Journalists by beat, outlet and country.
JournalistLabs is a research site that counts journalists by beat, outlet and country. It publishes counts of reporters and editors on file, curated lists of the journalists covering a beat, and reports on how coverage is spread across newsrooms. Counts come from job titles on public professional profiles at media outlets, joined to Wikidata, and every page carries its count date and method.
127,602 journalists on file at 8,800 outlets. Counted September 2026.
Latest
- The BBC has 1.89 reporters per editor on file. The New York Times has 0.55. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
- 15 of the 50 largest newsrooms on file have no titled AI journalist, among them Associated Press, CBS News, The Telegraph. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
- Ten outlets hold half of the 123 journalists whose title or headline names crypto. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026
Counts
Journalists by country
| Country | Journalists | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 69,377 | 54.4% |
| United Kingdom | 12,094 | 9.5% |
| India | 7,656 | 6.0% |
| Australia | 4,170 | 3.3% |
| Canada | 3,026 | 2.4% |
| Sweden | 1,879 | 1.5% |
| Germany | 1,643 | 1.3% |
| South Africa | 1,530 | 1.2% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.
Journalists by beat
| Beat | Titled journalists | Share of file |
|---|---|---|
| Sports | 6,533 | 5.1% |
| Politics | 3,709 | 2.9% |
| Business | 3,138 | 2.5% |
| Culture and arts | 2,767 | 2.2% |
| Finance and markets | 2,491 | 2.0% |
| Entertainment | 2,452 | 1.9% |
| Foreign affairs | 1,867 | 1.5% |
| Investigative | 1,612 | 1.3% |
Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.