Proportion of UK journalists who work for each type of organisation who agree it is possible to withhold personal beliefs from reporting

Journalists whose main employer is publicly owned media are more likely to agree that it is possible to withhold personal beliefs from reporting.

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epist1_C. 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. It is possible for journalists to withhold their personal beliefs from reporting. Base: Publicly owned media = 149, Commercial media = 763. Note: Percentages are for ‘Strongly agree’ and ‘Agree’.

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