelligence 800 words @ £300 | 2017 | |
375.00 | |||
| Feel Good You health story, case-study led, 800 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
313.00 | |||
| Ferment feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
220.00 | |||
| Financial Adviser feature writing the whole nine yards - they take everything | _Pearson | 2014 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| Financial Adviser feature writing the whole nine yards - they take everything | _Pearson | 2014 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| Flash Art Magazine 350-word exhibition review @ €70 = | 2020 | |
200.00 | X | ||
| Flash Art Magazine 500-word exhibition review @ €100 = | 2020 | |
200.00 | X | ||
| Flash Art Magazine 650-word exhibition review @ €120 = | 2020 | |
185.00 | X | ||
| Food and Travel Travel feature 1000 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Food and Wine feature 800 words @ $400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Foreign Policy feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
357.00 | |||
| Foreign Policy feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Foreign Policy* feature, unspecified length (2018) | 2023 | |
5500.00 | |||
| Forge (Medium) feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Fortean Times 2500 words @ £175 = | 2022 | |
70.00 | XXX | ||
| Fortean Times Forum article (2019), 2000 words @ £100 = | _Dennis | 2021 | |
50.00 | ||
| Fortean Times 800 words comment @ £50 = | 2020 | |
62.50 | XXX | ||
| Fortean Times | _Dennis | 2020 | |
75.00 | XXX | |
| Fortean Times 4000 words @ £300 talked up from an even worse offer | _Dennis | 2017 | |
75.00 | XXX | |
| Fortean Times 4000 words @ £300, talked up from even worse standard rate. Rate for photos to be negotiated later, £10 travel paid | _Dennis | 2017 | |
75.00 | XXX | |
| Fortean Times 1600 words @ £ 100 - they didn't dare offer this member reduced "standard" rate | _Dennis | 2016 | |
62.50 | X | |
| Fortune news analysis 1500 words @ $1000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
667.00 | |||
| Fortune* 800-word reported story @ $400 = | 2023 | |
500.00 | |||
| Frieze Art review, 700 words @ £180 = | 2019 | |
257.00 | |||
| Frieze Art review outside UK, 2 edits | 2019 | |
180.00 | |||
| FT Business exes £70 | _Pearson | 2015 | |
750.00 | GR | |
| Galdem feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
79.00 | XX | ||
| Gastro Obscura feature - 1100 words @ $550 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Gay Times (online) 700 to 800 word articles | 2017 | |
50.00 | XXX | ||
| Gizmodo UK review 1000 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Glamour true life story 1800 words @ £550 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
306.00 | |||
| Gluten Free Heaven / Free From Heaven writing , terms not specified | _Anthem | 2016 | |
0.00 | XXXX | |
| Good Housekeeping Money (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 700 words @ £250 = | _Hearst | 2023 | |
357.14 | ||
| Good Housekeeping Money (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 2200 words @ £770 = | _Hearst | 2023 | |
350.00 | ||
| Good Housekeeping feature writer retained copyright | _NatMag | 2015 | |
666.00 | O | |
| Good Tape offereed on Twitter, pre-launch, for a new magazine about podcasting | 2023 | |
500.00 | |||
| GQ profile - reported on Twitter | _CondN | 2023 | |
300.00 | X | |
| Grazia online Various 1000 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| Grazia print feature on people breaking lockdown to have sex 600 words @ £50p per word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | GR | ||
| Grazia (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | _Bauer | 2023 | |
500.00 | ||
| Grazia personal essay piece 900 words @ £450 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Grazia | _Bauer | 2015 | |
500.00 | O | |
| Greatist essays to reported pieces up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
312.00 | |||
| Greatist reported narrative 800 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Guardian magazine | _GMG | 2025 | |
400.00 | ||
| Guitarist features - - ask for the non-all rights contract - not the one that takes 6 months exclusivity and free re-use | _Future | 2025 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| GuitarWorld.com interview (US-based, but pays UK freelancers in sterling) 1500 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Happiful Magazine feature 800 words @ £140 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
175.00 | |||
| Harper's Bazaar short story by Virginia Woolf - 1500 words @ £200 in 1937, adjusted for inflation = | _Hearst | 2021 | |
9300.00 | ||
| Harper's Bazaar feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Hearst | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| Hello Giggles essay - 500 words @ $150 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| HelloGiggles reported feature 1000 words @ $150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| High 50 profile, 600 words @ £160 = "skinflints" | 2016 | |
267.00 | |||
| History Today feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| History Today Online article (2018), 2000 words @ £75 = | 2021 | |
37.50 | XXX | ||
| History Today Print article (2019) | 2021 | |
120.00 | X | ||
| Homes and Gardens 500-word interview and captions @ £350 = | _AOLTW | 2017 | |
700.00 | O | |
| Honcho magazine | 2017 | |
500.00 | |||
| Huck interview feature 900 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
111.00 | |||
| Huck Interview / profile (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Huck interview 1300 words @ £90 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
69.00 | XXX | ||
| Huck magazine feature | 2017 | |
120.00 | XX | ||
| Huffington Post UK personal essay 800 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| Huffington Post UK investigative feature 2000 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
50.00 | XXX | ||
| Huffington Post personal essay 1100 words @ $125 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
114.00 | GR | ||
| Huffington Post op-ed 800 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| Huffington Post op-ed - 800 words commissioned, filed more (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
140.00 | |||
| Huffington Post op-ed 800 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| Huffington Post op-ed 750 words @ $140 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
187.00 | |||
| Huffington Post op-ed ('exposure' offered as payment...) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
0.00 | XXXX | ||
| Huffington Post reported feature 1200 words @ £396 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
330.00 | |||
| Huffington Post op-ed 800 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| Huffington Post personal story 800 words @ $140 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
175.00 | |||
| Huffington Post opinion piece 800 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| HuffPost feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _AOLTW | 2020 | |
567.00 | ||
| HuffPost feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _AOLTW | 2020 | |
333.00 | ||
| Human Rights 4000 words @ £90 all rights | 2017 | |
22.50 | XXX | ||
| Hyperallergic news story 600 words @ $200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| Hyperallergic interview feature 1200 words @ $150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| i-D (offered on Twitter by an editor) | 2021 | |
200.00 | GR | ||
| i-D op-ed 900 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
222.00 | |||
| i-D feature 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| i-D feature / culture piece - multiple interviews 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| i-D feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| IHS Dredging plus 42p/mile | _IHS | 2014 | |
800.00 | O | |
| IHS Dredging plus 42p/mile | _IHS | 2014 | |
800.00 | O | |
| In These Times up to | 2024 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Increment feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Independent review, 800 words @ £0 | _Lebedev | 2014 | |
0.00 | XX^7 | |
| Independent IndyBest product review piece 1500 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
67.00 | XXX | |
| Inside Lacrosse feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Insider (via #FairDealForFreelancers) US feature 1600 words @ $800 = | 2023 | |
450.00 | |||
| Insider first-person essay 1200 words @ $185 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
154.00 | |||
| Insider product round-up 700 words @ £90 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
129.00 | |||
| Insider (lifestyle) photo essay and feature 1000 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| InStyle Feature 2200 words @ $350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
159.00 | XX | ||
| InStyle feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | XX | ||
| InStyle essay - 800 words @ $350 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
437.00 | |||
| InStyle 600 words @ US$350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
583.00 | |||
| IPE Real Assets feature article with interviews - | 2021 | |
400.00 | |||
| ITPro feature 1000 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Jacobin 2000-word reported feature - First Serial Rights + Second Serial Rights with 50% royalties , @ €125 | 2022 | |
62.50 | XXX | ||
| Jacobin op-ed (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
50.00 | |||
| Jane's | _IHS | 2015 | |
220.00 | ||
| Janes's | _IHS | 2014 | |
220.00 | ||
| Janes's | _IHS | 2014 | |
220.00 | ||
| Jewish Independent 850 words @ $CAN 100 = | 2017 | |
48.00 | XXX | ||
| Kinfolk interview feature 1200 words @ $600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Kinfolk short feature 200 words @ $100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Kinfolk (US print magazine) feature | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Kveller personal essay (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Latin Finance | 2018 | |
350.00 | O | ||
| LatinNews feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
92.00 | |||
| Le Figaro feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
260.00 | |||
| Line of Best Fit lead interview feature up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
60.00 | XX | ||
| Literary Hub reported feature (via Freelancer Solidarity Project) 1500 words @ $300 | 2023 | |
200.00 | |||
| Literary Hub feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
167.00 | |||
| Little White Lies review 500 words @ £45 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
90.00 | |||
| Live Science short news 500 words @ $200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Local Government News features | _HM | 2014 | |
160.00 | X | |
| Local Secrets 500-600 words @ £20: no exes; all rights taken, moral rights waived, photo expected, no pay, no further royalities, perpetual publishing rights, very fiddly pitch system, turned down | 2015 | |
40.00 | GR | XX | |
| Lodestars Anthology interview 1200 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
83.00 | XX | ||
| Lodestars Anthology travel write up 190 words @ £15 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
79.00 | XX | ||
| London in Stereo feature / how-to 1000-2000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| London Review of Books 800-word online feature @ £200 = | 2024 | |
200.00 | |||
| Lonely Planet online travel feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Loud & Quiet magazine features, interviews, reviews, etc... the whole shebang | 2016 | |
0.00 | XXXX | ||
| Mabuhay Magazine feature, 1400 words @ 700 Singapore dollars (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Ink | 2020 | |
391.00 | ||
| Maddyness feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
136.00 | |||
| Magic at the Margins (US food newsletter) seeking pitches on Twitter, offers - (max $1000 per piece) | 2023 | |
1000.00 | |||
| MAP magazine 800-word exhibition review @ £50 = | 2020 | |
62.50 | GR | XXX | |
| Marie Claire feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _AOLTW | 2020 | |
325.00 | ||
| Marker feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
800.00 | |||
| MarketWatch feature - 1200 words @ $500 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
417.00 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering Feature - 1800 words @ $1500 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
833.00 | |||
| medium onezero feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Meininger's Wine Business International Feature - 1500 words @ €600 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| MEL Magazine reported feature 1000 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Middle East Eye print and online | 2016 | |
350.00 | |||
| Military Technology crisis rate - previously €200 - FBS | 2021 | |
150.00 | GR | ||
| Military Technology reports for website from in-person industry events - web use - crisis rate - previously €200 | 2021 | |
150.00 | GR | ||
| MIT Technology Review (reported to journoresources.org.uk) up to | 2025 | |
2000.00 | O | ||
| Mix Interiors 800-word feature @ £320 = | 2024 | |
400.00 | |||
| Mixmag music writing | _DH | 2015 | |
250.00 | O | |
| Modern Railways 2000-word feature article with interviews - haggled up from £350 to £370 , no terms agreed | _Key | 2018 | |
185.00 | X | |
| Modern Railways Feature article, took at least 8hrs to research interview and write - 2000 words @ £350 = | _Key | 2014 | |
175.00 | ||
| Modus magazine (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) researching and writing feature article plus three sidebars including profile interviews all global rights + all moral rights waived | 2017 | |
400.00 | |||
| Mojo and Q Re-use of features in Collectors Series | _Bauer | 2021 | |
90.00 | GR | |
| Mojo and Q Re-use of features in Collectors Series - rate negotiated in 2010 | _Bauer | 2021 | |
130.00 | ||
