{"id":87597,"date":"2022-06-14T10:51:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T15:51:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-18T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:19:23","slug":"journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalists Sense Turmoil in Their Industry Amid Continued Passion for Their Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_22-06-05_journalistsurvey_featured-png-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107828\"><img data-dominant-color=\"5c5b5b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png\" alt=\"(Mary Altaffer\/File\/AP)\" class=\"wp-image-107828 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #5c5b5b; width:640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png 1400w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=564,317 564w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=1128,634 1128w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=690,388 690w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=1380,776 1380w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=268,151 268w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=536,302 536w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=194,110 194w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=148,84 148w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=296,168 296w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=200,113 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=260,146 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=310,174 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=420,236 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=640,360 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=740,416 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=160,90 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_22.06.05_JournalistSurvey_featured.png?resize=540,304 540w\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Mary Altaffer\/File\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of Pew Research Center\u2019s earlier research on the U.S. news environment has focused on the public\u2019s news consumption habits and views toward the news media. This major new undertaking was designed to capture the other side of the equation, asking U.S.-based journalists to provide their own perspective on the industry they work in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main source of data for this study is a Pew Research Center survey of 11,889 U.S.-based journalists who are currently working in the news industry and said that they report, edit or create original news stories in their current job. The survey was conducted online between Feb. 16 and March 17, 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalist-survey-appendix-detailed-tables-of-the-composition-of-the-journalist-survey-sample\">See Appendix<\/a> for a detailed demographic profile of the journalists who completed the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because there is no readily available list of all U.S. journalists, Center researchers relied on commercial databases of journalists based in the U.S. as well as supplemental lists of news organizations to create a broad and diverse sample of over 160,000 journalists from as many types of outlets and areas of reporting as possible. Although it is impossible to be certain every segment of the journalism profession in the U.S. is covered by the sample, the use of multiple databases and supplemental lists ensured that journalists from a variety of different reporting areas, news platform types, as well as outlet sizes and types \u2013 such as those who work for organizations that are intended to primarily reach a particular demographic group \u2013 were represented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Propensity weighting was used to ensure that the responses of the 11,889 respondents aligned with the full sample of over 160,000 journalists with respect to job titles, media outlet type, freelance status and geographic location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_Journalist-Survey_TOPLINE.pdf\">See topline<\/a> for the questions asked in the survey. For more information on the development of the sample of journalists or the survey weighting, please see the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalist-survey-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another major goal of this study was to see how the views and attitudes of journalists compare with those of the American public. To accomplish this, the report also draws upon two surveys of U.S. adults \u2013 one of 9,388 adults conducted Feb. 7-13, 2022, and another of 10,441 adults conducted March 7-13, 2022. All respondents who took part in these two surveys are members of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>, an online survey panel that is recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses. Recruiting our panelists by phone or mail ensures that nearly all U.S. adults have a chance of selection. This gives us confidence that any sample can represent the whole population (see our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2017\/05\/12\/methods-101-random-sampling\/\">Methods 101 explainer<\/a> on random sampling). To further ensure that each survey reflects a balanced cross-section of the nation, the data is weighted to match the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education and other categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_Journalist-Survey_TOPLINE.pdf\">See topline<\/a> for the questions asked in the two surveys of U.S. adults, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalist-survey-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the latest report in Pew Research Center\u2019s ongoing investigation of the state of news, information and journalism in the digital age, a research program funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, with generous support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2012\/03\/05\/search-new-business-model\/\">economic upheaval of the digital age<\/a> to the rise of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2021\/11\/09\/beyond-red-vs-blue-the-political-typology-2\/\">political polarization<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/10\/29\/coronavirus-driven-downturn-hits-newspapers-hard-as-tv-news-thrives\/\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>, journalism in America has <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2021\/07\/13\/u-s-newsroom-employment-has-fallen-26-since-2008\/\">been in a state<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/fact-sheet\/newspapers\/\">turmoil for decades<\/a>. While U.S. journalists recognize the many challenges facing their industry, they continue to express a high degree of satisfaction and fulfillment in their jobs, according to an extensive new Pew Research Center survey of nearly 12,000 working U.S.