Editors talk pay rates

Journalist.ie gives the newspapers a chance to have their say on the rates they pay to freelance journalists. Elaine Larkin gets the low-down on who pays what.

Investigative journalism – following the paper trail

A powerful new weapon in the journalist’s armoury, the AIE, is similar to the Freedom of Information act but is largely unknown to Irish journalists. Gavin Sheridan examines this cost-effective way to get at the truth.

What’s a freelance journalist worth?

Getting to grips with rates of pay can be a tricky business. There is no set minimum wage in the world of freelancers and pay scales can vary wildly – even within a publication.

Getting paid as a freelancer

Being commissioned to write a piece or setting a rate is one thing; getting paid, however, is another. In many other self-employed trades, it is normal to get 50% payment up front, perhaps another percentage payment on delivery and another within 30 days of invoice.

New Ways to Make Journalism Pay

An NUJ seminar in London heard several genuine success stories – even in today’s stormy climate, writes Síle McArdle