Newsroom racial and gender diversity on the decline in 2024: CAJ survey

The Canadian Association of Journalists' annual diversity survey reveals news interns are more likely to be female, Indigenous, or a visible minority, while ‘white people are overrepresented in supervisor and leadership roles.’
Mélanie Joly
Reporters and cameras scrum with Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly ahead of the Liberal caucus meeting on Jan. 8.

The percentage of women, Indigenous, and racialized journalists in Canadian newsrooms dropped in 2024 compared to the previous year's figures, according to a new national survey.

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