UK Journalists Became Even More Left-Wing Over Last Decade – Guido Fawkes

UK Journalists Became Even More Left-Wing Over Last Decade

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A fresh report just dropped from the pointy-headed bods over at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism about the demography and political beliefs of hacks in Britain. Want to guess?

The survey of 1,130 UK journalists shows that scribblers have become – staggeringly – even more left wing over the past decade: in 2015, 54% self-identified with the political left and this has now risen to 77%. Shocker…

The study goes on: “The survey data show that the median UK journalist in 2023 was white, university educated, over 40, not affiliated to any religion, from a privileged socio-economic background, and left-leaning.” Sounds about right. It continues:

“Looking at education, the 2023 survey found that 91% of journalists who responded had a university degree, up from 86% in 2015. The percentage of those with higher degrees such as a Masters also rose from 32% to 41%. A higher percentage of UK journalists were privately educated (13% at primary, 22% at secondary schools) than is the case for the general population (6%). Comparative data from 2015 for this is not available.”

No wonder the authors of the first draft of history failed to spot Brexit, Trump and so many other upsets coming down the track. The Guido newsroom is a UK anomaly, young and based…