Their findings give an idea of what to expect for starting salaries of journalists in print media. At a weekly newspaper, the median salary for an entry-level journalist is $25,000 a year, while a journalist at a daily paper earns a median wage of $27,500 a year.ultimedia journalists, who take care of all aspects of a story, such as text and images, earn $25,000 a year to start. Those writing specifically for TV news average $29,000 a year. Assignment editors earn a median wage of $26,000 a year, while tape editors earn $23,000 a year, the RTDNA adds.