The Journalists at Work research, commissioned by the NCTJ, provides stakeholders in journalism education and the media with data about the experiences of journalists across different media sectors and across the four nations.
It is also an exploration of the issues facing the workforce today.
It allows the industry to understand and respond to changing skills and journalists’ needs.
The 2024 Journalists at Work survey will update similar research conducted in 2002, 2012 and 2018, building a picture of how the industry is evolving over time.
There are general questions around your job, the skills you need for it and the expectations of managers.
Issues included for the first time in this year’s survey include the emergence of artificial intelligence, the safety of reporters in the field and the resilience of journalists in newsrooms, and remote and flexible working.
A small number of questions in the survey may feel personal, such as about income brackets, emotional wellbeing in the job or ethnicity/background. These questions provide an important insight into the reality of the journalism industry in 2024.
Please be reassured that all responses are will be treated in complete confidence and no individual will be identified in any analysis.
Yes, all responses will be treated in complete confidence and no individual will be identified in any analysis.
They will be used to inform the research report written by research economist Mark Spilsbury and published by the NCTJ.
These reports are widely used and frequently cited, both by academics and industry stakeholders, as well as by policy-makers.
All responses will be treated in complete confidence and no individual will be identified in any analysis.
It depends whether you consider yourself a ‘journalist’. If you do, there is provision in the survey for journalists who now work in different or related fields and industries, such as PR and communications.
Yes. The research is of the whole industry, not just those with NCTJ qualifications.
Yes. The research should reach every corner of the industry, including broadcast, social media, digital and audio sectors.
Yes. Everyone working in journalism, even if that is not on a full-time staff basis, is invited to take part.
The survey will close when it has garnered enough responses to be a representative sample of the industry.
