Importance of diversity in journalism in the U.S. 2019

This statistic shows the share of adults who believe it is important to have racial, ethnic and gender diversity in journalism in the United States as of April 2019. The findings reveal that 36 percent of respondents strongly agreed that it is important to have diversity in journalism, and just eight percent strongly disagreed.

Share of adults who believe it is important to have racial, ethnic and gender diversity in journalism in the United States as of April 2019

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Strongly agree	36%
Somewhat agree	26%
Somewhat disagree	7%
Strongly disagree	8%
Don't know/no opinion	23%

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Release date

April 2019

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 17-21, 2019

Number of respondents

2,201 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? It’s important to have racial, ethnic and gender diversity in journalism."

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