Number of distribution platforms that UK journalists produce, edit, or supervise the production of journalism for

Most journalists produce for over five platforms at least ‘rarely’, and three ‘always’ or ‘often’.

platf2. How often do you produce or edit content, or supervise its production, specifically for these platforms? Base: 992. Note: Distribution platforms = ‘Print’; ‘Radio’; ‘Television’; ‘Websites’; ‘News apps’; ‘Podcasts’; ‘Social media, such as Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram etc’; ‘Messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger etc’; ‘E-Mail newsletters’; and ‘Other’.

Source: 'UK journalists in the 2020s: Who they are, how they work, and what they think', published in April 2025.