Proportion of UK journalists with different amounts of work experience who agree that interpretation is necessary to make sense of facts

Journalists with more experience are more likely to agree that interpretation is necessary to make sense of facts.

epist1_A. The following statements deal with beliefs related to how journalists know what they know. For each of them, please tell me how strongly you agree or disagree. Interpretation is necessary to make sense of facts. Base: 0–4 years = 116, 5–9 years = 153, 10–14 years = 127, 15–19 years = 139, 20–24 years = 132, 25–29 years = 136, 30–34 years = 109, 35+ years = 151.
Source: 'UK journalists in the 2020s: Who they are, how they work, and what they think', published in April 2025.

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