| Mojo collectors edition long album review , terms - copyright retained under 2010(?) contract | _Bauer | 2025 | |
200.00 | X | |
| Momus features 3500 words @ $650 - reported on Twitter | 2023 | |
185.00 | |||
| Moneywise feature - 1200 words @ £525 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Moneyw | 2020 | |
437.00 | ||
| Moneywise 2000 words @ £400 = £200 | _Moneyw | 2014 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| Monocle 200 words @ £140 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
700.00 | |||
| Monocle feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
700.00 | |||
| Monocle 450 words @ £300 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
667.00 | |||
| Montel News market-specific news story/market commentary 400 words @ £120 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Morning Calm (Korean Air inflight) travel cover feature 3000 words @ $2000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
667.00 | |||
| Movies Magazine 2000 words @ 20 = £10 | 2016 | |
10.00 | XXXX | ||
| Mr Porter UK feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
700.00 | |||
| Munchies (Vice media) A Quietus Interview 20p per word | 2016 | |
200.00 | GR | ||
| N by Norwegian (inflight mag) 1500 word feature story with two days reporting abroad @ £500 = terms - not discussed | _Ink | 2019 | |
333.00 | ||
| National Geographic online news story 7-day assignment 3500 words @ $4375 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatGeo | 2020 | |
1250.00 | ||
| National Geographic Traveller UK feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatGeo | 2020 | |
220.00 | ||
| National Geographic features 1000 words @ £220 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NatGeo | 2020 | |
220.00 | ||
| Nature Index 450 words @ £450 = | _SpringV | 2018 | |
1000.00 | ||
| Nature reporting and writing | 2023 | |
1600.00 | GR | ||
| Nature feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Holtzb | 2020 | |
1250.00 | ||
| Nature feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Holtzb | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| Nature Feature 2400 words @ £1800 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Holtzb | 2020 | |
750.00 | ||
| New African feature profile of African superstar - all rights | 2018 | |
120.00 | XXXX | ||
| New Civil Engineer features | _EMAP | 2023 | |
500.00 | GR | O |
| New Humanitarian (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 2050 words @ $820 = | 2023 | |
360.00 | |||
| New Internationalist offered on Twitter for comment pieces | 2023 | |
270.00 | |||
| New Internationalist | 2018 | |
250.00 | |||
| New Scientist minimum rate for UK authors, stated in Twitter call for news pitches | _Assoc | 2025 | |
510.00 | ||
| New Scientist (via #FairDealForFreelancers) film reviews 600 words @ £306 = | _Assoc | 2023 | |
510.00 | ||
| New Scientist feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| New Scientist feature 2400 words @ £1200 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| New Scientist feature 2700 words @ £1350 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| New Scientist news 300 words @ £135 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
450.00 | |||
| New Scientist news story 600 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| New Scientist features (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
510.00 | |||
| New Scientist features, all rights (also note that they pay on publication) | 2019 | |
510.00 | O | ||
| New Statesman international reporting | 2024 | |
1000.00 | |||
| New Statesman feature 1750 words @ £600 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
343.00 | |||
| New Statesman column (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| New Statesman print feature 2500 words @ £500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| New Statesman interview 600 words @ £166 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
277.00 | |||
| New Statesman reported feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | XXX | ||
| New Statesman news story 800 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| New Statesman 1600 words @ £75 = | _Progres | 2016 | |
47.00 | XXX | |
| New Statesman (online for The Staggers) | _Progres | 2016 | |
75.00 | GR | XX |
| New Statesman CityMetric (down from £80 which was bad in 1991!) | _Progres | 2016 | |
50.00 | GR | XXXX |
| New York Magazine profile 750 words @ $500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
667.00 | |||
| New Yorker feature 5000 words @ $9500 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
1900.00 | ||
| New Yorker shouts and murmurs 400 words @ $2000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
5000.00 | O | |
| New Yorker TheNewYorker.com feature , terms - 1st NA serial, I retain copyright | _Advance | 2021 | |
1550.00 | GR | O |
| NME celebrity interview (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | XXX | ||
| NME review 400 words @ £60 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| NME cover story - 2400 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| NME TV review 500 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
140.00 | |||
| NME one-off news story 400 words @ £30 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
75.00 | XX | ||
| NME interview 900 words @ £90 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| NME feature | _IPC | 2014 | |
130.00 | XX | |
| Noble Rot feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Noon Health (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1200 words @ £500 = | 2023 | |
416.67 | |||
| North and South long features | 2021 | |
390.00 | O | ||
| NUJ Branch 450 words @ £175 | _TU | 2024 | |
389.00 | O | |
| Ocala StyleMagazine reporter and photographer 500 words @ $155 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
310.00 | |||
| October feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Oh Comely feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| Oh! (Oh! Comely) personal feature 500 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| On Your Doorstep community-style reporting | 2016 | |
125.00 | |||
| One Green Planet news story 1300 words @ £0 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
0.00 | XXXX | ||
| OneZero - Medium feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
909.00 | |||
| Open Democracy UK op-ed 750 words @ £0 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
0.00 | XXXX | ||
| Open Democracy op-ed 700 words @ £0 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
0.00 | XXXX | ||
| Outside feature 5000 words @ $12500 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
2500.00 | |||
| Outside news story (1000-2000 words) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Oxford Times Limited Edition mag feature 1500 words @ £85 = no exes | _Gannett | 2016 | |
57.00 | ||
| Paper feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Pensions Expert feature writing/news analysis | _Pearson | 2014 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| Pensions Expert feature writing/news analysis | _Pearson | 2014 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| Pet Product Marketing 1200 words @ £240 = | _Bauer | 2017 | |
200.00 | ||
| Pet Product Marketing 1200 words @ £150 = | 2015 | |
125.00 | GR | X | |
| Petroleum Economist feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Petroleum Economist (also supplied photos) print and online rights | _Assoc | 2016 | |
300.00 | ||
| Petroleum Economist features, max 2000 words | _Assoc | 2015 | |
350.00 | ||
| Pharmacy magazine feature | 2016 | |
180.00 | X | ||
| Physics World news and analysis - publication has exclusive web and print rights for one year | 2024 | |
380.00 | GR | ||
| Physics World feature, research included one 4-hour interview and two written interviews - publication has exclusive web and print rights for one year | 2024 | |
430.00 | |||
| Ping Magazine 1000 words print and online | 2016 | |
75.00 | X | ||
| Planet Rock - author retains copyright | _Bauer | 2018 | |
200.00 | ||
| Poetry Wales (reported to journoresources.org.uk) 1500 word reviews @ £350 = | 2025 | |
233.00 | |||
| Polyester rate offered on Twitter | 2024 | |
65.00 | XXXX | ||
| Positive News news story 450 words @ £25p per word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Positive News offered in Twitter call for pitches | 2024 | |
300.00 | |||
| Positive News web news story 500 words @ £0.25p per word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Positive News news feature 800 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Positive News SponCon 800 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Positive News print feature 1200 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| Positive News Features | 2016 | |
200.00 | |||
| Positive News Features | 2016 | |
250.00 | |||
| Post | 2019 | |
300.00 | |||
| Primary Teacher Update | 2014 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| Primary Teacher Update | 2014 | |
100.00 | X | ||
| Prism (reported to journoresources.org.uk) | 2025 | |
500.00 | |||
| Private Eye 280 words @ £60 = | 2024 | |
214.00 | GR | ||
| Private Eye Article on the Ushaw College arson | 2023 | |
360.00 | |||
| Private Eye Nooks and Corners section - article on two Victorian rectories - Apuldram House and Hornblotten House | 2023 | |
150.00 | |||
| Private Eye 220 words on the Mission Church (St Anne) @ £175 = | 2023 | |
795.00 | |||
| Private Eye news 200 words @ £80 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Private Eye report 300 words @ £150 = | 2016 | |
500.00 | |||
| Private Eye 750 words Letter From | 2016 | |
266.66 | |||
| Professional Engineer | 2019 | |
300.00 | |||
| Professional Engineering | 2020 | |
200.00 | X | ||
| Prog features - - ask for the non-all rights contract - not the one that takes 6 months exclusivity and free re-use | _Future | 2025 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| Prog interview (Q&A) 1000 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Project magazine (B2B) cover feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
375.00 | |||
| Prospect online op-ed 900 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
111.00 | |||
| Prospect feature | 2024 | |
500.00 | |||
| Prospect reported feature 3000 words @ £840 (28p per word) = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
280.00 | |||
| Prospect feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
140.00 | |||
| Prospect (Web) reported feature 900 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
167.00 | |||
| Prospect magazine short 670-word article for the magazine (and online) at £200 = | 2025 | |
300.00 | GR | ||
| ProTravel London travel guide (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| PushSquare review 1000 words @ £50 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
50.00 | |||
| Q Re-use of Q features published respectively 10 and 25 years ago - published under license to former owner EMAP with agreed reuse rate | _Bauer | 2018 | |
120.00 | ||
| Q Re-use of 25-yr-old feature - copyright retained then and now | _Bauer | 2018 | |
120.00 | ||
| Q Reuse of 1995 feature in special , terms Writer retained copyright then and now | _Bauer | 2017 | |
120.00 | ||
| Q feature copyright retained, various restrictions | _Bauer | 2014 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| Q feature copyright retained, various restrictions | _Bauer | 2014 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| Raconteur feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Raconteur feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Raconteur feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Raconteur feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Raconteur feature 900 words @ £320 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
356.00 | |||
| Raconteur feature for supplement including 4 interviewees 1000 words @ £40p per word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Raconteur feature 1150 words @ £35p par word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Raconteur copywriting with research into scientific papers, plus original quotes (and sometimes case studies) | 2014 | |
350.00 | GR | O | |
| Raconteur for the Times feature 900 words @ £40p per word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Radio Times (online) interview 700 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Radio Times (via #FairDealForFreelancers) interview feature 950 words @ £500 = | _Immed | 2023 | |
526.32 | ||
| Radio Times interview feature 900 words @ £500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
556.00 | |||
| Radio Times Interview (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Reader's Digest feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| Reader's Digest 1200 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| Real People feature | _NatMag | 2014 | |
650.00 | O | |
| Red feature all rights | _Hearst | 2016 | |
400.00 | ||
| Refinery 29 feature | 2016 | |
200.00 | |||
| Refinery29 feature 800 words @ $400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Refinery29 feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
687.00 | |||
| Refinery29 personal essay 900 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
222.00 | |||
| Refinery29 feature 1500 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Refinery29 feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| Refinery29 1200 words @ £140 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
92.00 | XX | ||
| Refinery29 feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Refinery29 op-ed 1200 words @ £180 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | X | ||
| Refinery29 reported feature 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Refinery29 first-person feature 1000 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | X | ||
| Refinery29 1500 words @ £175 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
117.00 | XX | ||
| Refinery29 op-ed 1200 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
208.00 | |||