-based journalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-01\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ecebea\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"694\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png\" alt=\"Graphic showing journalists are passionate about what they do but have deep concerns about the news industry\" class=\"wp-image-182079 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ecebea; width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=300,248 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=768,635 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=490,405 490w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=200,165 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=260,215 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=310,256 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=420,347 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=640,529 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=740,611 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=160,132 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-01-1.png?resize=320,264 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven-in-ten journalists surveyed say they are \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d satisfied with their job, and an identical share say they often feel excited about their work. Even larger majorities say they are either \u201cextremely\u201d or \u201cvery\u201d proud of their work \u2013 and that if they had to do it all over again, they would still pursue a career in the news industry. About half of journalists say their job has a positive impact on their emotional well-being, higher than the 34% who say it is bad for their emotional well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, however, journalists recognize serious challenges in the news media more broadly. Indeed, when asked to describe their industry in a single word, nearly three-quarters of journalists surveyed (72%) use a word with negative connotations, with the most common responses being words that relate to \u201cstruggling\u201d and \u201cchaos.\u201d Other, far less common negative words include \u201cbiased\u201d and \u201cpartisan,\u201d as well as \u201cdifficult\u201d and \u201cstressful.\u201d (See <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-express-high-job-satisfaction-but-are-concerned-about-the-state-of-the-news-industry\/\">Chapter 1<\/a> for more detailed figures and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalist-survey-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a> for more details about the question asked.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey of 11,889 U.S. journalists, conducted Feb. 16-March 17, 2022, identified several specific areas of concern for journalists, including the future of press freedom, widespread misinformation, political polarization and the impact of social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than half of journalists surveyed (57%) say they are \u201cextremely\u201d or \u201cvery\u201d concerned about the prospect of press restrictions being imposed in the United States. And about seven-in-ten journalists (71%) say made-up news and information is a very big problem for the country, higher than the 50% of U.S. adults who say the same. At the same time, four-in-ten journalists say that news organizations are generally doing a bad job managing or correcting misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-200-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-02\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d8cec8\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d8cec8;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" height=\"453\" width=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-02-1.png?w=400\" alt=\"Pie chart showing most journalists say news organizations should report on public figures' false statement\" class=\"wp-image-182088 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-02-1.png 400w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-02-1.png?resize=132,300 132w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-02-1.png?resize=179,405 179w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-02-1.png?resize=200,453 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-02-1.png?resize=260,589 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-02-1.png?resize=310,702 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-02-1.png?resize=141,320 141w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-02-1.png?resize=283,640 283w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large majority of journalists say they come across misinformation at least sometimes when they are working on a story, and while most say they are confident in their ability to recognize it, about a quarter of reporting journalists (26%) say they have unknowingly reported on a story that was later found to contain false information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How to report on false statements has become a vexing question for journalists amid a turbulent political climate. The survey asked journalists what they think is the best approach to coverage when a public figure makes a false statement. By two-to-one, journalists are more likely to say the best approach is to \u201creport on the statement because it is important for the public to know about\u201d (64%) rather than to \u201cnot report on the statement because it gives attention to the falsehoods and the public figure\u201d (32%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, there is no consensus that opposing views always warrant equal coverage. What historically may have been considered a standard norm of journalism (and even a requirement for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/standards\/media-law-101\/candidate-appearances\/\">broadcast stations in their election coverage<\/a>) seems, in today\u2019s political environment, to be facing a reevaluation as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2019\/12\/death-to-bothsidesism\/\">heated debate ensues<\/a> around the issue of \u201cbothsidesism\u201d \u2013 whether news outlets should be committed to always giving equal attention to all sides of an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-03a-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107810\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eae7e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"658\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png\" alt=\"A chart showing that Just over half of journalists think every side does not always deserve equal coverage\" class=\"wp-image-107810 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eae7e2; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png?resize=283,300 283w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png?resize=382,405 382w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png?resize=200,212 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png?resize=260,276 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png?resize=310,329 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png?resize=420,446 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png?resize=160,170 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-03a.png?resize=320,340 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A little over half of journalists surveyed (55%) say that in reporting the news, every side does not always deserve equal coverage, greater than the share who say journalists should always strive to give every side equal coverage (44%).