Topic: Journalism in the U.S.

Journalism in the U.S. - statistics & facts

A demanding profession in a fast-moving industry, modern journalism comes with many challenges. From practicalities such as cutbacks to U.S. news organizations (mostly in TV and print) to concerns about the impact of declining press freedom and consumer trust, journalists have much to consider in their work. One 2022 study showed that more than a third of journalists were extremely concerned about potential press freedom restrictions.

Journalists who feel the U.S. news industry is struggling/in a state of chaos
42%

Journalists' opinion on what the news industry does the worst job of these days in the U.S.
Getting the story right

Journalists' opinion on what the news industry does the best job of these days in the U.S.
Getting the news out

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News Industry

United States: press freedom index 2013-2025

News Industry

States employing the most reporters and journalists U.S. 2025

News Industry

Number of employees in the newspaper industry in U.S. 2006-2021, by profession

Employment

Industries employing the most reporters and journalists U.S. 2023
Industries employing the most reporters and journalists U.S. 2023
Industries with the highest levels of employment news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023
States employing the most reporters and journalists U.S. 2025
States employing the most reporters and journalists U.S. 2025
States with the highest employment levels of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2025 (in 1,000s)
Top paying industries for reporters and journalists U.S. 2023
Top paying industries for reporters and journalists U.S. 2023
Highest paying industries for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Top paying states for reporters and journalists U.S. 2023
Top paying states for reporters and journalists U.S. 2023
Highest paying states for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Statehouse journalists working in the U.S. 2022, by employment status
Statehouse journalists working in the U.S. 2022, by employment status
Distribution of U.S. statehouse reporters employed in the United States in 2014 and 2022, by employment status
Statehouse journalists working in the U.S. 2022, by outlet type
Statehouse journalists working in the U.S. 2022, by outlet type
Distribution of U.S. statehouse reporters employed in the United States in 2014 and 2022, by outlet type

Work

Journalists on frequency of seeing misinformation U.S. 2022
Journalists on frequency of seeing misinformation U.S. 2022
Frequency of journalists encountering false or made-up information when working on a story in the United States as of March 2022
Journalists on their confidence in recognizing misinformation U.S. 2022
Journalists on their confidence in recognizing misinformation U.S. 2022
Journalists who are confident they can recognize false or made-up information when working on a story in the United States as of March 2022
Journalists trained in diversity and inclusion U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
Journalists trained in diversity and inclusion U.S. 2022, by ethnicity
Journalists who have had formal training or meetings about diversity and inclusion in the past year in the United States as of March 2022, by ethnicity
Diversity in news organizations according to journalists U.S. 2021
Diversity in news organizations according to journalists U.S. 2021
Changes to news organizations to encourage diversity and inclusion according to journalists in the United States as of December 2021
Journalists on the challenges due to COVID-19 U.S. 2021
Journalists on the challenges due to COVID-19 U.S. 2021
Most difficult aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic for journalists in the United States as of December 2021

News industry and journalists

State of the news industry according to journalists U.S. 2022
State of the news industry according to journalists U.S. 2022
Journalists' attitudes to the current state of the news industry in the United States as of March 2022
Strongest ability of the news industry according to journalists U.S. 2022
Strongest ability of the news industry according to journalists U.S. 2022
Journalists' opinion on what the news industry does the best job of these days in the United States as of March 2022
Weakest ability of the news industry according to journalists U.S. 2022
Weakest ability of the news industry according to journalists U.S. 2022
Journalists' opinion on what the news industry does the worst job of these days in the United States as of March 2022
News organization cutbacks and hires according to journalists U.S. 2022, by platform
News organization cutbacks and hires according to journalists U.S. 2022, by platform
Cutbacks and expansions to news organizations according to journalists in the United States as of March 2022, by platform

Risks

United States: press freedom index 2013-2025
United States: press freedom index 2013-2025
Press freedom index in the United States from 2013 to 2025
Journalists concerned about press freedom restrictions U.S. 2022
Journalists concerned about press freedom restrictions U.S. 2022
Level of concern among journalists about potential restrictions on press freedom in the United States as of March 2022
Attacks on TV newsroom employees in the U.S. 2021, by market
Attacks on TV newsroom employees in the U.S. 2021, by market
Share of television newsroom employees and journalists attacked in the United States in 2021, by market size
Journalists experiencing harassment outside their organization U.S. 2022, by platform
Journalists experiencing harassment outside their organization U.S. 2022, by platform
Journalists who have been harassed by someone outside their organization in the past year in the United States as of March 2022, by platform
Journalists experiencing harassment outside their organization U.S. 2022, by medium
Journalists experiencing harassment outside their organization U.S. 2022, by medium
Journalists who have been harassed by someone outside their organization in the past year in the United States as of March 2022, by medium

Social media

Journalists' most used social platforms for work U.S. 2022
Journalists' most used social platforms for work U.S. 2022
Most used social media platforms among journalists for their job in the United States as of March 2022
Journalists on positive effects of social media U.S. 2022
Journalists on positive effects of social media U.S. 2022
Positive impacts of using social media according to journalists in the United States as of March 2022
Journalists' attitudes to worst aspects of news on social media U.S. 2021
Journalists' attitudes to worst aspects of news on social media U.S. 2021
Journalists' opinions on the most problematic elements of news on social media in the United States as of December 2021

Journalists who feel the U.S. news industry is struggling/in a state of chaos
42%

Journalists' opinion on what the news industry does the worst job of these days in the U.S.
Getting the story right

Journalists' opinion on what the news industry does the best job of these days in the U.S.
Getting the news out

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- Industry with the highest concentration of journalists in the U.S.
- Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
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Industries employing the most reporters and journalists U.S. 2023
- U.S. state with the highest employment level of journalists
- New York
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States employing the most reporters and journalists U.S. 2025
- Highest paying U.S. states for journalists
- District of Columbia
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Top paying states for reporters and journalists U.S. 2023

- Journalists who were harassed in person by someone outside their organization in the U.S.
- 8%
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Journalists experiencing harassment outside their organization U.S. 2022, by medium
- Journalists who were harassed online by someone outside their organization in the U.S.
- 76%
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Journalists experiencing harassment outside their organization U.S. 2022, by medium
- TV journalists who have been harassed many times by someone outside their organization in the U.S.
- 12%
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Journalists experiencing harassment outside their organization U.S. 2022, by platform

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Journalism in the U.S. - statistics & facts

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