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Journalists Sense Turmoil in Their Industry Amid Continued Passion for Their Work
Appendix: Detailed tables of the composition of the journalist survey sample
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Journalists Sense Turmoil in Their Industry Amid Continued Passion for Their Work
- 1. Journalists express high job satisfaction but are concerned about the state of the news industry
- ‘Struggling’ and ‘chaotic’ are the words journalists most often use to describe their industry
- Journalists say the industry’s best function is getting the news out, but many say it fails at getting the story right
- Mixed reports of salaries and newsroom growth in the past year
- Most journalists are not in a union, but many say they would join
- About one-in-ten journalists have experienced harassment inside their organization, most often along political lines
- Journalists largely say COVID-19 has changed their organizations forever
- 2. Journalists highly concerned about misinformation, future of press freedoms
- 3. Many journalists say social media helps at work, but most decry its impact on journalism
- 4. Journalists and the public differ on how journalists are doing, how connected they are
- Journalists sense that Americans don’t have high trust in the news media overall, but think their own audience trusts them
- Many journalists feel connected to their audiences; the public doesn’t feel the same level of connection
- Journalists express confidence in their sources but rarely interview them in person
- 5. Journalists see political sorting of news audiences as a much bigger problem than the public does
- 6. Journalists give industry mixed reviews on newsroom diversity, lowest marks in racial and ethnic diversity
- About half of journalists took part in workplace diversity training in the past year; more likely among Black, Hispanic and Asian journalists
- Journalists who say their news organization has a left-leaning audience are more likely to engage with diversity issues, see diversity shortfalls
- Freelancers far less engaged with issues of diversity at news organizations
- 7. Older journalists most content in their work, younger journalists more likely to find social media helpful
- 8. TV journalists most likely to experience harassment; online outlets most likely to see newsroom expansion
- Online journalists most likely to say their organization is expanding
- TV journalists most likely to want a license requirement
- Radio and podcast journalists feel most connected to their audience
- TV journalists are more likely to say their newsroom is diverse – and to take part in diversity trainings
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Detailed tables of the composition of the journalist survey sample
- Methodology
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Journalists Sense Turmoil in Their Industry Amid Continued Passion for Their Work
- 1. Journalists express high job satisfaction but are concerned about the state of the news industry
- ‘Struggling’ and ‘chaotic’ are the words journalists most often use to describe their industry
- Journalists say the industry’s best function is getting the news out, but many say it fails at getting the story right
- Mixed reports of salaries and newsroom growth in the past year
- Most journalists are not in a union, but many say they would join
- About one-in-ten journalists have experienced harassment inside their organization, most often along political lines
- Journalists largely say COVID-19 has changed their organizations forever
- 2. Journalists highly concerned about misinformation, future of press freedoms
- 3. Many journalists say social media helps at work, but most decry its impact on journalism
- 4. Journalists and the public differ on how journalists are doing, how connected they are
- Journalists sense that Americans don’t have high trust in the news media overall, but think their own audience trusts them
- Many journalists feel connected to their audiences; the public doesn’t feel the same level of connection
- Journalists express confidence in their sources but rarely interview them in person
- 5. Journalists see political sorting of news audiences as a much bigger problem than the public does
- 6. Journalists give industry mixed reviews on newsroom diversity, lowest marks in racial and ethnic diversity
- About half of journalists took part in workplace diversity training in the past year; more likely among Black, Hispanic and Asian journalists
- Journalists who say their news organization has a left-leaning audience are more likely to engage with diversity issues, see diversity shortfalls
- Freelancers far less engaged with issues of diversity at news organizations
- 7. Older journalists most content in their work, younger journalists more likely to find social media helpful
- 8. TV journalists most likely to experience harassment; online outlets most likely to see newsroom expansion
- Online journalists most likely to say their organization is expanding
- TV journalists most likely to want a license requirement
- Radio and podcast journalists feel most connected to their audience
- TV journalists are more likely to say their newsroom is diverse – and to take part in diversity trainings
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Detailed tables of the composition of the journalist survey sample
- Methodology
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