| Refinery29 reported feature 1500 words @ £220 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
147.00 | X | ||
| Refinery29 reported feature 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Refinery29 feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Refinery29 UK feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
167.00 | |||
| Resident Advisor album review - 500 words @ £100 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Resident Advisor | __misc | 2018 | |
187.50 | ||
| Resnews 750 words @ £75 = | 2019 | |
100.00 | |||
| Restless feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
50.00 | XX | ||
| Restless opinion 800 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
188.00 | |||
| Restless reported essay 1000 words @ $150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| Restless op-ed 850 words @ £85 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Reverb list feature 700 words @ $200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
286.00 | |||
| Rewire News feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
437.00 | |||
| Rock Paper Shotgun reported feature 1500 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
133.00 | |||
| Rocking On License to re-use edit of feature first published 1988 - one use | 2021 | |
100.00 | |||
| Rolling Stone culture feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Wenner | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Romper personal essay 600 words @ $75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
125.00 | |||
| Ronda 900 words @ £300 = , terms FBS, transport expenses paid | _Ink | 2016 | |
333.00 | ||
| Rooted in Rights (reported to journoresources.org.uk) 599-word blog @ $400 = | 2025 | |
800.00 | |||
| runher (reported to journoresources.org.uk) up to | 2025 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Saga (via #FairDealForFreelancers) features 1200 words @ £600 = | 2023 | |
500.00 | |||
| Saga feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Scoop (Children's mag) | 2017 | |
100.00 | XXX | ||
| Self feature - 1200 words @ $500 = | _CondN | 2021 | |
417.00 | O | |
| Self Q&A 1500 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| SELF feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
330.00 | |||
| Selvedge magazine (textiles) feature | __misc | 2017 | |
50.00 | XX | |
| Serendip 1000 words print and online | 2016 | |
500.00 | |||
| Shadowproof investigative feature 1000 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| SheKnows feature 1600 words @ $125 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
48.00 | XX | ||
| Shondaland interview/reported feature 1300 words @ $700 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
538.00 | |||
| Sight and Sound feature | 2020 | |
120.00 | X | ||
| Sight and Sound film reviews/feature articles 750-1200 words @ £12p per word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
120.00 | X | ||
| Silverkris mag -Singapore Airlines travel feature, 1400 words @ £500, no exes terms - the world and universe | 2014 | |
357.00 | |||
| Ski+board (Ski Club of Great Britain) | 2015 | |
180.00 | GR | ||
| Skyword blog post - up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
750.00 | |||
| Slate feature 1200 words @ $400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| Sleek magazine (online) personal essay 750 words @ €120 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
160.00 | |||
| Sleeper (Mondiale Publishing) | 2014 | |
220.00 | GR | ||
| Sleeper (Mondiale Publishing) | 2014 | |
220.00 | GR | ||
| Smithsonian feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| Smithsonian feature 1200 words @ $350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
292.00 | |||
| Songlines feature | 2021 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Songlines review | 2021 | |
150.00 | X | ||
| Songlines plus 2 photos real payoff was trip to Lithuania for other work | 2015 | |
100.00 | |||
| Spears magazine 1200-word feature @ £480 = | 2018 | |
400.00 | O | ||
| Spectator review 800 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Spectator interview feature 1000-1200 words - print use only | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Spectator live music review 800 words @ £200 for print use only = | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Spectator online blog | _BarcB | 2018 | |
50.00 | XX | |
| Spike Art Magazine 750-word interview @ £150 = | 2020 | |
200.00 | X | ||
| Sports Illustrated feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _AOLTW | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Strategy & Business book review (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Studio International 800-1000 word exhibition review up to | 2020 | |
219.00 | GR | X | |
| Studio International review | 2014 | |
175.00 | |||
| Stylist.co.uk feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
206.00 | |||
| Stylist online piece | _DCT | 2024 | |
180.00 | ||
| Stylist opinion piece 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Stylist op-ed 700 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
214.00 | |||
| Stylist fitness feature 1000 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | X | ||
| Stylist reported feature 1400 words @ £490 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Stylist 500 word feature @ £200 all rights | 2015 | |
400.00 | |||
| Supermaker reported feature 1000 words @ $325 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
325.00 | |||
| Superyacht Business 6500-word feature @ £2145 = | _AOLTW | 2017 | |
330.00 | ||
| SyFy Long-form listicle ranking nearly 40 entries in 1500-2000 words (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Technology Review feature 2500 words @ £3800 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1520.00 | |||
| Techradar review 2000 words @ £140 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Future | 2020 | |
70.00 | XX | |
| TechRuns blog (based in Nigeria) per blog post, offered on Twitter - $150-$200 for 750-1000 words, so up to | 2023 | |
267.00 | |||
| Teen Vogue | _CondN | 2025 | |
350.00 | ||
| Teen Vogue reported feature 1200 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Teen Vogue op-ed 1200 words @ $250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
208.00 | ||
| Teen Vogue op-ed 1800 words @ $200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
111.00 | ||
| Teen Vogue news blog 300 words @ £40 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
133.00 | ||
| Teen Vogue news story (300-500 words) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
40.00 | ||
| Teen Vogue profile or interview - via whopayswriters.com | _CondN | 2020 | |
310.00 | ||
| Television interview feature 1200 words @ £360 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| The Appeal news 1200 words @ $1000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
833.00 | |||
| The Architects Journal feature - FBS, no extra web use, no expenses, not taxed at source | _Ziff | 2023 | |
400.00 | GR | |
| The Art Newspaper 250-word news feature @ £100 = | 2020 | |
400.00 | |||
| The Atlantic reported story with multiple interviews 1200 words @ $400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| The Atlantic opinion or essay - according to whopayswriters.com | 2020 | |
560.00 | |||
| The Atlantic New York offered to Virgina Woolf in 1938 £120 for 12,000 words - in 2024 money = | 2024 | |
564.00 | |||
| The AV Club (Film) long read on the making of a terrible film 2000 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| The Canary 1500 words factual article @ £150 = | 2025 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| The Counter op-ed 500 words @ $500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1000.00 | |||
| The Criterion Offered by T.S. Eliot to Virginia Woolf for 'Character in Fiction' in 1924 - £20 for 5000 words - Second British Serial Rights - and her Hogarth Press went on publish it a third time | 2020 | |
245.00 | |||
| The Culture Trip listicles 300 words @ $25 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
83.00 | XX | ||
| The Culture Trip feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| The Culture Trip detailed listicle (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
180.00 | |||
| The Culture Trip travel listicle with photo research 1000 words @ £115 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
115.00 | |||
| The Cut feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| The Daily Beast feature/news 1200 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| The Daily Dot Feature 1600 words @ $250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
156.00 | |||
| The Economist 600 words news piece @ £400, all rights | 2018 | |
666.00 | GR | ||
| The Establishment as announced at www. theestablishment.co/ pitch-us | 2018 | |
125.00 | |||
| The Establishment (Empress Media Inc.) 1250 word feature, roughly $1/word , terms Paid in dollars; good international terms | 2016 | |
1250.00 | GR | ||
| The Face feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| The Face feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Bauer | 2020 | |
167.00 | ||
| The Face interview feature with up-and-coming pop star 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| The Face feature with well-known musician 1125 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
133.00 | |||
| The Face online feature 1600 words @ £320 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| The Femedic feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
187.00 | |||
| The Fence feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
83.00 | X | ||
| The Financial Diet essay (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
50.00 | |||
| The Grocer feature (print & online) 3250 words @ £1137.05 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| The Guitar Magazine negotiated up from £150 | 2018 | |
200.00 | |||
| The Humanist feature | 2015 | |
550.00 | O | ||
| The Inquirer 400 words @ £100 = | 2016 | |
250.00 | |||
| The Investor Money (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 500 words @ £250 = | 2023 | |
500.00 | |||
| The Journalist feature | _TU | 2025 | |
350.00 | ||
| The Journalist short feature | _TU | 2023 | |
425.00 | O | |
| The Journalist story spiked, in spite of which editor reminded me to invoice - | _TU | 2020 | |
314.00 | ||
| The Journalist 750 words @ £250 = | _TU | 2019 | |
333.00 | ||
| The Ktchn personal essay 300 words @ $150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| The Lancet Neurology 1600-word feature @ £500 BUT fee shrinks with amount of editing required to £150 'floor'. | _RE | 2017 | |
312.50 | XXXX | |
| The Lancet World Report (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1700 words @ £750 = | _RE | 2023 | |
441.18 | ||
| The Lily (by Washington Post) feature 1200 words @ $400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| The Musicians (union magazine now annual) | _TU | 2024 | |
555.00 | O | |
| The Nightwatchman (quarterly cricket magazine) 2000 word feature - "didn't realise until too late" the rate was... | 2017 | |
0.00 | GR | XXXX | |
| The Oldie rant 350 words @ £125 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
357.00 | |||
| The Oldie a newsy feature - 600 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| The Org feature 1200 words @ €600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| The Register feature - | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| The Register feature | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| The Register feature , terms first worldwide online | 2019 | |
250.00 | |||
| The Register weekly column | 2019 | |
160.00 | X | ||
| The Skinny feature 1200 words @ £45 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
38.00 | |||
| The Skinny 1300-1500 word feature interview @ £35 = | 2018 | |
27.00 | GR | XXXX | |
| The Stage interview, 1200 words @ £120 | 2014 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| The Stage | 2014 | |
125.00 | |||
| The Stage | 2014 | |
125.00 | |||
| The Tablet report | 2016 | |
200.00 | X | ||
| The Take Video essay script 4000 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
75.00 | XXX | ||
| The Take Video script 3500 words @ $350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| The Week Junior typically 700 words @ £175 = | 2022 | |
250.00 | GR | ||
| The Week Junior basic news story, 400 words @ £140 = | 2022 | |
350.00 | |||
| The Week Junior Big Debate - 600 words @ £175 = | 2018 | |
292.00 | |||
| Think Africa 800-1000 words | 2014 | |
150.00 | |||
| Think Inclusive list (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Time magazine (via #FairDealForFreelancers) feature | 2023 | |
890.00 | |||
| Time Out offered on Twitter, up to | 2024 | |
250.00 | |||
| Times Education Supplement 500 word column @ £200 | _TSL | 2014 | |
400.00 | ||
| Times Higher Education 500-word advertorial @ £90 = | _TSL | 2016 | |
180.00 | XX | |
| Times Literary Supplement review | _NI | 2025 | |
110.00 | XX | |
| Times Literary Supplement a page is normally £250 for 1500 words slashed without comment to £160 | _NI | 2021 | |
107.00 | XXXX | |
| Times Literary Supplement 800-word exhibition review @ £75 = | 2020 | |
94.00 | XX | ||
| Times Literary Supplement review 500 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _TSL | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Times Literary Supplement in brief' review 300 words @ £50 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _TSL | 2020 | |
167.00 | ||
| Times Literary Supplement book review/essay (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Times Travel (Sat sup) travel feature 1000 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Timetastic case study (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Tortoise heavily-reported long read 4000 words @ £2000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Total Guitar interview (narrative) 2500 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Town and Country article, terms - 1st North America serial rights | _Hearst | 2021 | |
