Journalists’ New Kind of Expose: Uncovering Their Salaries
- Spreadsheet lists pay at New York Times, BuzzFeed and others
- Creator says ‘knowledge is power’ when asking for a raise
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Dozens of media employees have begun sharing a spreadsheet detailing salaries at different publications, seeking to shed light on pay disparities that could help some workers get a raise.
The spreadsheet, whose creator is unknown, lists the title, company, salary, years of experience and job duties at a wide range of media organizations, including the New York Times, BuzzFeed, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Vice and Conde Nast. Journalists also can list their gender identity and ethnicity.