Neil Thurman

It is almost time for the release of the findings of Wave 3 of the Worlds of Journalism Study. Keep an eye out on our socials for more information. In the meantime, we are pleased to introduce you to all the researchers from across the globe who are involved in the study.

The academic journal Digital Journalism (DJ) identified "many" hallucinated references in a submitted article. They desk-rejected the submission & told the authors they're "no longer welcome to submit to DJ." You have been warned:

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@digitaljournalism.bsky.social

A big shout out to all the researchers around the world who collected the data behind the soon-to-be-released Worlds of Journalism Wave 3 top-line findings. Full list of names here:

zenodo.org/records/1528...

Follow ‪@worldsofjournalism.bsky.social‬
for the forthcoming findings of the 3rd Wave of this global survey, involving surveys of 32,000 journalists in 75 countries. While you're waiting, take a look at the results of the UK-leg of the survey:

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/defaul...

Thanks to my co-authors from @ifkw.bsky.social ky.social: Sorsha Sabus and @sinatk.bsky.social. Thanks also to the @datajconf.com for the opportunity to present the paper.

openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/35...

Our new study finds journalists:
👉 with higher AI knowledge and/or
👉 who work at newsrooms where AI is more integrated

see AI in journalism as an opportunity to a significantly higher extent:

openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/35...

That said, AI is seen as more of a threat than an opportunity.

Important research from @suttontrust.bsky.social about privilege of 100 elite media editors/presenters. Our @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report looks wider—at ALL UK journalists. We found over 22% privately educated. Well above the 7% nationwide:

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/uk-journalis...

On 31 Dec, the @ajc.com will quit print & go online-only. What will happen to the audience attention it attracts? If the pattern's the same as @richardfletcher.bsky.social & I found for @the-independent.com, then none of the print reading mins will move online:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Watch this space for our forthcoming report on the survey's findings...

• Main employer's: media background, level of newsroom AI integration, use of AI for specific newsroom tasks, use of inhouse and/or 3rd-party AI tools, AI stance, plans for AI integration, provision of AI training & protocols, size, ownership, & membership of a larger media conglomerate.

• Perceptions of: the extent to which AI is a threat to journalism, the extent to which AI is an opportunity for journalism, and concern about seven possible ethical consequences of AI use in journalism.

• Working routines, specifically: beat worked on, media formats worked with (text, photographs etc.), frequency of journalistic use of AI in general, and frequency of use of AI for 31 specific journalistic tasks (e.g. translation, still image generation etc.).

• Employment: yrs work experience; employment contract; management responsibility; satisfaction with time spent on low level & complex and creative tasks; & perceptions of job security (Vander Elst et al, 2013), workplace stress (‘Workplace Stress Scale’ ), & level of editorial freedom.

The survey contains questions about journalists’:

• Personal characteristics, specifically: gender, age, openness (adapted from ‪‪@cjsotomatic.bsky.social‬‬ & John, 2017), and AI knowledge (adapted from ‪@maitesoto-sanfiel.bsky.social‬, ‪@angulobrunet.bsky.social‬ & ‪@lutzid.bsky.social‬, 2024).

We're happy to share the full questionnaire we used in our recent survey of UK journalists on artificial intelligence:

figshare.com/articles/onl...

@sinatk.bsky.social & I designed the questionnaire with the assistance of students from @lmumuenchen.bsky.social's @ifkw.bsky.social.

UK journalists face growing personal threats and say media freedom is at risk - Index on Censorship A new Reuters Institute report on the British media landscape found that nearly half of those surveyed think the truth is shaped by people in power

New @indexoncensorship.org piece on our @reutersinstitute.bsky.social UK Journalists report. Mark Stimpson highlights our findings on UK journalists' diversity; experience of safety threats; & thoughts on media freedom, objectivity, & their societal roles:

www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/06/uk-j...

Policy & Internet | PSO Journal | Wiley Online Library In 2020, the French Parliament passed an amendment that put the country at the forefront of attempts by democratic states to restrict young people's access to legal online pornography. This study exa...

