Journalists in the Anglo-Saxon area are often enough thought to be on the brink of extinction. At least for the UK that is quite wrong. In reality, the pen pusher population has been growing over the last few years, even though most of them will not push any pens anymore but rather hack on their keyboard. In comparison to 2001, we saw an increase of over 30 percent in jobs related to journalism and editing. While the digitalisation indeed decimated journalists on the isles, it also pushed for the development of a new field of employment somewhat later, hence the number of writers rose radically. However, a reasonably high share of those in employment as a writer or editor still live below the poverty line.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Related Infographics
FAQ
- The Statista "Chart of the Day", made available under the Creative Commons License CC BY-ND 3.0, may be used and displayed without charge by all commercial and non-commercial websites. Use is, however, only permitted with proper attribution to Statista. When publishing one of these graphics, please include a backlink to the respective infographic URL. More Information
- The Statista "Chart of the Day" currently focuses on two sectors: "Media and Technology", updated daily and featuring the latest statistics from the media, internet, telecommunications and consumer electronics industries; and "Economy and Society", which current data from the United States and around the world relating to economic and political issues as well as sports and entertainment.
- For individual content and infographics in your Corporate Design, please visit our agency website www.statista.design
Any more questions?
Get in touch with us quickly and easily.
We are happy to help!
Do you still have questions?
Feel free to contact us anytime using our contact form or visit our FAQ page.
Your contact to the Infographics Newsroom


Statista Content & Design
Need infographics, animated videos, presentations, data research or social media charts?
Advertisement