<p><pre><code>    Heavy&#x2F;Investigative reporting
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Buzzfeed paid $3000 for something that likely took several times longer to investigate than it did to write. If it takes you a month—from start to finish—to create a piece like this, then you&#x27;re making $36,000&#x2F;year. And that&#x27;s if you&#x27;re lucky.