Opinion | How do you land a journalism job right now? Nearly 60 journalists told us

It’s been a brutal year for many in the journalism profession, with newsrooms across the nation announcing layoffs and many talented reporters, editors, designers and photographers sharing heartbreaking stories of financial struggle or career malaise in social media posts.

And yet the cheerful “some personal news” messages announcing a new job continue on X and LinkedIn, signaling that even in an era of industry contraction, some journalists are landing dream jobs, changing newsrooms and getting raises.

To learn more about what’s happening in the job market, I reached out to journalists who moved into a new newsroom in 2026. Of the nearly 60 journalists who responded to my informal survey, more than half said their salaries and benefits improved with their new positions.

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