Data on the ethnicity of top editors in selected countries shows that the United States increased the share of non-white editors from 2020 to 2021, with the share of non-white top news editors growing from 11 to 18 percent in that time. Meanwhile, the top editorial jobs in Germany and the United Kingdom were held exclusively by white people.
Proportion of non-white top editors in news outlets in selected countries in 2020 and 2021
Characteristic
2020
2021
South Africa
68%
60%
United States
11%
18%
Brazil
5%
0%
United Kingdom
0%
0%
Germany
0%
0%
0%20%40%60%80%
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (March 21, 2021). Proportion of non-white top editors in news outlets in selected countries in 2020 and 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249491/non-white-editors-worldwide/
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