Study: Palin Made $15.85 Per Word At Fox News

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Over the course of three years as a Fox News paid contributor — earning a reported $1 million a year — former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made $15.85 per word, according to a study from the University of Minnesota’s Smart Politics published Monday:

A Smart Politics review of the more than 150 FOX broadcasts in which Sarah Palin appeared as a paid commentator from 2010 through 2012 finds that she spoke 189,221 words on air during this span, for an average pay rate of $15.85 per word.

According to the study, Palin appeared on the network in some form an average of once every 7.2 days. Most of her appearances were on “Hannity” or “On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren.”

Real Clear Politics broke the news on Friday that Palin and Fox News have parted ways. In a statement to the New York Times, Fox News executive vice president Bill Shine said, “We have thoroughly enjoyed our association with Governor Palin. We wish her the best in her future endeavors.”

h/t Politico.

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