RTDNA-SYRACUSE SURVEY, PART 3
Local TV News Employment Confounds Expectations In 2020
Contrary to all expectations, local TV news ended 2020 with record high employment — until cuts in March 2021 erased those gains. Local TV news added 500 jobs during 2020, making up for about 300 lost the previous year. The 1.8% increase brought total full-time local TV news employment to 28,000, just over 2009’s previous high.
