The Worlds of Journalism Study (WJS) is an academic project that regularly assesses the state of journalism worldwide, focusing on journalists’ professional views, working conditions, and the role of journalism in a changing world.
Studies
Explore the methodology and data from the Worlds of Journalism Study. Our research is conducted in waves, including WJS1, WJS2, and WJS3.
Results
Explore the key findings from the Worlds of Journalism Study. This section presents our major research results, offering insights into the professional practices and working conditions of journalists globally.
Reports
Explore the key findings from the Worlds of Journalism Study. This section presents our major research results, offering insights into the professional practices and working conditions of journalists globally.
From the rise of populism and the spread of fake news to the mainstreaming of artificial intelligence and the disruptions caused by the pandemic, journalism has experienced—and continues to experience—profound technological, political, economic, and cultural transformations. The Worlds of Journalism Study (WJS) documents and analyzes these changes through global surveys of journalists.
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Publications
Explore the publications of the Worlds of Journalism Study, a global research project dedicated to understanding the challenges and changes in journalism today. Our publications offer key findings, data, and insights into the professional practices and working conditions of journalists worldwide.
Hanitzsch, T., Hanusch, F. Ramaprasad, J., & de Beer, A. S. (2019). Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe. New York: Columbia University Press.
Slavtcheva-Petkova, V., Pogson, M., & Karadjov, C. (2025). Media Capture, Survival of the Corruptest and Journalistic Agency: The Case of Bulgaria. The International Journal of Press/Politics.
Thurman, N., Henkel, I., Thäsler-Kordonouri, S. & Fletcher, R. (eds.) (2025). UK Journalists in the 2020s: Who they are, how they work, and what they think. Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
The WJS’s conceptual and methodological framework is designed with input from around the world.
All participating researchers have the opportunity to make their contributions at every stage of the research process.
International Partners
The new Safety of Journalism Index (SFI) is a joint initiative between the University of Liverpool and the Worlds of Journalism Study. Covering 73 countries, the SFI uses data from WJS3 and UNESCO’s Observatory of Killed Journalists. It ranks countries on four dimensions of safety: physical, psychological, digital and financial.
The index is hosted on the one-stop open-access platform safetyofjournalists.org launched in co-operation with UNESCO for the benefit of the key stakeholders in the process of implementation of the UN Action Plan on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity, such as civil society, academics, journalists, journalism students, and international organizations.
Our main objective is to facilitate a better understanding
of worldviews and changes in journalism.
Send an email to info@worldsofjournalism.org if you want to get involved.