Re: how much difference Pornhub's decision will make to under 18s' exposure to online porn, our research shows the same proportions of 15–17-year-olds (31%) had seen porn via other porn sites as via 8 of the most popular porn sites in France (inc Pornhub): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Reach of—and recency of exposure to—pornography via each of eight media platforms among 15-, 16-, and 17-year-olds in France (N  =  999). Note: The size of the bubbles indicates the proportion who have had any exposure. The position of the bubbles indicates the mean and median days since last exposure.

Pornhub is to suspend their site in France in protest at a new age verification law:

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

In our research, we found that 41% of 15–17-year-olds in France had seen porn via such porn sites, on average within the last month:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

How to change UK journalism: what we learnt at the launch of our report on the profession today A panel moderated by our Director, Mitali Mukherjee, discussed tech disruption, a lack of diversity and the uncertain future of young journalists.

@mitalilive.bsky.social @robynvinter.bsky.social @glendacooper.bsky.social @neilthurman.bsky.social
and Kira Richards discussed our recent #UKJournalists report @cityjournalism.bsky.social

Here's a summary of the panel by @marinaadami.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-cha...

Tonight we'll present our new report on UK journalists in the 2020s at this event at @cityjournalism.bsky.social. Speakers include
@robynvinter.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @glendacooper.bsky.social @neilthurman.bsky.social and Kira Richards

Register to join in person now
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Come along to our London launch event at 6pm today to discuss the report's implications and get your free print copy. Leading the discussion will be @robynvinter.bsky.social, @mitalilive.bsky.social & Kira Richards. More information & registration here:

www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

We authored the report along with @cityjournalism.bsky.social's Rana Arafat, @lindseyblumell.bsky.social, @glendacooper.bsky.social,
@leahellmueller.bsky.social, @panievsky.bsky.social & @janebsinger.bsky.social; @francoisnel.bsky.social; Craig T Robertson; & Jingrong Tong.

It's the follow up to our 2015 survey, the results of which I published with Alessio Cornia & @jessicakunert.bsky.social:

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/our-research...

I edited this new report with @imkehenkel.bsky.social, @sinatk.bsky.social & @richardfletcher.bsky.social.

Who are UK journalists? How do they work? What do they think? And how has all this changed in the last decade? Our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report answers these questions. It's based on our representative survey of 1130 UK journalists:

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/uk-journalis...

On Monday we'll present our new report on UK journalists in the 2020s at this event at @cityjournalism.bsky.social. Speakers include
@robynvinter.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @glendacooper.bsky.social @neilthurman.bsky.social and Kira Richards

Register to join in person now
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On Monday we'll present our new report on UK journalists in the 2020s at this event at @cityjournalism.bsky.social. Speakers include
@robynvinter.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @glendacooper.bsky.social @neilthurman.bsky.social and Kira Richards

Register to join in person now
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Today we launched a report on UK journalists: who they are, how they work and what they think. Edited by @neilthurman.bsky.social @imkehenkel.bsky.social Sina Thäsler-Kordonouri & @richardfletcher.bsky.social, it's based on a 2023 representative survey

📱Read it
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🧵Findings in thread

UK Journalists in the 2020s: Regional launch of major new report on the state of journalism in the UK Join the School’s researchers and a panel of local journalists and experts to hear about the main findings from the report and for a discussion on the implications for the future of local journalism

Interested in the state of journalism in the UK? Especially keen to hear about local UK journalism?

Save the date - 1st May 6pm - when @leedsunimedia.bsky.social will host the regional launch for our new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report.

Registration open here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

Authors include @francoisnel.bsky.social
@leahellmueller.bsky.social @glendacooper.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social @imkehenkel.bsky.social
@sinatk.bsky.social @janebsinger.bsky.social @lindseyblumell.bsky.social @janebsinger.bsky.social @panievsky.bsky.social @francoisnel.bsky.social

Delighted that @robynvinter.bsky.social, the North of England correspondent at @theguardian.com, is joining us as a panelist at the launch event for our major new report. Sign up via the link below to reserve your spot.