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, journalists express wide support for another long-standing norm of journalism: keeping their own views out of their reporting. Roughly eight-in-ten journalists surveyed (82%) say journalists <em>should <\/em>do this, although there is far less consensus over whether journalists meet this standard. Just over half (55%) think journalists are largely able to keep their views out of their reporting, while 43% say journalists are often unable to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of journalists\u2019 views \u2013 such as whether every side deserves equal coverage \u2013 are connected to the ideological composition of their audiences. Journalists were asked about the political leanings of the audience at the organization where they work (or the main one they work for if they work for more than one), and roughly half say that their audience leans predominantly to the left (32%) or right (20%). An additional third say their organization has a more politically mixed audience, while 13% are unsure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-04\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3ddde\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3ddde;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"350\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?w=840\" alt=\"Bar chart showing journalists are far more concerned than the public about politically like-minded people clustering around the same news outlets\" class=\"wp-image-182086 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=300,250 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=768,640 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=486,405 486w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=200,167 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=260,217 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=310,258 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=420,350 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=640,533 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=740,617 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=160,133 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-04-1.png?resize=320,267 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even as they recognize audience leanings, journalists express deep concerns over political sorting in news consumption habits, with three-quarters of those surveyed saying it is a major problem when people with the same political views get their news from the same news organizations. The American public, however, appears much less worried: Roughly four-in-ten U.S. adults (39%) say this a major problem. To be able to make comparisons between journalists\u2019 views and those of the public on certain key issues, the Center conducted two separate surveys around the same time as the journalist survey, posing some of the same questions to roughly 10,000 U.S. adults who are part of the Center\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/our-methods\/u-s-surveys\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>. (Read more about those two surveys in the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalist-survey-methodology\/\">methodology section<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-05\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4ded6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4ded6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"304\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?w=840\" alt=\"Bar chart showing public more pessimistic than journalists on whether it's possible to report news nearly all see as accurate\" class=\"wp-image-182085 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=300,217 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=768,556 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=560,405 560w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=200,145 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=260,188 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=310,224 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=420,304 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=640,463 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=740,536 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=160,116 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-05-1.png?resize=320,232 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maintaining widespread journalistic credibility in a polarized climate can seem like an impossible task \u2013 and many journalists seem to recognize that. While three-quarters of journalists say that <em>journalists<\/em> largely agree on the basic facts of the news \u2013 even if they report on them in different ways \u2013 about half of journalists surveyed (52%) say it is not possible to report news that \u201cnearly everyone finds accurate.\u201d An even greater share of the U.S. public overall (62%) says it is not possible to report news that is universally accepted as accurate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;journalists-and-the-public-far-apart-on-their-assessment-of-today-s-news-industry-nbsp&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"journalists-and-the-public-far-apart-on-their-assessment-of-today-s-news-industry-nbsp\">Journalists and the public far apart on their assessment of today\u2019s news industry&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey\u2019s results show that journalists recognize that the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2020\/08\/31\/americans-see-skepticism-of-news-media-as-healthy-say-public-trust-in-the-institution-can-improve\/\">public views them and their work with deep skepticism<\/a>. When asked what one word they think the public would use to describe the news industry these days, journalists overwhelmingly give negative responses, with many predicting that the public would describe the news media as \u201cinaccurate,\u201d \u201cuntrustworthy,\u201d \u201cbiased\u201d or \u201cpartisan.\u201d (Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalist-survey-methodology\/\">methodology<\/a> for more detail.