NUJ Rate for the Job: Words, other / regional

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.

Words, other / regional Work for which we have no rate-per-thousand-words, whose primary use is in a regional newspaper. See also national papers. If you are interested, the archived rates are here.
Tell us what you've been paid for Words, other / regional		Freelance Fees Guide
Publication / Programme - details & terms	Group	Year		Total paid	GR	XXXX
Everett Tribune* news pieces flat rate (2015)		2023		40.00
Hastings Independent (community-owned) 750 words		2014		0.00
Hastings Independent (community-owned) 750 words		2014		0.00
Herald (Glasgow) In Brief news item	_NQ	2014		10.00	GR	XXX
Herald (Glasgow) In Brief news item	_NQ	2014		10.00	GR	XXX
La Voce di Mantova (Italy) (Vidiemme) reporting news, photos; 300-word pieces; 2/3 hours per job		2014		5.00		XXXX
La Voce di Mantova (Italy) (Vidiemme) reporting news, photos; 300-word pieces; 2/3 hours per job		2014		5.00		XXXX
Lancashire Telegraph review with photos	_NQ	2024		30.00		XXX
London Spy investigation on the pubs industry		2024		400.00		O
Londra Gazete (North London Turkish newspaper) "stories per day, 500 words" it says here		2017		120.00
Michigan Today* reported feature flat rate (2015)		2023		800.00
The Herald (Glasgow) 180-word down front page story	_NQ	2014		17.00		XXXX
The Herald (Glasgow) 180-word down front page story	_NQ	2014		17.00		XXXX
The Resident arrange interview, do interview, write up, providing pictures and boxes for dps - "no idea" of terms	_ECN	2018		175.00		XXX
DPG Netherlands newspaper titles minimum rate per hour agreed July 2022 for all writers - house agreement (Work Code) with NVJ, subject to vote of freelance membership		2022		30.00	HA
Local newspapers Researching, writing & sourcing pics for 30 pages of editorial (A5 mag). Was offered £350 for everything; after negotiation, they offered £400 all in. Turned down.	_NQ	2018		350.00		XXXX
Key to the rates, by column:
1 Publication / Programme, any details of work and licence
2 Owner at the time the rate was reported, where known	Group
3 The year in which the rate was reported		Year
4 Currency: either or or (US)
5 Amount paid (total of basic licence and extra licences for web use, database resale...)				Amount
7 "Going Rate" according to experienced NUJ members - do try to better it:					GR
or Minimum rate set out in NUJ House Agreement:					HA
8 Underpaid, in the fallible opinion of the Freelance editor:				50.00		X
or Just sometimes we're pleasantly surprised:				1500.00		O

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