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IGOs worked for on a freelance basis: European Space Agency (website, in support of pr), EUMETSAT, as history consultant and author of an official history,
WHO, as a journalist, UNESCO (once), as a journalist. One story each for The FT, The Guardian, The Telegraph. One tip fee from The Independent, one withdrawn by me from the commissioner, The Economist, with a full explanation by me to them of why and then
published in
Science, People & Politics. I have pitched, so far unsuccessfully, several significant stories to The Evening Courier (Halifax) and Brighouse Echo where I discerned a public interest defence, and telling those about whose actvities I was pitching a story about. These were not horrible stories of nefarious activity, but issues in the public domain of genuine public interest and which as such would have had a public interest defence. I am trained and able to report things other than science related. I wanted £450 per thousand published words from The Courier, but should have been thinking in terms of £500 per thousand published words for the story, and that is now my minimum rate for science and technology related journalism. I would have done the other story for £250 per thousand published. My site has no appropiate outlet for these local news stories and news feature stories, though both have a national backdrop that would make a sidebar for a local story. Other unsuccessful recent pitches, unsuccessful for different reasons, to The Manchester Evening News and the Yorkshire Post on spec. The former became the idea for a science syndication news services, which might work with the N8 Science and Technology Events Sheet 2010 I have launched, and the latter became a piece in
Transpennine culture, which I have also founded. My pitches to The Journalist and the website of the Calderdale Branch of the NUJ were more successful.
Because being a journalist and editor is the common thread in and underpinning my professional life, any non-advertising words I publish on this website are subject to the Press Complaints' Commission.
I also offer science, technology and policy editorial services nationally and internationally, in support of PR and communication strategies. Rates depend on the task. Special rates as a sole trader for educational establishments. All science, technology, medicine and policy related journalism (news and features), minimum rate applicable to basic reporting, £500 per thousand published words (word count agreed in advance) or pro rata, plus expenses for science and technology related journalistic related work. Investigative reporting starting at £700 per thousand and word count and expenses to be agreed in advance. £280 per day for science and technology related freelance in-house editing related to science, technology and their policy and politics plus all expenses. £200 per day plus all expenses for in house ad hoc freelance reporting plus all associated expenses incurred by not working at home of by working at home if the work is being out sourced to me.
Jobs that are longer than a feature can be priced differently than for news and features. Work in suppot of PR is closer to investigative reporting prices, with a limit on the number of permitted iterations and copyright assigned to the commissioner. Advertorial copy - terms and conditions negotiable.
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