Proportion of journalists who have experienced each safety threat in the last five years by rank

Lower-ranked journalists experience hate speech and public discrediting of their journalistic work significantly more frequently than those of the higher rank.

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UK_job_title_rec. What is your current job title or position? safe1. In the last five years, how often have you experienced any of the following actions related to your work as a journalist? Base: Lower rank = 697, Higher = 261. Note: The 21 foreign correspondents who completed the survey were excluded from this analysis as the safety threats they face are likely to be different. Prefer not to say responses were also excluded.

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