| A survey of UK journalists, commissioned last year by the Journalism Training Forum and published in a report, Journalists at Work, included examination of their training and development needs and qualifications. It revealed that 98 percent of journalists have a degree and 58 per cent hold a qualification in journalism. The majority, 76 per cent, had undertaken some learning activity in the previous year, but 60 per cent believed there are new or additional skills they need to be more efficient at their work. Many journalists felt the barriers to gaining this training were employer-related, such as getting time off work or persuading the employer to pay. In other employer surveys it has been found that few employers believe their journalist staff have any training needs. The British Journalism Review reports on the contentious world of media training. |