Community Overview
About r/Journalism
r/journalism is a community focused on the industry and practice of journalism (from the classroom to the newsroom).
The community at a glance
r/Journalism is a Subreddit for Writers with roughly 125K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes job listings or career networking.
Roughly 26K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For, Struggling, and Journalism. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention best cameras for a multimedia journalist, recommended audio recorders for field interviews?, and best magazine to subscribe to.
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +26K members
Growth: +26.7% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 3K members
- 2014: 3K members
- 2015: 2K members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 4K members
- 2018: 5K members
- 2019: 8K members
- 2020: 10K members
- 2021: 7K members
- 2023: 15K members
- 2024: 20K members
- 2025: 26K members
- 2026: 18K members
2013
+3K new
2014
+3K new
2015
+2K new
2016
+3K new
2017
+4K new
2018
+5K new
2019
+8K new
2020
+10K new
2021
+7K new
2023
+15K new
2024
+20K new
2025
+26K new
2026
+18K new
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 2K members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 3K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 2K members
- May: 2K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 2K members
September 2025
+2K new
October 2025
+2K new
November 2025
+2K new
December 2025
+2K new
January 2026
+3K new
February 2026
+2K new
March 2026
+3K new
April 2026
+2K new
May 2026
+2K new
June 2026
+2K new
July 2026
+2K new
August 2026
+2K new
Themes
- Advice Requests8 posts in the past month
- About to get laid off, any advice?
- Trying to Break Into Journalism/Media, Looking for Advice
- Student working on a newspaper site project need help
#18Advice RequestsAbout to get laid off, any advice? · Trying to Break Into Journalism/Media, Looking for Advice · Student working on a newspaper site project need help - Pain & Anger4 posts in the past month
- The Economist has raised their subscription rates. Now charging $300 a year for a digital subscription which includes the Economist app and Espresso
- Jury says The New York Times defamed Alabama basketball player with incorrect story about shooting
- Seattle Times sports columnist resigns over spiked trans athlete story
#24Pain & AngerThe Economist has raised their subscription rates. Now charging $300 a year for a digital subscription which includes the Economist app and Espresso · Jury says The New York Times defamed Alabama basketball player with incorrect story about shooting · Seattle Times sports columnist resigns over spiked trans athlete story - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- WordPress live blog options
#31Solution RequestsWordPress live blog options
Topics
- Looking For67 posts in the past month#167Looking For
- Struggling25 posts in the past month#225Struggling
- Journalism19 posts in the past month#319Journalism
- Journalist17 posts in the past month#417Journalist
- News15 posts in the past month#515News
Flair
- Industry News17 posts in the past month
- Nepo baby from a small publishing family here. You guys are not remotely worried enough about what Google has done to digital journalism.
- Stars and Stripes publisher announces departure with a parting shot at Pentagon
- Paywalls: are we just supposed to have a subscription to every publication that has an article we want to read? This isn't sustainable.
#117Industry NewsNepo baby from a small publishing family here. You guys are not remotely worried enough about what Google has done to digital journalism. · Stars and Stripes publisher announces departure with a parting shot at Pentagon · Paywalls: are we just supposed to have a subscription to every publication that has an article we want to read? This isn't sustainable. - Career Advice16 posts in the past month
- How much is too much?
- Fellow journalists. How do you manage anxiety about the world while still having to report on it?
- How many hours do you actually work?
#216Career AdviceHow much is too much? · Fellow journalists. How do you manage anxiety about the world while still having to report on it? · How many hours do you actually work? - Journalism Ethics6 posts in the past month
- Would it be weird to email a journalist for an update on an article?
- A fast transcript gets complicated when a source asks to go off record
- Please stop sending me PR fluff "on background"
#36Journalism EthicsWould it be weird to email a journalist for an update on an article? · A fast transcript gets complicated when a source asks to go off record · Please stop sending me PR fluff "on background" - Tools and Resources5 posts in the past month
- I’m spending more time fixing transcripts than actually reading them..
- LMA Chicago Question
- WordPress live blog options
#45Tools and ResourcesI’m spending more time fixing transcripts than actually reading them.. · LMA Chicago Question · WordPress live blog options - Best Practices5 posts in the past month
- How to explain overload
- How journalists and communities work together to confront low levels of trust
- Is it time to kill ALL bots?
#55Best PracticesHow to explain overload · How journalists and communities work together to confront low levels of trust · Is it time to kill ALL bots?
Product recommendations
- best cameras for a multimedia journalist2 posts in the past month
- Best Cameras for a Multimedia Journalist
- Best Cameras for a Multimedia Journalist
#12best cameras for a multimedia journalistBest Cameras for a Multimedia Journalist · Best Cameras for a Multimedia Journalist - recommended audio recorders for field interviews?2 posts in the past month
- Recommended audio recorders for field interviews?
- Recommended audio recorders for field interviews?
#22recommended audio recorders for field interviews?Recommended audio recorders for field interviews? · Recommended audio recorders for field interviews? - best magazine to subscribe to2 posts in the past month
- Best magazine to subscribe to
- Best magazine to subscribe to
#32best magazine to subscribe toBest magazine to subscribe to · Best magazine to subscribe to
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Journalism for?
- Best for Writers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Journalism free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Journalism have?
- Roughly 125K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Journalism on?
- r/Journalism runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Journalism cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Journalism is organized under Writers.
- How do I join r/Journalism?
- You can join r/Journalism by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Writing communities like?
- Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
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