A survey conducted in early 2024 revealed that the majority of top editors in news brands in South Africa were people of color, whereas in the United States the percentage of top editors of color was fell under 30 percent for the first time since 2021. In Brazil and Germany, none of the news brands covered in the report had a person of color working as a top editor at the time of survey.
Share of top editors of color in news brands in selected markets worldwide from 2020 to 2024
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (March 21, 2024). Share of top editors of color in news brands in selected markets worldwide from 2020 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307868/non-white-top-editors-news-media-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. "Share of top editors of color in news brands in selected markets worldwide from 2020 to 2024." Chart. March 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307868/non-white-top-editors-news-media-worldwide/
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. (2024). Share of top editors of color in news brands in selected markets worldwide from 2020 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307868/non-white-top-editors-news-media-worldwide/
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Share of top editors of color in news brands in selected markets worldwide from 2020 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307868/non-white-top-editors-news-media-worldwide/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Share of top editors of color in news brands in selected markets worldwide from 2020 to 2024 [Graph], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, March 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307868/non-white-top-editors-news-media-worldwide/
