Journalists have been publishing their salaries online
The top 1% makes $270k: editors in chief & execs of big cos
Independents making $1M+: Heather Cox Richardson, Matt Taibbi, Andrew Sullivan, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Yglesias, Judd Legum...
The top 1% makes $270k: editors in chief & execs of big cos
Independents making $1M+: Heather Cox Richardson, Matt Taibbi, Andrew Sullivan, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Yglesias, Judd Legum...
We're going through the news media's Great Unbundling: star journalists build audiences & go solo, tired of pulling the weight of the rest
The next step will be the rebundling
The next step will be the rebundling
Star journalists will realize it makes sense to bundle news writers, and will get together, this time controlling the media they create.
Some companies will facilitate this
@SubstackInc is well positioned to try it
Some companies will facilitate this
@SubstackInc is well positioned to try it
Some news outlets will ban their journalists from creating newsletters. Others will treat it as a perk.
Trade Unions might have a say. I expect more pseudonymous reporters.
digiday.com
Trade Unions might have a say. I expect more pseudonymous reporters.
digiday.com
More highlights from the data:
• The average makes $67k, +25% vs the average US worker
• The median is $60k
• The Top 20 most common jobs below. Editors in Chief make 3x more than Reporters.
• The average makes $67k, +25% vs the average US worker
• The median is $60k
• The Top 20 most common jobs below. Editors in Chief make 3x more than Reporters.
• New media is good: podcast producers make 30%+ vs reporters. Video +50%. Motion graphics make >$100k
• Of the outlets with >10 salaries published, average salaries range from HuffPo's $70k to NYT's $113k
• Of the outlets with >10 salaries published, average salaries range from HuffPo's $70k to NYT's $113k
You can play with the data yourself
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