3000.00 | O | |
| Trade/b2b publications features 2000 words @ £450 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
225.00 | |||
| Trails magazine (reported to journoresources.org.uk) up to | 2025 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Training Matters feature | 2016 | |
175.00 | X | ||
| Travel + Leisure travel feature 300 words @ $375 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1250.00 | |||
| Travel Market 2000 words @ £150 | 2018 | |
75.00 | XXX | ||
| Tribune Magazine feature 800 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
188.00 | |||
| Tribune online article (also hosted by Jacobin), 2000 words @ £75 = | 2023 | |
37.50 | |||
| Tribune 1000-word interview | 2020 | |
100.00 | XXX | ||
| TripSavvy travel listicle 1000 words @ $200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| UK rock n roll articles and reviews - | 2018 | |
0.00 | XXXX | ||
| Uncut features , - all rights | 2025 | |
120.00 | GR | XX | |
| Uncut features, music and films mainly | 2023 | |
140.00 | XX | ||
| Uncut feature | _IPC | 2015 | |
170.00 | X | |
| Undark magazine feature 1800 words @ $1800 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1000.00 | |||
| UnderPinned feature 800 words @ £120 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| UnHerd (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1600 words @ £700 = | 2023 | |
437.50 | |||
| UnHerd op-ed (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Vanity Fair On Jewellery (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 800 words @ £560 = | _CondN | 2023 | |
700.00 | ||
| Variety up to | 2024 | |
750.00 | |||
| Variety report - according to whopayswriters.com | 2020 | |
130.00 | XXX | ||
| Variety (Penske Media Corporation) according to whopayswriters.com | 2017 | |
750.00 | |||
| Vice feature 1000 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice UK feature 1800 words @ £180 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Vice UK feature 1000 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice UK feature 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Vice UK feature 2500 words @ £750 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Vice UK feature 1200 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice UK profile 1200 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| Vice UK feature 1600 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
188.00 | |||
| Vice UK reported feature 2000 words @ £450 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
225.00 | |||
| Vice UK feature - cold pitch - multiple sources (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice UK feature 1500 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Vice UK op-ed 750 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Vice news features | 2023 | |
110.00 | XX | ||
| Vice | 2023 | |
1000.00 | O | ||
| Vice students content 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Vice feature 2000 words @ £550 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
275.00 | |||
| Vice news story, quick turnaround 1200 words @ $500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
417.00 | |||
| Vice op-ed 800 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice feature 1000 words @ £450 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
450.00 | |||
| Vice feature 1200 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice reported feature 1300 words @ £325 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice 1000 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice feature 1000 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Vice feature 1000 words @ £20p par word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Vice feature 1200 words @ £20p / word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| Vice reported feature on making of tv show 2000 words @ £500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice short reported feature 900 words @ £225 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice listicle 1200 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice feature-length report 950 words @ £750 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
789.00 | |||
| Vice 2500 words @ £2000 no exes = | 2020 | |
800.00 | |||
| Vice (Tonic health section) long-form science article - expenses available | 2018 | |
250.00 | |||
| Vice Germany 800 words @ €400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Vice news 10 pix thrown in | 2018 | |
430.00 | O | ||
| Vice UK | 2018 | |
120.00 | |||
| VinePair feature 1700 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
176.00 | |||
| Vive Le Rock | 2021 | |
50.00 | XXX | ||
| Vogue Business feature on beauty business, 800 words @ £400 = | _CondN | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| Vogue Business 800 words @ $250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
313.00 | |||
| Vogue Global Network feature 1000 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Vogue Global Network feature 1000 words @ £350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Vogue UK interview 800 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
313.00 | ||
| Vogue (vogue.co.uk) interview 800 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
188.00 | ||
| Vox feature 1500 words @ £570 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
380.00 | |||
| Vox feature 1500 words @ £380 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
253.00 | |||
| Vox reported feature 1600 words @ $500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
313.00 | |||
| Voyagers Voice Twitter call for pitches on sustainable travel to Sri Lanka | 2024 | |
250.00 | |||
| Wallpaper* (online) news stories, features, etc. (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Wallpaper* (print) profile 1200 words @ €600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Wallpaper* (print) profile 600 words @ €400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
667.00 | |||
| Wanderlust feature 800 words @ £176 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
220.00 | |||
| Wanderlust extensive research and photography, expenses £500 work done unpaid with view to securing paid work: submitted 2 articles. No paid work followed. | 2016 | |
0.00 | X | ||
| When Saturday Comes 800 words @ £70 | 2017 | |
87.50 | GR | ||
| When Saturday Comes | __misc | 2015 | |
215.00 | GR | X |
| WhoWhatWhy news story 750 words @ $50 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
67.00 | |||
| Wire feature | 2017 | |
70.00 | |||
| Wired sponsored content feature 1500 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
267.00 | ||
| Wired feature 1200 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
208.00 | ||
| Wired feature 1500 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
267.00 | ||
| Wired long-form feature 4000 words @ £1400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Wired online feature 1200 words @ £450 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
375.00 | ||
| Wired Technology and Science* features (2015) | _CondN | 2023 | |
2000.00 | ||
| Wired UK Translation rights (Japanese edition) | _CondN | 2021 | |
65.00 | ||
| Wired UK Feature 1200 words @ £400, negotiated up from £350 (to the surprise of the writer they paid another $78 for Japanese translation rights) | _CondN | 2021 | |
333.00 | ||
| Wired UK feature (online) 2000 words @ £350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
175.00 | ||
| Wired UK interview 900 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
333.00 | ||
| Wired UK feature 3000 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
100.00 | ||
| Wired UK feature 800 words @ £280 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Wired UK long-read feature 4000 words @ £1400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Wired UK (online) feature 1200 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
208.00 | ||
| Wired UK (print) feature 4000 words @ £1400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CondN | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Wired US (via #FairDealForFreelancers) feature | _CondN | 2023 | |
440.00 | ||
| Woman Alive feature 700 words @ £85 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
121.00 | |||
| Woman's Own 750 word feature (no pics) @ £150 | _AOLTW | 2015 | |
200.00 | ||
| Women in Trade feature 700 words @ £75 but £30 deducted for 'heavy editing' = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
64.00 | |||
| Women in Trade ghost-writing a feature article - Q&A provided (£25 was deducted for minor edits) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
75.00 | |||
| Women's Health UK (print) feature 2000 words @ £450 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
225.00 | |||
| Women's Lifestyle 500-word advertorial @ £120 = | _AOLTW | 2016 | |
240.00 | ||
| Women's Running - FBS | _Anthem | 2025 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Wonderland long-form interview 2000 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
50.00 | |||
| World of Animals 2000 word travel article - turned down! | 2015 | |
125.00 | GR | XX | |
| World of Cruising feature | 2016 | |
100.00 | XXX | ||
| World Politics Review 1100 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
227.00 | |||
| Xtra magazine personal essay, 1200-1500 words for 325 Canadian Dollars 1200-1500 words @ £CAD 325 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
187.00 | |||
| Yes! Magazine feature 1400 words @ £425 USD = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
311.00 | |||
| You magazine (via #FairDealForFreelancers) features 1800 words @ £1000 = | _Assoc | 2023 | |
555.56 | ||
| Your Cat (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
140.00 | |||
| Zagat Stories feature 1500 words @ £500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| @TechInformed | 2023 | |
250.00 | |||
| A health journal (Pavilion) 'better than before but not great' | 2014 | |
150.00 | X | ||
| A music magazine Re-use of article published in 1986 - 7000 words @ £800 | _Bauer | 2020 | |
114.00 | ||
| artphaire.com (curated by Park Hyatt hotels) preview, 300 words @ $150 | _Ziff | 2014 | |
500.00 | O | |
| Australian women's magazine feature 1000 words @ £$150AUD = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
85.00 | XX | ||
| AZo Networks feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
37.50 | |||
| B2B retail sector researching, interviewing and writing article - 1800 words @ £200 = | _DCT | 2022 | |
111.00 | ||
| BBC Culture feature 1250 words @ £400 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BBC | 2020 | |
320.00 | ||
| BBC Future feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BBC | 2020 | |
400.00 | ||
| BBC Travel feature - 1200 words @ $600 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BBC | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| BBC Travel, US desk (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1200 words @ $600 = | _BBC | 2023 | |
450.00 | ||
| BBC Worklife feature up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BBC | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| British Airways inflight magazine lead article, 1500 words @ £350 = | 2014 | |
233.00 | XX | ||
| British Airways inflight magazine lead article, 1500 words @ £350 = | 2014 | |
233.00 | XX | ||
| Campaigning website 500 word article @ £50 = | 2021 | |
25.00 | XXX | ||
| Canvas8 Library report 2000 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
200.00 | |||
| CN Traveller.com 900-word web feature @ £200 = | _CondN | 2017 | |
222.00 | ||
| cntrlmedia.com / Freelance Writing Jobs promised on Twitter, minimum from subscription work-offer list | 2023 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Condé Nast mag 450 words @ £200 = | _CondN | 2017 | |
444.00 | ||
| Courier Media (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | 2023 | |
500.00 | |||
| CSP union | _TU | 2018 | |
300.00 | ||
| Digital magazine, unnamed 800 words @ £ 80 = (terms offered - rejected!) | 2014 | |
100.00 | XXX | ||
| Digital magazine, unnamed 1100 words @ £100 = | 2014 | |
91.00 | XXX | ||
| Ernest Hemingway book reviews in 1936, as the National Writers Union / Freelance Solidarity Project points out | 2024 | |
22595.00 | |||
| Fire Brigades Union | _TU | 2018 | |
300.00 | ||
| gal-dem.com profile feature 1200 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
58.00 | |||
| Global Island News 1800 words @ £300 = | 2018 | |
167.00 | |||
| Human rights publicatrion 700 words @ £100 = | 2017 | |
143.00 | |||
| Immediate Media interview feature 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Immed | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Immediate Media feature 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Immed | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Informa business-to-business title web feature 1800 words @ £720 - | _Informa | 2018 | |
400.00 | O | |
| Justine Grosset branded blog article (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Latitude Media climate reporting - offered on Twitter, up to | 2024 | |
900.00 | |||
| Launch of gaming website for women Twitter call for pitches from female video game writers | 2024 | |
200.00 | X | ||
| Leeds University alumni mag feature | 2014 | |
375.00 | O | ||
| Local free magazine interview-based feature 500 words @ £60 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
120.00 | |||
| Mill Media bottom end - example, theatre review or protest report | 2024 | |
175.00 | |||
| Mill Media mid-range - example, involving a visit and several phoners | 2024 | |
200.00 | |||
| Mill Media top range - example 5000 words involving court reporting and dozens of interviews @ £2500 = | 2024 | |
500.00 | |||
| Motion Picture Editors Guild (USA) 1250-word feature @ $1250 | 2021 | |
1000.00 | |||
| MTV essay (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| MusicRadar.com interview (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| NBC News reported feature (via Freelancer Solidarity Project) 1700 words @ $550 | 2023 | |
324.00 | |||
