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Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis). (April 28, 2023). Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis). "Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 28, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis). (2023). Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis). "Number of Journalists, Newspaper and Periodical Editors in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020 and 2021, by Gender (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 28 Apr 2023, /statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis), Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Number of journalists, newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 and 2021, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK) (Nomis), April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1221152/number-of-journalists-newspaper-periodical-editors-uk-by-gender/
