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RESULTS: Muck Rack's 2021 State of Journalism Survey [1]

State of Journalism Survey graphic [2]

 

The results of Muck Rack's State of Journalism Survey [2] are now available.

 

While the survey was not exclusive to environmental journalism, 25 percent of the 2400+ journalists surveyed said their work included coverage of "energy and environment."

 

Data Point Highlights:

  • 94% of journalists say that some, most or all of their reporting has pivoted to angles related to COVID-19.
  • While 19% of journalists say they have less work in general, 23% say they have a larger workload due to the layoffs and furloughs of others where they work.
  • The average journalist covers 3 or more beats.

Survey Links:

  • Results [2] (view and/or download)
  • Infographic [3]
  • Blog post [4]

INVITE: Muck Rack State of Journalism 2021 Webinar

March 30, 2021, 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET  |  Register here [5].

Panelists:

  • Greg Galant [6], CEO and Co-Founder, Muck Rack [7]
  • Jarryd Boyd [8], Public Relations Manager, Hinge [9]
  • Ciara Benko [10], Vice President, Praytell Agency [11]
  • Anthony Ha [12], Senior Writer, TechCrunch [13]

Note: SEJ is a MuckRack partner and is pleased to share the survey and its results.

 

Topics on the Beat: 
Journalism & Media [14]
Public [15]
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[1] https://www.sej.org/results-muck-racks-2021-state-journalism-survey [2] https://info.muckrack.com/state-of-journalism-2021 [3] https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/4272994/State%20of%20Journalism%202021/mr_state-of-journalism-infographic-2021-final.jpg [4] https://muckrack.com/blog/2021/03/15/state-of-journalism-2021 [5] https://info.muckrack.com/state-of-journalism-2021-webinar [6] https://twitter.com/gregory [7] https://muckrack.com/ [8] https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrydboyd/ [9] https://hinge.co/ [10] https://www.linkedin.com/in/ciara-benko/ [11] https://www.praytellagency.com/ [12] https://muckrack.com/anthonyha [13] https://techcrunch.com/ [14] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [15] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81