Share of non-white top news editors in selected countries 2020-2021

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A. Guttmann,
Jan 5, 2023
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

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Release date

March 2021

Region

Worldwide, Brazil, Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States

Survey time period

2020 to 2021

Special properties

among 100 news outlets

Supplementary notes

Top editor defined as editor in chief or closest equivalent.
Top offline and online brands in terms of weekly usage.

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