Proportion of UK journalists who agree they are concerned about their emotional and mental well-being

The more media formats journalists work in – at least ‘sometimes’ – the greater their concerns about their emotional and mental well-being.

format. How often do you produce, edit, or supervise the production of journalism content in any of these formats? safe3_C. Thinking about your work, please tell me how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements: I am concerned about my emotional and mental well-being. Base: 1 media format = 139, 2 = 187, 3 = 211, 4 = 203, 5 = 174, 6 = 98. Media formats = ‘Text’; ‘Photographs’; ‘Audio’; ‘Video’; ‘Graphics, cartoons, illustrations, or animation’; ‘Other’; and ‘Multimedia stories that use a combination of formats’.
Source: 'UK journalists in the 2020s: Who they are, how they work, and what they think', published in April 2025.

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