Proportion of UK journalists who agree ‘What is ethical for journalists should be a matter of personal judgement’, by employment status

Fixed-contract staffers are more likely than freelancers to strongly disagree that what is ethical for journalists should be a matter of personal judgement.

empl. Which of the following categories best describes your current working situation as a journalist? ethic1_D. The following statements describe different responses journalists may have to ethical problems. For each of them, please tell me how strongly you agree or disagree. Base: Permanent = 739, Freelance = 316.
Source: 'UK journalists in the 2020s: Who they are, how they work, and what they think', published in April 2025.

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