| Novara Media reported feature 1000 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
70.00 | XX | ||
| Novara media feature 1200 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
58.00 | |||
| NUJ 400 words @ £124 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _TU | 2020 | |
310.00 | ||
| Oxford University 1000 words @ £2000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Parents.com how-to 1000 words @ $150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
150.00 | |||
| Penguin Random House web article 500 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Pro Sound News Europe feature all rights | _Intent | 2016 | |
200.00 | GR | X |
| Professional association 2000 words @ US$1800 | 2018 | |
900.00 | O | ||
| Recreational magazine 500 word ("plus thumbnail") @ £75 = | _Bauer | 2018 | |
150.00 | X | |
| Rest of World newsletters stories about the impact of technology in countries outside the west - advertised on Twitter - from | 2023 | |
1000.00 | |||
| ShortList 1800-word feature, including research, interviews and writing | 2018 | |
220.00 | GR | XXX | |
| Small magazine column on continental comics and graphic novels | 2020 | |
35.00 | XX | ||
| Small music mag 600-word reviews (part staff-owned - rate hasn't changed in 30 years) | 2016 | |
40.00 | XXX | ||
| Small trade magazine 400-word interview on women in wood work @ £25 | 2020 | |
62.50 | XX | ||
| Specialist financial title licence for online use only 1500 words @ £550 = | 2022 | |
367.00 | |||
| Specialist financial title licence for online and print use 1600 words @ £550 = | 2022 | |
343.75 | |||
| The Journalist 750 words @ £265 = | _TU | 2024 | |
353.00 | ||
| The Nation (since merged into the New Statesman book reviewing rate offered to E M Forster in 1922, and declined , terms - £10 - now worth | 2023 | |
479.00 | |||
| Think Publishing 1200-word feature plus 300-word sidebar @ £835 - | 2018 | |
557.00 | |||
| Time Inc printed specialist mag 500 words @ £75 = | _AOLTW | 2017 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| Trade mag 2000-word in-depth feature, with multiple interviews @ £500, all rights yielded | 2019 | |
250.00 | |||
| Trade union magazine 1500-word body with 2 x 200 word boxouts @ £480 = | _TU | 2021 | |
253.00 | O | |
| Twitter call for pitches lifestyle features | 2024 | |
380.00 | |||
| Twitter call for pitches culture features | 2024 | |
500.00 | |||
| Twitter call for pitches foreign exchange reporting | 2024 | |
350.00 | |||
| Twitter call for pitches faith and justice features | 2024 | |
550.00 | |||
| Twitter call for pitches | 2024 | |
550.00 | |||
| Unnamed magazines @write_jobs on Twitter calls for pitches on exploration, hidden worlds - up to - treat with caution! | 2023 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Unnamed magazines @write_jobs on Twitter calls for pitches of spooky stories - treat with caution! | 2023 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Unnamed Russian lifestyle magazine 800-word reviews @ £200 = | 2016 | |
250.00 | O | ||
| Various statistical report 5000 words @ $6000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
1200.00 | |||
| Write Jobs+ on patreon.com promised rate on Twitter for features on gun violence | 2023 | |
2000.00 | |||
| Write Jobs+ on patreon.com promised on Twitter for pitches on beer | 2023 | |
500.00 | |||
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
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| Al Jazeera feature (history) 1100 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
273.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera news story 650 words @ $350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
538.00 | |||
| Apollo 700 words online art exhibition review @ £100 = | 2022 | |
142.86 | GR | X | |
| ASLEF Journal full page report, 750 words @ £200 = | _TU | 2024 | |
267.00 | GR | |
| Berlingske (Denmark) 600 words @ €300 | 2017 | |
500.00 | O | ||
| Business Post Connected Technology magazine 800 words @ €233.95 = | _NI | 2024 | |
292.00 | ||
| Christian Science Monitor News feature | 2021 | |
500.00 | GR | ||
| Christian Science Monitor profile or interview - according to whopayswriters.com | 2020 | |
360.00 | |||
| Daily Mail Travel feature - city guide 1000 words @ £700 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
700.00 | |||
| Daily Mail online online showbiz piece: 1250 words @ £40 = | _Assoc | 2015 | |
32.00 | XX^9 | |
| Daily Mail Inspire (Monday pages of Femail) first-person writing | _Assoc | 2020 | |
500.00 | GR | O |
| Daily Mail 2000 words @ £1000 , terms - all rights to Mail | _Assoc | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| Daily Mail exclusive story, 800 words @ £600 = | _Assoc | 2024 | |
750.00 | GR | |
| Daily Mail feature up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
444.00 | ||
| Daily Mail Travel feature 800 words 800 words @ £700 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
875.00 | |||
| Daily Mail double page spread - as reported to journoresources.org.uk | _Assoc | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| Daily Mail double page spread - kill fee - as reported to journoresources.org.uk | _Assoc | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Daily Mail 2500 words @ £500 = | _Assoc | 2016 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| Daily Mail 100 words @ £75 | _Assoc | 2015 | |
750.00 | ||
| Daily Mail interview | _Assoc | 2014 | |
600.00 | ||
| Dow Jones - Barron's/Penta Mansion Global reported features, 3-4 sources (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| El Mundo 450 words for print edition @ £45 = | 2015 | |
100.00 | XXX | ||
| El Pais feature 1000 words @ €120 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
120.00 | |||
| Evening Standard online product round up 1000 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _EPL | 2020 | |
100.00 | XX | |
| Evening Standard op-ed 500 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _EPL | 2020 | |
400.00 | ||
| Evening Standard 500 words @ £150 | _Lebedev | 2015 | |
300.00 | ||
| Express health case study for express yourself pages 750 words @ £450 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
600.00 | |||
| Financial Times feature 1200 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Nikkei | 2020 | |
333.00 | ||
| Financial Times feature | _Nikkei | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| Financial Times feature | _Nikkei | 2021 | |
333.00 | ||
| Financial Times celebrity interview - 1200 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Nikkei | 2020 | |
333.00 | ||
| Financial Times interview feature 1100 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Nikkei | 2020 | |
364.00 | ||
| Financial Times piece for ongoing culture series (no reporting required) 800 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Nikkei | 2020 | |
375.00 | ||
| Financial Times subbing day (7 hours) | _Nikkei | 2016 | |
155.00 | ||
| Financial Times (Special Reports) feature 750 words @ £240 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Nikkei | 2020 | |
320.00 | ||
| Financial Times Weekend Magazine feature - 3000 words @ £1260 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Nikkei | 2020 | |
420.00 | ||
| FT Weekend review | 2019 | |
460.00 | |||
| Guardian / Observer features/interviews for g2, weekend, observer magazine, etc 1000 words @ £310 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian long read 5000 words @ £3500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
700.00 | ||
| Guardian long read 4500 words @ £2500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
556.00 | ||
| Guardian opinion 800 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
125.00 | XXX | |
| Guardian feature 800 words @ £243.57 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
304.00 | ||
| Guardian feature 1000 words @ £310.68 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
311.00 | ||
| Guardian feature 1200 words @ £370 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
308.00 | ||
| Guardian feature 800 words @ £0.33 pence per word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
330.00 | ||
| Guardian news story, 2 days investigation producing 1200 words @ £677.62 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
565.00 | ||
| Guardian feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
312.00 | ||
| Guardian feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
300.00 | X | |
| Guardian US personal essay 1500 words @ $750 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| Guardian US personal essay ~900 words @ $75 cents/word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
750.00 | ||
| Guardian | _GMG | 2025 | |
370.39 | ||
| Guardian asked for extra for research - denied | _GMG | 2025 | |
370.39 | ||
| Guardian commissioned contributions - house agreement rate | _GMG | 2025 | |
370.39 | HA | |
| Guardian 700 words @ £252 = | _GMG | 2024 | |
360.00 | ||
| Guardian standard rate (according to a Twitter call for Observer pitches) | _GMG | 2024 | |
361.00 | ||
| Guardian obituary | _GMG | 2024 | |
340.00 | ||
| Guardian approx. 800 word news article @ £271= | _GMG | 2024 | |
339.00 | ||
| Guardian approx. 900 word article @ £292 = | _GMG | 2024 | |
324.00 | X | |
| Guardian approx 700 words (2022) @ £244= | 2024 | |
349.00 | |||
| Guardian writing / reporting | _GMG | 2023 | |
361.00 | X | |
| Guardian writing / reporting | _GMG | 2023 | |
361.00 | X | |
| Guardian features | _GMG | 2021 | |
320.00 | ||
| Guardian features rate according to commissioning editor on Twitter | _GMG | 2021 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian news report, 500 words @ £160 , - exclusive use | _GMG | 2020 | |
320.00 | X | |
| Guardian exclusive 1000 word news story - licensed for exclusive use and syndicated for £173 on top | _GMG | 2020 | |
330.00 | X | |
| Guardian 950-word investigative piece, published on page 4 @ £299.50 = | _GMG | 2020 | |
315.00 | ||
| Guardian feature 1200 words @ £372 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian feature 800-1200 words @ 30p a word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Guardian feature 700 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
286.00 | ||
| Guardian Online feature for education section (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
90.00 | XXX | |
| Guardian feature 700 words @ £217.48 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
311.00 | ||
| Guardian 1200 words @ £372 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian feature 2000 words @ £680 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
340.00 | ||
| Guardian interview 1000 words @ £350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Guardian feature 1500 words @ £421 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
281.00 | ||
| Guardian op-ed 1200 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
208.00 | X | |
| Guardian feature on the music desk - profiling and interviewing a musician 800 words @ £31p per word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian Travel feature 900 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
333.00 | ||
| Guardian op-ed 750 words @ £270 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
360.00 | ||
| Guardian feature - 1800 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
222.00 | XX | |
| Guardian feature 1200 words @ £375 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
312.00 | ||
| Guardian feature, claimed standard rate (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian online opinion piece for arts section 800 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
188.00 | X | |
| Guardian news story 900 words @ £279 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian interview 1800 words @ £720 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
400.00 | ||
| Guardian feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
215.00 | XXX | |
| Guardian feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Guardian television blog 750 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
133.00 | XX | |
| Guardian interview 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Guardian feature 800 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
188.00 | XXX | |
| Guardian travel feature 1000 words @ £310 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian feature - 1500 words @ $546 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
364.00 | ||
| Guardian long read 5000 words @ £2500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| Guardian long read 5000 words @ £2000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
400.00 | ||
| Guardian feature 700 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
357.00 | ||
| Guardian short essay 900 words @ £350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
389.00 | ||
| Guardian long read 5500 words @ £2000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
364.00 | ||
| Guardian feature 1500 words @ £416.93 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
278.00 | ||
| Guardian weekend magazine feature - 2500 words @ £1250 | _GMG | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| Guardian obituary, free-use photo supplied; print and online - online and print, 880 words @ £273.40 = | _GMG | 2020 | |
311.00 | ||
| Guardian arts review, 550 words @ £180 = | _GMG | 2019 | |
327.00 | ||
| Guardian How I Spend It - 650 words @ £250 - | _GMG | 2018 | |
385.00 | ||
| Guardian news story - | _GMG | 2018 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian news story | _GMG | 2017 | |
437.00 | ||
| Guardian online feature article with interviews and pictures sourced | _GMG | 2017 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian 2000 word feature @ £650 = | _GMG | 2017 | |
325.00 | X | |
| Guardian 800 words @ £ 250 = | _GMG | 2016 | |
312.50 | ||
| Guardian 1000-word interview | _GMG | 2015 | |
300.00 | ||
| Guardian online news | _GMG | 2015 | |
325.00 | ||
| Guardian (Guardian Labs - sponsored content) Interview / profile (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Guardian (online only) (OK if and only if is a Comment is Free?) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
