Distribution of journalists in the UK 2016-2022, by gender

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Amy Watson,
Jun 15, 2023
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

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Release date

May 2023

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2016 to 2022

Number of respondents

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Supplementary notes

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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