What can be done to create more viable routes into journalism? | Media news

The UK press is still dominated by white, upper class, and university-qualified journalists, according to last week’s NCTJ Diversity in Journalism report. The question next should be: what needs to change?There has been some movement since last year’s report. Based on a sample of 108k journalists in the 2021 Labour Force Survey (LFS) data, white journalists occupy 87 per cent of roles (down from 92 per cent last year, a figure that was 90 per cent in 2016). The NCTJ noted, however, that this was not too far from what is seen at a general UK economy level, which is 86 per cent white.

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