112.00 | X | |
| Guardian (online) op-ed 650 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
154.00 | X | |
| Guardian - money section 2000-word feature @ £650 = £325 | _GMG | 2014 | |
325.00 | ||
| Guardian Australia AU$ 765 per 1000 = | _GMG | 2025 | |
386.00 | HA | |
| Guardian Australia (via #FairDealForFreelancers) (1000 words @ AUS $ 700) | _GMG | 2023 | |
396.00 | GR | |
| Guardian Labs commissioned interview and profile of one person (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Guardian Lifestyle (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 800 words @ £292 = | _GMG | 2023 | |
365.00 | ||
| Guardian US (via #FairDealForFreelancers) | _GMG | 2023 | |
440.00 | ||
| Guardian USA commissioned text | _GMG | 2025 | |
500.00 | HA | |
| Guardian USA features, according to Head of Narrative and Associate Editor Jessica Reed from | 2022 | |
600.00 | |||
| Guardian USA features, according to Head of Narrative and Associate Editor Jessica Reed better | 2022 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Guardian Weekend feature - nearly 4000 words @ £1240 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
310.00 | X | |
| Guardian weekend The Secret to... - 350 words @ £200 = | _GMG | 2018 | |
571.00 | ||
| i newspaper feature - argued up from £400 after previous commission expanded from 1000 to 1500 words | _Assoc | 2025 | |
450.00 | ||
| i newspaper | _Assoc | 2025 | |
400.00 | ||
| i newspaper reported feature - 700 words @ £250 = | _Assoc | 2022 | |
357.14 | ||
| i newspaper page lead news section 565 words @ 0.25p/word. Filed from foreign capital with impending deadline | _Johnsto | 2018 | |
140.00 | GR | |
| i newspaper sports news story, 700 words filed about 500 used @ £130 FBS and website | _Johnsto | 2017 | |
260.00 | ||
| i newspaper sports news preview story, about 650 words @ £110 , terms FBS and website | _Johnsto | 2017 | |
170.00 | X | |
| i newspaper 400-word exclusive interview with retired athlete @ £70 = | _Johnsto | 2017 | |
175.00 | ||
| i newspaper feature on leading athlete 800 words @ £130 FBS = | _Johnsto | 2017 | |
162.50 | ||
| i newspaper 600 word sports report from foreign capital @ £90 = | _Johnsto | 2017 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| i newspaper 200 words sports news sidebar FBS @ £30 | _Johnsto | 2017 | |
150.00 | X | |
| i newspaper 400 words sports news article FBS @ £80 = | _Johnsto | 2017 | |
200.00 | GR | |
| i paper 1500 word article on Elon Musk @ £450 = , terms - FBS | _Assoc | 2025 | |
300.00 | ||
| i paper feature | _Assoc | 2025 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| i paper 1600 word feature that made the front page - initially offered £120, talked up to £200 = | _Assoc | 2024 | |
125.00 | XXXX | |
| i paper feature | 2021 | |
250.00 | |||
| i paper Feature, 900 words @ £225 = | 2021 | |
250.00 | |||
| i paper arts review, 400 words for paper and online @ £80 = - no expenses paid | _Assoc | 2021 | |
200.00 | X | |
| i paper news or feature pieces, up to... | _Assoc | 2021 | |
250.00 | GR | |
| i paper opinion 600 words @ £125 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
208.00 | ||
| i paper book review (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| i paper op-ed 500 words @ £125 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| i paper opinion piece 700 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
214.00 | ||
| i paper personal 700 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
214.00 | ||
| i paper opinion 700 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
214.00 | ||
| i paper feature 900 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
222.00 | ||
| i paper personal op-ed up to 800 words @ £153 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
191.00 | ||
| i paper 1200 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
167.00 | ||
| i paper feature 1200 words @ £180 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
150.00 | ||
| i paper feature 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Independent feature 1000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Independent op-ed 650 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
115.00 | X | |
| Independent opinion piece (2022 rate reported on Twitter) 800 words @ 75 = | _Lebedev | 2024 | |
94.00 | XXX | |
| Independent 800 words, terms - web use only, @ £300 = | _INM | 2024 | |
375.00 | GR | |
| Independent op-ed 600 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
125.00 | ||
| Independent op-ed 600 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
125.00 | ||
| Independent feature 900 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
111.00 | XX | |
| Independent reported feature 1200 words @ £120 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Independent op-ed 800 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
94.00 | XXX | |
| Independent opinion 600 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
125.00 | X | |
| Independent op-ed 700 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
107.00 | XX | |
| Independent review 500 words @ £50 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
100.00 | XX | |
| Independent op-ed 700 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
107.00 | XX | |
| Independent long read 4000 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
63.00 | GR | XXX |
| Independent op-ed 800 words @ £0 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
0.00 | XXXX | |
| Independent op-ed 800 words @ £100 negotiated up from £80 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
125.00 | ||
| Independent reported features (sometimes with travel: expenses not paid) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| Independent travel feature 1000 words @ £180 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
180.00 | ||
| Independent travel feature 800 words @ £160 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Independent opinion 700 words @ £125 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
179.00 | ||
| Independent opinion (cold pitch) 800 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
94.00 | XXX | |
| Independent op-ed 800 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
94.00 | XXX | |
| Independent op ed 900 words @ £80 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
89.00 | ||
| Independent feature for foreign desk 800 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
313.00 | ||
| Independent op-ed 800 words @ £0 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
0.00 | XXXXX | |
| Independent feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
125.00 | ||
| Independent article about coronavirus vaccine trial - 800 words @ £125 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
156.00 | ||
| Independent comment (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
0.00 | XXXX | |
| Independent comment piece - 700 words @ £130 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
186.00 | ||
| Independent comment piece (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
100.00 | ||
| Independent 1200 words @ £200 = | _Lebedev | 2018 | |
167.00 | X | |
| Independent 1500 words @ £150 = | _Lebedev | 2017 | |
100.00 | XXXX | |
| Independent feature 1300 words @ £200 = | _Lebedev | 2015 | |
154.00 | XX | |
| Independent | _Lebedev | 2015 | |
200.00 | XX | |
| Independent interviews, sports | _Lebedev | 2014 | |
130.00 | XX | |
| Independent no expenses! | _Lebedev | 2014 | |
167.00 | ||
| Independent IndyBest reviews up to 1000 words | _Lebedev | 2019 | |
80.00 | XXX | |
| Independent MBA Supplement researching, writing plus phone calls | _Lebedev | 2014 | |
187.50 | ||
| Independent Voices op-ed 800 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Lebedev | 2020 | |
94.00 | XXX | |
| iNews feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
231.00 | |||
| Irish Examiner 600-word book review - FBS | _ITtrust | 2024 | |
250.00 | GR | |
| Irish Times news story print and web | _ITtrust | 2016 | |
260.00 | X | |
| Irish Times reporting from abroad about an Irish story | _ITtrust | 2024 | |
80.00 | X | |
| Irish Times 800 words @ £ 140 = | _ITtrust | 2017 | |
175.00 | ||
| Irish Times Feature print and web | _ITtrust | 2015 | |
200.00 | X | |
| Literary Hub TV review (via Freelancer Solidarity Project) | 2023 | |
200.00 | |||
| Los Angeles Times said to to have been the going rate for a while... | _Tribune | 2015 | |
500.00 | GR | |
| Mail on Sunday (via #FairDealForFreelancers) features 2000 words @ £1300 = | _Assoc | 2023 | |
650.00 | ||
| Mail on Sunday Celebrity Q+A 1400 words @ £450 - | _Assoc | 2018 | |
321.00 | ||
| Mail on Sunday news | _Assoc | 2018 | |
400.00 | ||
| Mail on Sunday 200 words @ £200 | _Assoc | 2015 | |
1000.00 | ||
| Mail on Sunday 350 words @ £150 | _Assoc | 2015 | |
429.00 | ||
| Mail on Sunday 1500 words @ £500 = | _Assoc | 2014 | |
333.00 | ||
| Mail on Sunday Books (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 300 words @ £200 = | _Assoc | 2023 | |
666.67 | ||
| Mail on Sunday Health (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 5000 words @ £3500 = | _Assoc | 2023 | |
700.00 | ||
| Mail on Sunday Money (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1200 words @ £600 = | _Assoc | 2023 | |
500.00 | ||
| Mail on Sunday Money (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1200 words @ £585 = | _Assoc | 2023 | |
487.50 | ||
| Mail Online Femail feature Length not stipulated but ended up filing about 1,000 words @ £ = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
120.00 | ||
| Mail Plus Opinion (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 800 words @ £300 = | _Assoc | 2023 | |
375.00 | ||
| Metro personal essay (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
60.00 | XXX | |
| Metro 600 words @ £55 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
92.00 | XXXX | |
| Metro opinion 700 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
107.00 | XXX | |
| Metro online first-person 800 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
94.00 | XXXX | |
| Metro online first person piece 700 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
100.00 | XX | |
| Metro UK first person story 800 words @ £75 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
94.00 | XXXX | |
| Metro UK personal essay (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
70.00 | XXXX | |
| Metro UK personal essay Brief 800-1000 words but editor asked for extra words @ £60 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
60.00 | XXX | |
| Metro.co.uk feature up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
120.00 | ||
| Metro feature 700 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Metro first-person op-ed 700 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Metro op-ed 600 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
117.00 | XX | |
| Metro opinion piece 750 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
133.00 | XX | |
| Metro first person piece 800 words @ £80 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Metro first person piece 600 words @ £80 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
133.00 | XX | |
| Metro op-ed 800 words @ £25 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
31.00 | XXXX | |
| Metro op-ed 700 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Metro travel piece 500 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Metro first person story/comment 700-900 words (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
85.00 | XXX | |
| Metro Feature - 1400 words @ £220 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
157.00 | ||
| Metro feature - 1200 words @ £150 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _Assoc | 2020 | |
125.00 | XX | |
| Metro opinion piece - offer of £65 for 650 words declined | _Assoc | 2019 | |
100.00 | XXXX | |
| Metro 1200 words @ £175 = | _Assoc | 2017 | |
146.00 | X | |
| Mirror (via #FairDealForFreelancers) features 1200 words @ £800 = | _MGN | 2023 | |
666.67 | ||
| Mirror news story 600 words @ £750 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _MGN | 2020 | |
1250.00 | O | |
| Mirror arts feature | _TMG | 2019 | |
400.00 | X | |
| Mirror feature | _TMG | 2015 | |
1000.00 | O | |
| Mirror News, p9, 280 words @ £70 = | _TMG | 2014 | |
250.00 | ||
| Mirror News, p9, 280 words @ £70 = | _TMG | 2014 | |
250.00 | ||
| New European RFK Jr, the second most dangerous man in America, 1500 words @ £375 = , terms - FBS | 2025 | |
250.00 | X | ||
| New York Times essay for the opinion pages in late 2019 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| New York Times reported article 1600 words @ $1600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| New York Times arts feature (via Freelancer Solidarity Project) | 2023 | |
1000.00 | |||
| New York Times culture feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
500.00 | X | |
| New York Times column (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
200.00 | XXX | |
| New York Times feature $1 a word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
795.00 | ||
| New York Times profile 1200 words @ £460 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
383.00 | ||
| New York Times how-to for the style section 1200 words @ £1200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| New York Times op-ed 900 words @ $1800 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
2000.00 | ||
| New York Times feature 1400 words @ $1000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
714.00 | ||
| New York Times column - travel (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
833.00 | ||
| New York Times feature 1100 words @ $660 (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
600.00 | ||
| New York Times op-ed | _NYT | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| New York Times international edition opinion piece (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NYT | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| New York Times Opinion (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 800 words @ $391 = | _NYT | 2023 | |
