Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey

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The Canadian Association of Journalists’ first annual diversity survey includes data from 3,873 journalists working in 209 newsrooms nationwide. It is Canada’s largest survey of the race and gender of those who work in media. Data analysis and interactives were produced by Pennsylvania-based firm Qlik.

Final Report

An 18-page report detailing national results, methodology, data limitations, and a full list of who participated.

Newsroom Demographics

Here’s the national breakdown of who works in Canadian newsrooms. You can toggle by race, gender and job role to see different results.

Journalists mix by:

color by:

Individual newsroom results vs. Audience

Newsrooms with over five full-time employees are compared with the audiences they serve. Hover over a bubble to see the breakdown for a newsroom or select “My Newsroom” to search for a media outlet.

Newsroom mix by:

Newsroom Leadership Vs. Staff

We compared the percentage of supervisors who identified as visible minority or Indigenous to the percentage of visible minority and/or Indigenous staff. The same comparison was done for women supervisors and staff. Newsrooms along the reference line have an equal proportion. You can toggle between race and gender or search for a specific newsroom. Hover over a bubble to see detailed results for a newsroom.

Journalists mix by:

SUPERVISORS. More Vis. Min. and/or Indig. ⟶

STAFF MEMBERS. More Vis. Min. and/or Indig. ⟶

Top 3 Journalists

We asked newsrooms to indicate if they had a visible minority or Indigenous journalist in a top-three editorial position (e.g. editor-in-chief; executive producer; deputy editor).

80%

OF NEWSROOMS HAVENO VIS. MIN.
OR INDIG.IN A TOP LEADERSHIP ROLE

15%

OF NEWSROOMS HAVEONE VIS. MIN.
OR INDIG.IN A TOP LEADERSHIP ROLE

OF NEWSROOMS HAVEMORE THAN ONE VIS. MIN.
OR INDIG.IN A TOP LEADERSHIP ROLE

Percentage of Newsrooms

Who is Getting Better Jobs?

You can toggle by race and gender to see which kinds of journalists at a national level hold more senior and stable jobs. You can search for a specific newsroom’s results or select multiple to see averages.

Journalists mix by:

Supervisors

Full-time (No Supervisors)

Part-time

Interns

*Newsrooms shown are those with 6 full-time staff or more except for the Waterloo Region Record.