Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey
The Canadian Association of Journalists’ third annual diversity survey includes data from 6,035 journalists working in 273 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.
A 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.
273
Newsrooms
6,035
Journalists
52%
Women
76%
White
Journalists mix by:
colour 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).
76%
OF NEWSROOMS HAVE
No Vis. Min or Indig.
IN A TOP LEADERSHIP ROLE
16%
OF NEWSROOMS HAVE
1 Vis. Min or Indig
IN A TOP LEADERSHIP ROLE
8%
OF NEWSROOMS HAVE
+1 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
NEWSROOM LOCATIONS
We matched media outlets to the audience they serve and used a scale to measure the number of journalists. You can explore the map and see where media outlets are across the country. The size of the bubble indicates the number of media outlets in the respective area. Please note that this map excludes national newsrooms.
*Newsrooms shown are those with 6 full-time staff or more.
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