440.00 | ||
| New Zealand Herald Saturday Mag long features at 600 NZ dollars per thousand = approx | 2021 | |
300.00 | |||
| Newsroom NZ op-ed, 1500 words @ 150 New Zealand dollars (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
80.00 | |||
| Observer (reported to journoresources.org.uk) 215 words on music @ £85 = | 2025 | |
393.00 | |||
| Observer standard rate (according to a Twitter call for science pitches) | _GMG | 2024 | |
361.00 | HA | |
| Observer interview / profile 2500 words @ £780 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
312.00 | ||
| Observer news story 600 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| Observer Magazine essay on motherhood (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
312.00 | ||
| Observer Magazine feature 1800 words @ £720 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _GMG | 2020 | |
400.00 | ||
| Private Eye 266 words @ £160 = | 2025 | |
600.00 | O | ||
| Private Eye news short 342 words @ £150 = | 2025 | |
439.00 | O | ||
| Private Eye Turds of the Week 135 words @ £90 = | 2024 | |
666.66 | O | ||
| Scotland on Sunday page 7 lead, 850w; initially offered £200 | _Johnsto | 2014 | |
353.00 | ||
| Scotland on Sunday page 7 lead, 850w; initially offered £200 | _Johnsto | 2014 | |
353.00 | ||
| Scottish Daily Mail splash 500 words @ £350 = | _Assoc | 2024 | |
700.00 | ||
| Scottish Sun 150 word Sports NIB @ £20 = | _Holl | 2017 | |
133.00 | ||
| South China Morning Post articles for the Design section, published in print and online - (do not know what uses licensed) HK$ 2500 = | 2022 | |
243.00 | GR | ||
| Sun on Sunday fabulous lifestyle feature 1200 words @ £500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
417.00 | ||
| Sun/i> Fabulous feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Sunday Express news feature | 2018 | |
550.00 | GR | ||
| Sunday Express feature | _NS | 2014 | |
500.00 | O | |
| Sunday Express feature | _NS | 2014 | |
500.00 | O | |
| Sunday Herald 900-word foreign news piece @ £150 = | _NQ | 2017 | |
167.00 | GR | X |
| Sunday Mail full page, 750-ish words @ £450 = | _TMG | 2024 | |
600.00 | GR | |
| Sunday Mail Page lead 600-ish words @ £400 = | _TMG | 2024 | |
667.00 | ||
| Sunday Mirror product review and witty write up 400 words @ £250 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _MGN | 2020 | |
625.00 | ||
| Sunday Mirror 2nd rights to reprint real-life feature (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 900 words @ £500 = | _MGN | 2023 | |
555.56 | ||
| Sunday People Real life (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1500 words @ £1000 = | _MGN | 2023 | |
666.67 | ||
| Sunday Times Ireland Climate magazine | _NI | 2024 | |
250.00 | ||
| Sunday Times Magazine first person piece 'how it feels to...' 2000 words @ £400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Sunday Times Travel travel feature 1000 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Sunday Times investigative piece, money section, terms FBS, 800 words @ £450 = | _NI | 2024 | |
562.50 | ||
| Sunday Times Arts writing | _NI | 2020 | |
400.00 | GR | |
| Sunday Times first-person lifestyle feature 1200 words @ £500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
417.00 | ||
| Sunday Times first person piece on taking part in coronavirus vaccine trial 1000 words @ £600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
600.00 | ||
| Sunday Times Celebrity Q+A 1200 words @ £400 - | _NI | 2018 | |
333.00 | ||
| Sunday Times news story | _NI | 2017 | |
1062.00 | O | |
| Sunday Times print and online | _NI | 2016 | |
300.00 | ||
| Sunday Times (Ireland) page lead news story 2014 print and web | _NI | 2016 | |
350.00 | X | |
| Sunday Times Style feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
333.00 | ||
| Telegraph culture/comment (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Telegraph online beauty feature - 800 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
187.00 | ||
| Telegraph online feature interview 1500 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| Telegraph Health feature, ghost-writing a case study piece for online 1200 words @ £480 = , terms - all rights, no additional payment if it made it into print | 2025 | |
400.00 | X | ||
| Telegraph (via #FairDealForFreelancers) features (print) 1000 words @ £400 = | _BarcB | 2023 | |
400.00 | ||
| Telegraph 900 words @ £500 - terms: all rights | _BarcB | 2021 | |
555.00 | GR | O |
| Telegraph exclusive and breaking story about parallel lockdowns run by armed groups in the Colombian countryside - 5 days of research and verification - final article turned around in 24 hours after pitching - 600 words @ £120 = | _BarcB | 2020 | |
200.00 | XXXX | |
| Telegraph 510-word article published on page 17 @ £100 = | _BarcB | 2020 | |
196.00 | ||
| Telegraph feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Telegraph feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Telegraph feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
2567.00 | ||
| Telegraph feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
150.00 | XX | |
| Telegraph feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
400.00 | ||
| Telegraph first person real life feature 1200 words @ £360 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
300.00 | ||
| Telegraph feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Telegraph covering a premier league football match, 400 online + 800 for print (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
85.00 | XX | |
| Telegraph culture story (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
333.00 | ||
| Telegraph feature 1500 words @ £600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
400.00 | ||
| Telegraph news story 650 words @ £35p per word = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Telegraph op-ed 745 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
134.00 | XX | |
| Telegraph travel feature - online 800 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Telegraph travel feature 1500 words @ £525 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Telegraph travel write up, 350-450 words (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
85.00 | XXX | |
| Telegraph op-ed 1000 words @ £100 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Telegraph feature 900 words @ £315 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Telegraph feature - online - first person 800 words @ £210 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
263.00 | ||
| Telegraph travel piece 800 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
250.00 | ||
| Telegraph sports feature, 1200 words - exclusive interview/profile with news peg | _BarcB | 2019 | |
200.00 | ||
| Telegraph 750 words @ £100 = | _BarcB | 2018 | |
133.00 | XXX | |
| Telegraph online opinion piece | _BarcB | 2017 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Telegraph 1200 words @ £480 = | 2017 | |
400.00 | |||
| Telegraph 1500-word feature @ £250 = | _BarcB | 2017 | |
166.00 | XXX | |
| Telegraph review, 550 words @ £60 = | _BarcB | 2016 | |
109.00 | XXX | |
| Telegraph feature | _BarcB | 2015 | |
350.00 | ||
| Telegraph lead article, 1300 words @ £500 = | _BarcB | 2014 | |
385.00 | ||
| Telegraph (Travel Branded Content) advertorial - 350 words @ £122 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BarcB | 2020 | |
349.00 | ||
| Telegraph Culture (online only) (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1300 words @ £450 = | _BarcB | 2023 | |
346.15 | ||
| Telegraph Global Health section up to | _BarcB | 2025 | |
500.00 | ||
| Telegraph Property feature | _BarcB | 2024 | |
200.00 | GR | X |
| Telegraph supplements subbing day (7hrs) paid time off on top | _BarcB | 2017 | |
150.00 | ||
| The Baltic Times 600 words @ £30 = | 2016 | |
50.00 | XXX | ||
| The Herald (Glasgow) reported news feature - around 1000 words filed | _NQ | 2022 | |
120.00 | XXX | |
| The Japan Times interview, 500 words @ ¥4000 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
58.00 | |||
| The Lancet World Report (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 750 words @ £550 = | _RE | 2023 | |
733.33 | ||
| The National news - 800 words @ £100 = | _NQ | 2025 | |
125.00 | X | |
| The National 600 word online comment article - after 3 months eventually paid late fee and interest on top | _NQ | 2022 | |
133.33 | XX | |
| The National (Scotland) opinion column | _NQ | 2024 | |
150.00 | GR | X |
| The National (UAE) opinion pieces - 800 words @ £ 208 = | 2016 | |
260.00 | |||
| The National Arab weekly column: 900 words @ £250 = | 2016 | |
278.00 | |||
| The National, The Arab Weekly (Abu Dhabi Media) columns, 300 words @ $300 = | 2015 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Times Education Supplement 500 word column @ £200 | _TSL | 2014 | |
400.00 | ||
| Times Education Supplement 500 word column for online use @ £150 | _TSL | 2014 | |
300.00 | ||
| Times Education Supplement 500 word column for online use @ £150 | _TSL | 2014 | |
300.00 | ||
| Times Literary Supplement book review, 450 words @ £70 = | _NI | 2022 | |
156.00 | GR | X |
| Times obituary 1200 words (FBS) @ £300 = | _NI | 2024 | |
250.00 | X | |
| Times advertorial feature | _NI | 2023 | |
750.00 | O | |
| Times Writing one obituary | _NI | 2021 | |
250.00 | GR | |
| Times first person experience piece 800 words @ £350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
438.00 | ||
| Times feature 1000 words @ £600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
600.00 | ||
| Times T2 feature / Interview up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| Times Saturday Magazine feature 2-3000 words (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| Times feature 750 words @ £125 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
167.00 | XX | |
| Times news 250 words @ £300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
1200.00 | ||
| Times 2000 words @ £150 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
75.00 | XXXX | |
| Times page lead near front of paper (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
150.00 | XXX | |
| Times article filed from abroad | _NI | 2018 | |
50.00 | GR | XXXX |
| Times Feature - freelance retained copyright | _NI | 2018 | |
750.00 | O | |
| Times feature in Register section - | _NI | 2018 | |
250.00 | ||
| Times column: 700 words @ £500, extra for syndication | _NI | 2016 | |
800.00 | ||
| Times (Ireland digital edition) news story, 600 words @ €100 = | _NI | 2016 | |
167.00 | X | |
| Times - money section 650 words @ £300 = | _NI | 2014 | |
462.00 | O | |
| Times - money section 650 words @ £300 = | _NI | 2014 | |
462.00 | O | |
| Times supplement | _NI | 2018 | |
350.00 | ||
| Wall Street Journal feature 1500 words @ £700 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
467.00 | ||
| Wall Street Journal feature 1200 words @ $1200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
1000.00 | ||
| Washington Post op-ed 900 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| Washington Post feature 1200 words @ $400 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
333.00 | |||
| Washington Post feature (international / foreign desk) 1000 words @ $500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
500.00 | |||
| Washington Post reported feature 1200 words @ £500 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
417.00 | |||
| Washington Post op-ed 900 words @ $200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
222.00 | |||
| Washington Post foreign news (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 800 words @ $1000 = | 2023 | |
1120.00 | |||
| Washington Post foreign news (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1350 words @ $1000 = | 2023 | |
660.00 | |||
| Washington Post foreign news (via #FairDealForFreelancers) 1400 words @ $1000 = | 2023 | |
630.00 | |||
| A newspaper in Ireland feature | _ITtrust | 2015 | |
200.00 | X | |
| Africa Science News Service report - according to whopayswriters.com | 2020 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera reporting plus expenses 50 | 2023 | |
350.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
273.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
300.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera English as reported to journoresources.org.uk | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera online news desk 750 words all rights @ £150 = | 2024 | |
200.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera online news desk 750 words all rights @ £70 = | 2024 | |
128.00 | |||
| BBC | 2021 | |
335.00 | |||
| BBC The Boss (Business) (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BBC | 2020 | |
335.00 | ||
| BBC feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BBC | 2020 | |
337.00 | ||
| BBC feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _BBC | 2020 | |
335.00 | ||
| BBC online news item 800 words @ £142 = | _BBC | 2016 | |
177.50 | ||
| BBC.com feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
430.00 | |||
| CNN feature - 1200 words @ $600 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _CNN | 2020 | |
500.00 | ||
| CNN Style 1000 words - | _CNN | 2018 | |
250.00 | ||
| Deutsche Welle feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
314.00 | |||
| Deutsche Welle feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
275.00 | |||
| MSN - money section (web only) feature | _Yahoo | 2014 | |
300.00 | O | |
| MSN - money section (web only) feature | _Yahoo | 2014 | |
300.00 | O | |
| NBC News op-ed 800 words @ $300 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
375.00 | |||
| News International 200 words @ £300 | _NI | 2015 | |
1500.00 | ||
| News UK features 600 words @ £70 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
117.00 | XXX | |
| News UK feature 1000 words @ £350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _NI | 2020 | |
350.00 | ||
| Novara Media - | 2018 | |
50.00 | XX | ||
