In Sweden in 2018, female and male journalists nearly wrote about topics such as economy, social issues and science/technology to the same extent. However, a gendered pattern appeared when it came to other news topics. During the mentioned year, 82 percent of news topics on sports was covered by male journalists. In contrast, women were responsible for 60 percent of the news coverage on entertainment.
Distribution of reporters in Sweden in 2018, by gender and news topics
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Institutet för Mediestudier. (July 13, 2019). Distribution of reporters in Sweden in 2018, by gender and news topics [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040355/most-popular-news-topics-for-journalists-in-sweden-by-gender/
Institutet för Mediestudier. "Distribution of reporters in Sweden in 2018, by gender and news topics." Chart. July 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040355/most-popular-news-topics-for-journalists-in-sweden-by-gender/
Institutet för Mediestudier. (2019). Distribution of reporters in Sweden in 2018, by gender and news topics. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040355/most-popular-news-topics-for-journalists-in-sweden-by-gender/
Institutet för Mediestudier. "Distribution of Reporters in Sweden in 2018, by Gender and News Topics." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040355/most-popular-news-topics-for-journalists-in-sweden-by-gender/
Institutet för Mediestudier, Distribution of reporters in Sweden in 2018, by gender and news topics Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040355/most-popular-news-topics-for-journalists-in-sweden-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of reporters in Sweden in 2018, by gender and news topics [Graph], Institutet för Mediestudier, July 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040355/most-popular-news-topics-for-journalists-in-sweden-by-gender/