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 123K 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 Pain & Anger and News. 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: +26.9% / 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: 15K 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
+15K new
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 2K members
- 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: 1K members
August 2025
+2K new
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
+1K new
Themes
- Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Bias in the newsroom?
#11Pain & AngerBias in the newsroom? - News1 post in the past month
- In historic shift, struggling Kentucky newspaper gets tax approval to become a nonprofit • Kentucky Lantern
#21NewsIn historic shift, struggling Kentucky newspaper gets tax approval to become a nonprofit • Kentucky Lantern
Topics
- Looking For67 posts in the past month#167Looking For
- Struggling26 posts in the past month
- In historic shift, struggling Kentucky newspaper gets tax approval to become a nonprofit • Kentucky Lantern
#226StrugglingIn historic shift, struggling Kentucky newspaper gets tax approval to become a nonprofit • Kentucky Lantern - Journalism20 posts in the past month#320Journalism
- Journalist17 posts in the past month#417Journalist
- News15 posts in the past month#515News
Flair
- Industry News107 posts in the past month
- Fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS told him to inject ‘falsehoods’ into reporting
- The Onion says it won’t wait for the courts, will launch Infowars to pay Sandy Hook families
- WTF... Scott Pelley fired by CBS after ‘60 Minutes’ clash with management
#1107Industry NewsFired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS told him to inject ‘falsehoods’ into reporting · The Onion says it won’t wait for the courts, will launch Infowars to pay Sandy Hook families · WTF... Scott Pelley fired by CBS after ‘60 Minutes’ clash with management - Press Freedom25 posts in the past month
- Judge tosses Trump Media’s $3.8 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post
- 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley accuses Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ show
- Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that New York Times journalists be accompanied by an escort
#225Press FreedomJudge tosses Trump Media’s $3.8 billion defamation suit against The Washington Post · 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley accuses Bari Weiss of ‘murdering’ show · Judge orders Pentagon to lift policy that New York Times journalists be accompanied by an escort - Career Advice24 posts in the past month
- THIS IS WHAT BEING A JOURNALIST LOOKS LIKE!
- 20 years ago, I embedded in Iraq as a freelance reporter and it's funny/sad looking back
- Former journalists who have switched over to corporate communications - what's life like?
#324Career AdviceTHIS IS WHAT BEING A JOURNALIST LOOKS LIKE! · 20 years ago, I embedded in Iraq as a freelance reporter and it's funny/sad looking back · Former journalists who have switched over to corporate communications - what's life like? - Journalism Ethics17 posts in the past month
- Scott Pelley says Bari Weiss wanted 60 Minutes to say Renee Good was ‘driving toward officer’
- Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’
- The Washington Post Loves Data Centers a Lot More Than Disclosing Jeff Bezos’s Financial Interest in Promoting Them
#417Journalism EthicsScott Pelley says Bari Weiss wanted 60 Minutes to say Renee Good was ‘driving toward officer’ · Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’ · The Washington Post Loves Data Centers a Lot More Than Disclosing Jeff Bezos’s Financial Interest in Promoting Them - Best Practices12 posts in the past month
- NY Post photo caption writer fails to recognize comedy legend Carl Reiner
- Why is there no bounty on the status of McConnell. Why is nobody out there bagging janitors for info. .Back when I had to deal with the press they always had cash on hand. Don't act there isn't 10k in petty cash in the office. Let's Goooooo!
- Two dozen outlets ran the same supplement-Alzheimer's scare in four days. The university press release had already stripped the paper's qualifiers.
#512Best PracticesNY Post photo caption writer fails to recognize comedy legend Carl Reiner · Why is there no bounty on the status of McConnell. Why is nobody out there bagging janitors for info. .Back when I had to deal with the press they always had cash on hand. Don't act there isn't 10k in petty cash in the office. Let's Goooooo! · Two dozen outlets ran the same supplement-Alzheimer's scare in four days. The university press release had already stripped the paper's qualifiers.
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 123K 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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