How much money will Amanda Knox make from interviews?

BY Alyssa Kleven  on October 4, 2011 @ 11:29 am (Updated: 4:08 pm - 10/4/11 )

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The front pages of British newspapers feature the appeals court decision overturning the conviction of Amanda Knox, London, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Amanda Knox was leaving Italy a free woman Tuesday, the morning after an Italian appeals court dramatically overturned the American student's conviction of sexually assaulting and brutally slaying her British roommate Meredith Kercher. (AP Photo)

News organizations in the U.S. don't "pay" for interviews, but often times there are ways around that ethical rule. Amanda Knox will probably see her share of offers.

"There are always ways to get creative," says President and CEO of Selig Multimedia, Glenn Selig.

Selig told 97.3 KIRO FM's Dori Monson Show that rumors Knox was offered a private jet by one of the news organizations was also likely.

Listen to Glenn Selig, CEO & President of Selig Multimedia

He says it's another form of payment. "I'm sure that at least one of the networks were thinking, 'Oh, we could offer her a nice private jet with a nice ride home. That will sweeten the pot a little bit,' to have her be the first, to get her, to be the first interview."

That wasn't the case; Knox did pay her own way home. And as for where the first interview will come from or how much she could get compensated for it, Selig says it's still a guessing game.

"Really, the reality is how much someone is going to be able to pay, and what type of story she has to tell," Selig says. "How much of the story do we not already know? What does she know that she hasn't already shared with the world? Because that's what's going to make the most riveting TV and the most riveting book."

According to Selig, it's going to be a numbers game for the networks - what kind of ratings and how much advertising could be sold for a primetime special.

"The story has legs, and it's always going to be interesting, but if I were her, this is when the networks and everyone will show the most interest, so it would be in her best interest to strike while the iron is hot."

After all, Donald Trump already told CNN that she could "become a big star and somehow she can get some dividends out of this nightmare for herself." Trump did not say specifically that he planned to help Knox in her "star-making endeavors."

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By Alyssa Kleven, MyNorthwest.com editor

Alyssa Kleven, MyNorthwest.com Editor
Alyssa Kleven is an editor and content producer at MyNorthwest.com. She enjoys doting over her adorable dachshund Winnie - named for Arcade Fire front-man Win Butler.
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  • dori monson fan wrote...
    depends if she agrees to do a few
    October 4, 2011 3:09 pm
    cartwheels as part of the interview! seriously though, welcome home amanda!
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  • Zagnut wrote...
    How much will she make?
    October 4, 2011 3:10 pm
    Not enough. I hope she earns over $100 million.
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  • Alex Mason wrote...
    What do I need to pay...
    October 4, 2011 3:20 pm
    ...to stop hearing about this broad!
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  • biteme wrote...
    Alex
    October 4, 2011 3:35 pm
    Just pull your ears off your head, this is just getting started.
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  • Zagnut wrote...
    Alex, you don't need to pay anything to stop reading articles and then commenting on them
    October 4, 2011 3:40 pm
    You IDIOT!
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  • gomariners wrote...
    Hope
    October 4, 2011 3:38 pm
    her and her family make some decent money. Traveling to Italy RT for four years had to be rough. Anyone that says they would give up 4 years of their life being in prison in another country, to be thought of by many as a murderer (even still) and NOT cash in on it after being acquitted and free is a liar. Welcome home!
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  • notmygov1 wrote...
    I only hope
    October 4, 2011 3:40 pm
    I hope she makes enough to pay for the xtra security us as tax payers are paying for all the security at the airport oh and by the way i still think shes GUILTY. I heard earlier a man whom was in prison for 25 years for a murder he did not do were is Dori on this or Ron and Don or even that idiot Dave Ross with his wife Luke?
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  • Sean wrote...
    Interesting, NotMyGov...
    October 4, 2011 3:52 pm
    What evidence do you have that the Italian court system seemed to not have? From what I've heard, they had the weakest case anyone's ever seen -- basically just the word of a confessed murderer that they were there with him. No DNA, no motive, no nothin'...
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  • sgayle wrote...
    Who cares
    October 4, 2011 6:01 pm
    @ Sean-The only thing you heard and read was from the American Media....Gee I hope if I go to another country and act stupid and made poor choices that Clinton and Trunp would lobby for me...Oh yeah and lie, lie and lie.....The usa should stay out of it....When you go to another country you must respect and know their laws...Poor little rich girl.
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  • hpitantso wrote...
    Sex, Dope, Lies and Murder
    October 4, 2011 9:03 pm
    I recall when O.J. was acquitted the outcry against those that supported the verdict. How shameful "those people" were. Then there's "Amanda Knox and OJ Simpson's bizarre link story. I wonder if the Kercher family will pursue a civil suit to stop the money train that the Knox's are already riding.I hope she finds peace and happiness without the circus type fame
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