The statistic shows the number of employees for local TV news stations in the United States from 2013 to 2018. According to the report, 27.8 thousand people worked for local TV news stations in the United States in 2018, marking the first increase since 2015.
Number of employees in local TV news in the United States from 2013 to 2018
(in thousands)
The survey was conducted among all 1,685 operating, non-satellite television stations and a random sample of 3,481 radio stations. Valid responses came from 1,310 television stations (77.7%) and 645 radio news directors and general
managers representing 1,938 radio stations. Some data sets (e.g. the number of TV stations originating local news, getting it from others and women TV news directors) are based on a complete census and are not projected from a smaller sample.
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RTDNA. (May 15, 2019). Number of employees in local TV news in the United States from 2013 to 2018 (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/878789/local-tv-news-employees/
RTDNA. "Number of employees in local TV news in the United States from 2013 to 2018 (in thousands)." Chart. May 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878789/local-tv-news-employees/
RTDNA. (2019). Number of employees in local TV news in the United States from 2013 to 2018 (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/878789/local-tv-news-employees/
RTDNA. "Number of Employees in Local Tv News in The United States from 2013 to 2018 (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878789/local-tv-news-employees/
RTDNA, Number of employees in local TV news in the United States from 2013 to 2018 (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/878789/local-tv-news-employees/ (last visited July 08, 2020)
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