In 2022, data revealed that 88 percent of persons employed as journalists or newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom were white. Overall, there were only small fluctuations between 2016 and 2021, demonstrating that there is ample room for increased representation of non-white employees within the industry, though the share of journalists from other ethnic groups grew by four percent between 2020 and 2022.
Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by ethnicity
Characteristic
2016
2018
2020
2021
2022
Other ethnic groups
10%
6%
8%
13%
12%
White
90%
94%
92%
87%
88%
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The source estimated the number of persons employed as journalists or newspaper and periodical editors at 73,000 in 2016, 78,000 in 2018, 96,000 in 2020,, 108,000 in 2021, and 101,500 in 2022.
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National Council for the Training of Journalists. (May 25, 2023). Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299262/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-ethnicity/
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National Council for the Training of Journalists. (2023). Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299262/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-ethnicity/
National Council for the Training of Journalists. "Distribution of Journalists and Newspaper/Periodical Editors Employed in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2022, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299262/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-ethnicity/
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