| The Bureau of Investigative Journalism longform investigative report - 2000 words @ £1000 | 2024 | |
500.00 | |||
| Unite member magazines (print) reported feature | 2024 | |
300.00 | |||
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| Aeon (digital) Feature article. 1600 words - @ £250: no pics required; helpful editor Creative Commons licence to the world... | 2017 | |
160.00 | |||
| ARTnews art review outside UK + 1 edit and a couple of emails - all rights to publisher | _Advance | 2019 | |
150.00 | ||
| Bandcamp Daily 800-word interview @ $400 | 2016 | |
500.00 | O | ||
| Byline Times scoop and writing up 800-word story @ £100 | 2019 | |
125.00 | X | ||
| Cycling News turned down due to poor rate , terms - online use only | _Future | 2025 | |
100.00 | XXX | |
| Cycling Weekly offered for online feature requiring specialist knowledge - rejected due to poor rate | _Future | 2025 | |
150.00 | GR | XX |
| Cycling Weekly Online Writing day, exes £60/day subsistence + £250 max travel all rights | _AOLTW | 2016 | |
150.00 | GR | XX |
| Cyclist website features , terms - Online use only | 2025 | |
200.00 | GR | ||
| D&I Leaders articles 1000 to 1200 words - lot of research and quote-finding needed; pay within 2 days of invoicing | 2024 | |
180.00 | XX | ||
| Daily Mail travel article | _Assoc | 2023 | |
1550.00 | O | |
| Devex Q and A session | 2016 | |
225.00 | GR | X | |
| Eurogamer (Gamer Network) 2000-word feature @ £120 Web use only | 2014 | |
60.00 | XX | ||
| Eurogamer (Gamer Network) 2000-word feature @ £120 Web use only | 2014 | |
60.00 | XX | ||
| Guardian online 800 words comment on specialist subject @ £100 = | _GMG | 2019 | |
125.00 | XXX | |
| Guardian online feature/reporting; terms 'not discussed' | _GMG | 2015 | |
310.00 | GR | XX |
| Health Service Journal 800-word opinion piece no expenses either - they don't pay for opinion pieces. | 2017 | |
0.00 | XXX | ||
| Huck magazine Reporting: 840 words @ £50 + 10 photos | 2016 | |
59.00 | XXX | ||
| Hyphen Online reported feature | 2022 | |
500.00 | O | ||
| ICON feature (do not know what uses licensed) | 2022 | |
300.00 | GR | ||
| Independent feature - | _Lebedev | 2018 | |
100.00 | X | |
| New Scientist 600 word comment piece @ £250 = | _Assoc | 2025 | |
417.00 | ||
| New Statesman (online) Writing a blog / article for The Staggers - was £80 in 1990! | _Progres | 2016 | |
75.00 | GR | XXX |
| New Statesman online column - 600 words @ £ 75 terms 'not discussed' | _Progres | 2015 | |
125.00 | GR | X |
| One Shot TV Guide 2000-word interview @ £ 700 | _CBS | 2015 | |
350.00 | ||
| PlanetSki travel feature | 2016 | |
0.00 | X | ||
| Popular Mechanics according to whopayswriters.com | 2017 | |
200.00 | |||
| Positive News | 2014 | |
140.00 | X | ||
| Resident Advisor 3000-word feature incl. interviews and research @ £400 | 2017 | |
133.00 | |||
| SLATE magazine 1700 words @ £500 = | 2025 | |
294.00 | |||
| Stylist magazine (Online) 1200-word essay - was asked to provided 3 original photographs, but they didn't use all | 2017 | |
150.00 | |||
| Teen Vogue according to whopayswriters.com | _CondN | 2017 | |
150.00 | X | |
| The Register tech-related articles | 2016 | |
250.00 | GR | ||
| Vice online feature, 1800 words @ £180 = | _INM | 2016 | |
100.00 | XX | |
| VICE 1000 words kill fee (not sure what the £60 is for - ed) | 2015 | |
180.00 | GR | XX | |
| Vice Munchies 800 words @ £160 = | 2016 | |
200.00 | |||
| A sports federation (medium-status) commissioned 800-word feature including a couple of interviews @ £240 = | 2024 | |
400.00 | |||
| BBC Learning Fictional story non-exclusive | _BBC | 2016 | |
138.00 | GR | |
| BBC Online feature | _BBC | 2024 | |
355.00 | ||
| BBC Online feature | _BBC | 2015 | |
576.00 | O | |
| BBC worldwide 2000 word feature @ £700 | _BBC | 2015 | |
350.00 | GR | |
| BBC3 online BBC3 online short feature | _BBC | 2016 | |
187.50 | X | |
| CultureWhisper.com 500-word features @ £30, generally listicles or previews | 2014 | |
15.00 | GR | XXXX | |
| datacenterdynamics.com writeup of recorded interview - web and republishing in PDF magazine | 2023 | |
375.00 | HA | O | |
| Debut careers blog post 900 words @ £25 | 2019 | |
27.77 | XXX | ||
| Google Copywriting Google training content | _Google | 2020 | |
400.00 | ||
| Greener Copywriting agency blog/online article writing | 2015 | |
25.00 | XXXX | ||
| Human Resources magazine £180 per article of 800 to 1200 words; a lot of research and quote-finding needed for each up to | 2024 | |
225.00 | X | ||
| Hyundai Artlab on three artists | 2023 | |
2000.00 | O | ||
| jobs.ac.uk website 800 word articles for university @ £100 | 2014 | |
125.00 | |||
| Localised news website photos per job , prod/exes 20 | 2025 | |
100.00 | XXXX | ||
| londonr.com feature - 1000 words | 2016 | |
55.00 | XX | ||
| londonr.com feature - 700 words @ £35 = | 2016 | |
50.00 | XX | ||
| lonelyplanet.com 1000 word article £60 expenses for set of images to illustrate article , terms all rights | 2016 | |
180.00 | X | ||
| Netdoctor.co.uk researching and writing feature - 970 words @ £200 , terms All rights, everywhere, forever | _Hearst | 2016 | |
206.00 | GR | |
| News and feature writing News and features for McGraw , terms all rights, no expenses | _McGraw | 2016 | |
300.00 | GR | |
| Politics.co.uk Detailed article breaking down polling data - refused as too low | 2017 | |
50.00 | GR | XXX | |
| Professional association (high-status) 900-word reported feature including 3-4 interviews @ £225 = | 2024 | |
250.00 | |||
| Red Bull Music Academy 2200-word feature @ €400 all rights | 2016 | |
180.00 | |||
| RT (Russia Today) op-ed (up to 1200 words) | 2022 | |
150.00 | XX | ||
| RT (Russia Today) op-ed (up to 1200 words) | 2022 | |
150.00 | XX | ||
| Space Arts website blog post 500 words @ £100 = | 2018 | |
200.00 | |||
| Specialist music mag Album reviews; terms not specified | 2016 | |
60.00 | GR | ||
| The Crime+Investigation Channel feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Trade news service feature article with interviews ($0.75 per word) | 2017 | |
1125.00 | O | ||
| VICE News 18p per word plus £20 per photo for news feature | 2016 | |
180.00 | GR | ||
| Vice.com reporting job, photos included | 2015 | |
135.00 | |||
| Vice.com researching and writing feature inc interviews - offered £200 for 1800 words, asked for £350 , got £300 | 2015 | |
167.00 | |||
| Vice.com researching and writing feature inc interviews | 2015 | |
167.00 | |||
| Yahoo France feature | _Yahoo | 2014 | |
150.00 | X | |
| Yahoo France feature | _Yahoo | 2014 | |
150.00 | X | |
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| Daily Telegraph foreign news piece, 900 words | _BarcB | 2016 | |
110.00 | XXX | |
| Mail on Sunday Health feature , terms - not negotiated but assumed first rights | _Assoc | 2019 | |
500.00 | GR | |
| Private Eye article about Southern Water polluting Hastings watercourses with sewage | 2023 | |
130.00 | |||
| Public Finance International | 2019 | |
360.00 | |||
| Readers Digest two interviews for a cover feature , terms - not negotiated but assumed first rights | _Vivat | 2019 | |
450.00 | GR | |
| SciShow Video script 700 words @ $200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
286.00 | |||
| The Lighthouse copy for US Black women project - advertised on Twitter - up to | 2023 | |
1000.00 | |||
| The Times (Alba supplement in Scotland) travel writing (journalist did two to pick up other paid commissions, one because it meant a very nice free holiday) | _NI | 2023 | |
0.00 | GR | XXXX |
| A corporate law firm 7000 words, per thou (and extra research at an unspecified day rate on top) | 2015 | |
2000.00 | O | ||
| A human rights publication | 2019 | |
150.00 | |||
| Al Jazeera around 900 words online @ $350 | 2022 | |
389.00 | GR | O | |
| Art gallery exhibition text on landscape painting | 2023 | |
1500.00 | |||
| Barbican Centre programme 800 words @ £150 = | _HMG | 2019 | |
187.50 | ||
| Barbican programme event programme note | 2014 | |
400.00 | O | ||
| Barbican programme event programme note | 2014 | |
333.00 | O | ||
| CD sleeve | 2019 | |
400.00 | |||
| CD sleeve | 2019 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Corporate newsletter interview (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
350.00 | |||
| Home MCR catalogue (Greater Manchester Arts) 1500 words @ £500 = | 2017 | |
333.00 | O | ||
| NGO proofreading, per 1000 words | 2022 | |
20.00 | |||
| Project on geologically significant areas essay on rock art reported on Twitter - project cancelled and tried to renegotiate - full fee eventually paid | 2023 | |
1000.00 | O | ||
| Record label album box set booklet | 2019 | |
333.00 | |||
| Small Business client feature/service journalism 1500 words @ £90 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
60.00 | XX | ||
| Technical writing US software author reports on Twitter that UK company paid | 2024 | |
500.00 | |||
| Wellcome Collection Stories Online article | 2021 | |
400.00 | O | ||
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Writing for Public Relations should attract much higher rates than reporting. There's the 'selling your soul' aspect... But, practically, there's the time it takes. PR clients love meetings. Lots of them. Long ones. Meetings are what they do. (Also try Words, per 1000 / other.) If you are interested, the archived rates are here. | ||||||
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| Field Notes from the Narrative Initiative Twitter call for pitches on cultural producers, activists, and other changemakers | 2024 | |
1000.00 | |||
| Signature (Signature Media) | 2014 | |
300.00 | |||
| Signature (Signature Media) | 2014 | |
300.00 | |||
| Sydney Morning Herald sponsored editorial, 1200 words @ 900 Australian dollars = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
423.00 | |||
| Trust straightforward feature | 2017 | |
700.00 | GR | O | |
| A record company Programme feature for a pop group - | 2018 | |
1500.00 | O | ||
| A trade union Article drafted for senior staff | _TU | 2018 | |
350.00 | ||
| AlbanDigital Advertising online for blog post ghostwriters, demand 3 years' experience - work not pursued when it turns out they pay | 2016 | |
100.00 | |||
| Energy corporate (Russian) feature all rights | 2016 | |
1750.00 | O | ||
| Established indie record label (general) publicity biog for album release | 2018 | |
400.00 | |||
| Finnish record label PR biog for Finnish record label - 800 words @ £300, one shot email all rights nevertheless | 2017 | |
375.00 | |||
| grammy.com Interview up to (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
312.00 | |||
| Liner notes for album on Norwegian label Record and CD | 2017 | |
250.00 | |||
| Major music label 800-word musician biography @ £400 | 2019 | |
500.00 | |||
| Membership mag interview and write-up - took total of c2 days work 1400 words @ £350 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
250.00 | |||
| Record company Sleeve/liner note for album box set, 5000 words @ £1650 = | 2022 | |
330.00 | |||
| Record company Set of 7 sleeve notes, 350 words each, so 2450 words @ £1050 = | 2022 | |
430.00 | |||
| Record company - Sony Legacy Sleeve notes - 2004 - 1200 words @ $1000 = | 2022 | |
833.00 | |||
| Record label band biography, smaller label - 1500 words @ £350 = | 2023 | |
233.00 | |||
| Record label band biography, major label in a hurry - 1500 words @ £1250 = | 2023 | |
833.00 | |||
| Record label album box set booklet (major label) | 2019 | |
1000.00 | O | ||
| Record label album box set booklet | 2019 | |
350.00 | |||
| Record label album box set booklet for middle-rank artist, enormous booklet, total £3000 | 2019 | |
150.00 | X | ||
| Record label album box set booklet (middle-rank artist, shortish) | 2019 | |
250.00 | |||
| Record label album box set booklet ("Historical" "archive) - writer retained copyright, especially in new interviews for spin-off article use abd extra fees negotiated for extra items after original agreement | 2019 | |
500.00 | |||
| Record label album box set booklet (small label, obscure artist) | 2016 | |
100.00 | XX | ||
| Red bull music how-to 2000 words @ £200 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
100.00 | |||
| Website and marketing copywriting case studies | 2016 | |
600.00 | |||
| Zavvi feature 1000 words @ £25 = (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
25.00 | |||
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| Publication / Programme - details & terms | Group | Year | |
Total paid | GR |
XXXX |
| Barnet Press reporting day (7 hours) | _Tindle | 2016 | |
110.00 | ||
| Evening Standard advertorial feature | _Lebedev | 2023 | |
400.00 | ||
| Great Central Gazette Leicester community paper all articles - max. £100 specified on website | 2023 | |
100.00 | |||
| Hertfordshire Life copyright assigne to customer, no expenses | _ECN | 2015 | |
100.00 | X | |
| Luton On Sunday short feature | 2016 | |
143.00 | X | ||
| Surrey Life feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _ECN | 2020 | |
200.00 | ||
| The Bristol Cable feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | 2020 | |
133.00 | |||
| The National (Scotland) food and drink industry coverage | _NQ | 2023 | |
142.00 | GR | X |
| The National (Scotland) food and drink industry coverage | _NQ | 2023 | |
142.00 | GR | X |
| Yorkshire Post 1200 word feature @ £150 | _Johnsto | 2014 | |
125.00 | ||
| Yorkshire Post 1200 word feature @ £150 | _Johnsto | 2014 | |
125.00 | ||
| Archant feature (via #FreelancerPayGap) | _ECN | 2020 | |
150.00 | ||
| National World newspaper(s) article for online use | _Johnsto | 2023 | |
130.00 | ||
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| 7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it: | GR |
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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 |
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| Shifts | News | Local | Mag | online | Book | PR | Other |
| Other: | Cartoons | Crosswords | Illustration | Punditry | Retainer | Teaching | Tip-off | Translation | ||||||
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