Most people employed as journalists or newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom in 2022 were male, according to a study which reported the figure as 59 percent that year. This marks a change from 2020, when women made up the majority of the workforce.
Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by gender
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 gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299270/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-gender/
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 gender." Chart. May 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299270/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-gender/
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 gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299270/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-gender/
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 Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299270/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-gender/
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 gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299270/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by gender [Graph], National Council for the Training of Journalists, May 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299270/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-gender/