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, just 14% of journalists surveyed say they think the U.S. public has a great deal or fair amount of trust in the information it gets from news organizations these days. Most believe that Americans as a whole have some trust (44%) or little to no trust (42%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a similar question was posed to the general public, 29% of U.S. adults say they have at least a fair amount of trust in the information they get from news outlets, while 27% say they have some trust and 44% have little to none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This disconnect between journalists and the public also comes through when each group is asked about the job news organizations are doing with five core functions of journalism: covering the most important stories of the day, reporting the news accurately, serving as a watchdog over elected leaders, giving voice to the underrepresented, and managing or correcting misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all five areas, journalists give far more positive assessments than the general public of the work news organizations are doing. And on four of the five items, Americans on the whole are significantly more likely to say the news media is doing a <em>bad<\/em> job than a good job. For example, while 65% of journalists say news organizations do a very or somewhat good job reporting the news accurately, 35% of the public agrees, while 43% of U.S. adults say journalists do a bad job of this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-06\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eae4df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eae4df;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"540\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Bar chart showing journalists and the American public stand far apart on how well they think news outlets do in many of their core functions\" class=\"wp-image-182084 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=300,253 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=768,648 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=1024,864 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=480,405 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=200,169 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=260,219 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=310,262 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=420,354 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=640,540 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=740,624 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=160,135 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-06-1.png?resize=320,270 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, while nearly half of journalists (46%) say they feel extremely or very connected with their audiences, only about a quarter of the public (26%) feels that connection with their main news organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;journalists-see-social-media&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"journalists-see-social-media\">Journalists see social media as both a blessing and a curse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-07\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2dddc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2dddc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"435\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png?w=620\" alt=\"Graphic and bar chart showing journalists largely find social media harmful, but see ways it helps their jobs\" class=\"wp-image-182083 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png?resize=214,300 214w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png?resize=289,405 289w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png?resize=200,281 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png?resize=260,365 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png?resize=310,435 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png?resize=420,589 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png?resize=160,225 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-07-1.png?resize=320,449 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These days, many journalists connect with audiences through social media, and they see this as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, 94% of journalists surveyed report using social media in their work to some degree, and these journalists see a number of ways that social media helps them do their jobs. For example, among journalists who use social media for their work, 87% say it has a very or somewhat positive impact on promoting news stories, and 79% say it helps them connect with their audience and find sources for their news stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-08b-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107821\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e2e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"738\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png\" alt=\"A chart showing that About four-in-ten journalists have been harassed by someone outside their outlet, often through social media \" class=\"wp-image-107821 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e2e3; width:310px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png?resize=252,300 252w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png?resize=340,405 340w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png?resize=200,238 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png?resize=260,309 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png?resize=310,369 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png?resize=420,500 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png?resize=160,190 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-08b.png?resize=320,381 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, however, two-thirds of all journalists surveyed (67%) say social media has a very or somewhat negative impact on the state of journalism as a whole. Just 18% say social media has a positive impact on the news industry, while 14% say it has neither a positive nor negative impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, roughly four-in-ten journalists (42%) say they have experienced job-related harassment or threats by someone outside their own organization in the past year, and within this group, a large majority (78%) say that harassment came through social media at least once. That means that one-third of all journalists surveyed report being harassed on social media in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;journalists-offer-mixed-views-about-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-newsroom&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"journalists-offer-mixed-views-about-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-newsroom\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Journalists offer mixed views about diversity and inclusion in the newsroom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-09\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1ddda\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1ddda;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"430\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing two-thirds of journalists say their news outlet has enough gender diversity; about a third say this for race, ethnicity and fewer than half say their outlet makes diversity a top priority\" class=\"wp-image-182081 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png?resize=216,300 216w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png?resize=292,405 292w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png?resize=200,277 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png?resize=260,361 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png?resize=310,430 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png?resize=420,583 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png?resize=160,222 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-09-1.png?resize=320,444 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As issues of diversity and inclusion in the workspace gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2020\/11\/the-moral-case-for-diversity-in-newsrooms-also-makes-good-business-sense\/\">heightened attention around the country<\/a>, journalists offer mixed views of how their organizations are doing at diversifying staff. Although two-thirds (67%) say their organization has achieved sufficient gender diversity, about half as many \u2013 32% \u2013 say it has reached sufficient racial and ethnic diversity. And fewer than half of respondents (42%) characterize addressing issues around diversity and inclusion as a major priority for their newsroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roughly two-thirds of journalists say their organization generally treats everyone fairly regardless of age, gender, or race and ethnicity. But these figures are not quite as high among certain groups. For example, Black, Hispanic and Asian journalists are less likely than White journalists to say that their organization treats everyone fairly based on race and ethnicity. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-give-industry-mixed-reviews-on-newsroom-diversity-lowest-marks-in-racial-and-ethnic-diversity\/\">Chapter 6<\/a> for more details. (The <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalist-survey-appendix-detailed-tables-of-the-composition-of-the-journalist-survey-sample\">appendix<\/a> provides a detailed demographic profile of the journalists who completed the survey.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;younger-journalists-give-lowest-grades-on-newsroom-diversity-older-journalists-more-worried-about-the-future-of-press-freedom&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"younger-journalists-give-lowest-grades-on-newsroom-diversity-older-journalists-more-worried-about-the-future-of-press-freedom\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Younger journalists give lowest grades on newsroom diversity, older journalists more worried about the future of press freedom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a number of areas, there is a large amount of agreement across different groups of journalists. Still, some differences do emerge \u2013 particularly by age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-sense-turmoil-in-their-industry-amid-continued-passion-for-their-work\/pj_2022-06-14_journalist-survey_0-010\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e3dcde\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3dcde;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"351\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png?w=620\" alt=\"Bar chart showing older journalists much more concerned about the future of press freedom\" class=\"wp-image-182080 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png?resize=265,300 265w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png?resize=358,405 358w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png?resize=200,226 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png?resize=260,294 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png?resize=310,351 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png?resize=420,476 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png?resize=160,181 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2022\/06\/PJ_2022.06.14_journalist-survey_0-010.png?resize=320,362 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The youngest journalists (ages 18 to 29) are least likely to say their organization has enough diversity in the newsroom in a number of areas. For instance, nearly seven-in-ten (68%) say there is not enough racial and ethnic diversity, compared with 37% of journalists ages 65 and older who say the same. Younger journalists also engage with this issue more: About half of journalists under 50 say they discuss their organization\u2019s diversity with colleagues at least several times a month, far higher than the 30% of those 65 and older who say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oldest group of journalists, meanwhile, tend to feel more fulfilled by their job. Three-quarters of journalists 65 and older say their job has a very or somewhat positive impact on their emotional well-being, substantially higher than the 29% of journalists under 30 who say the same. Older journalists, meanwhile, are more worried about the future of press freedom \u2013 68% say they are extremely or very concerned about possible restrictions on press freedom in the country, compared with 42% of those ages 18 to 29. (Read <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/older-journalists-most-content-in-their-work-younger-journalists-more-likely-to-find-social-media-helpful\/\">Chapter 7<\/a> for more details.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other key findings from the survey include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The survey sought to gauge the financial standing of journalists and the economics of the organizations they work for. The findings could be read with optimism or concern \u2013 depending on one\u2019s vantage point. About four-in-ten journalists surveyed (41%) say they received a salary increase in the past year. The greatest portion \u2013 50% \u2013 say their salary has stayed the same, while far fewer (7%) experienced a pay cut. Looking at news organizations more broadly, journalists are somewhat more likely to say their news organization has been expanding (30%) in the past year than to say it\u2019s been cutting back (22%), with absence of change again being most common (46%). All in all, many journalists \u2013 42% \u2013 say they are at least somewhat concerned about their job security, though far fewer express the highest level of concern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Despite concerns about the spread of misinformation and reporters inserting their own views into stories, about three-quarters of journalists (74%) say that people should be allowed to practice journalism without needing a license, while one-quarter say people should be required to have a license should in order to practice journalism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The vast majority of journalists surveyed say that at least some of the stories they have worked on in the past year had to do with the COVID-19 pandemic. But perhaps even more striking, six-in-ten say that the pandemic has brought either a great deal (26%) or a fair amount (34%) of <em>permanent<\/em> change to news reporting at their organization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Journalists\u2019 opinions also sometimes differ based on the platform of their organization \u2013 particularly journalists who work in television. Compared with those in print, audio or online journalism, journalists who work for an organization that originated on TV seem the least happy with their job. About one-third (34%) say the news industry has a very or somewhat positive impact on their emotional well-being, considerably lower than the 54% of those who work online, 52% who work in print and 48% who work in radio or podcasting who say the same. 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