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3,935 journalists at BBC (September 2026)

3,935 journalists are on file at BBC, a broadcaster in the United Kingdom. 1,957 are reporters and 1,038 are editors.

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026

Updated 2026-09-15

3,935 Journalists on file
1,957 Reporters
1,038 Editors
1.89 Reporters per editor

Counted on bbc.co.uk, bbc.com, bbcstudios.com. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Roles

RoleJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Reporters 1,957 49.7%
Editors 1,038 26.4%
Anchors and presenters 668 17.0%
Correspondents 135 3.4%
Other editorial 87 2.2%
News producers 26 0.7%
Critics and reviewers 19 0.5%
Columnists 5 0.1%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Beats

1,030 of the 3,935 journalists on file at BBC carry a beat word in their title or headline.

BeatTitled journalistsShare of the newsroom
Sports 268 6.8%
Foreign affairs 183 4.7%
Politics 96 2.4%
Entertainment 90 2.3%
Culture and arts 68 1.7%
Investigative 65 1.7%
Business 45 1.1%
Health 29 0.7%
Technology 27 0.7%
Climate and environment 24 0.6%

Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Seniority

SeniorityJournalistsShare of the newsroom
Chief 43 1.1%
Executive 133 3.4%
Deputy 177 4.5%
Senior 720 18.3%
Staff 14 0.4%
Unknown 2,848 72.4%

Seniority comes from the words in the job title. Most titles carry none, and those rows read unknown. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

Journalists listed (60 of 3,935)

Seniority first, then name. A row is listed only when the name, the job title, the outlet and the country are all present.

NameTitleRoleCountry
Adam Curtis Head of Editorial Standards Other editorial United Kingdom
Andre Gorianov BBC Russian Service Moscow Editor-in-chief Editors Russia
Angus Foster Editor in Chief Editors United Kingdom
Anthony Worrall Head of Editorial Standards Other editorial United Kingdom
Caitriona Perry Chief Presenter Anchors and presenters United States
Catherine McAllister Head of Editorial Standards, BBC Children\'s Other editorial United Kingdom
Christian Fraser Chief Presenter Anchors and presenters United Kingdom
Fergus Dudley Head of Editorial Standards, BBC Radio Other editorial United Kingdom
Flavia Marreiro São Paulo Bureau Chief Executive Editor Editors Brazil
Fraser Steel Head of Editorial Complaints Other editorial United Kingdom
Gavin Hewitt BBC Chief Correspondent Correspondents United Kingdom
George Achi Head of Editorial Quality and Standards, World Service Other editorial United Kingdom
Gwyn Loader Prif Ohebydd Newyddion S4c Chief Correspondent Correspondents United Kingdom
Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent Correspondents United Kingdom
Jacky Martens South Asia Bureau Chief Editors United Kingdom
Joaquin Floto Middle East Bureau Chief Editors United Kingdom
Kevin Silverton Head of Editorial Standards Other editorial United Kingdom
Laura Powell Head of BBC Indepth (Senior News Editor, Premium News Analysis) Editors United Kingdom
Lewis Vaughan Jones Chief Presenter Anchors and presenters United Kingdom
Lyse Doucet Chief International Correspondent Correspondents United Kingdom
M Akhtar Khan Langah Bureau Chief Editors Pakistan
Marta Shokalo Editor in Chief BBC News Ukraine Editors Ukraine
Maryam Moshiri Chief Presenter- the World Today with Maryam Moshiri Anchors and presenters United Kingdom
Matt Humphreys Executive Editor Head of Content Discovery and Presentation - BBC Iplayer Editors United Kingdom
Michelle Livesey Chief Reporter Reporters United Kingdom
Moksha Tripathi Deputy Editor in Chief Editors India
Naglaa El Emary Emary Cairo Bureau Chief and Middle East Special Projects Editor Editors United Kingdom
Nigel Dando Chief Reporter Reporters United Kingdom
Ogut Fx Bureau Chief Editors Indonesia
Olle Zachrison Head of News AI (Senior News Editor, AI) Editors United Kingdom
Paul Martin Worldnf Editor in Chief Editors United Kingdom
Richard Moynihan Head of Digital Formats & Visual Journalism (Senior News Editor, Digital Formats) Editors United Kingdom
Rozalia Hristova Deputy Bureau Chief Editors United States
Simon Peeks Head of Journalism and Launch Editor what in the World Editors United Kingdom
Steve Lai BBC Chief Presenter Anchors and presenters Singapore
Stewart MacLean Africa Bureau Chief Editors Kenya
Sumi Somaskanda Chief Presenter Anchors and presenters United States
Susan Roberts BBC Audio North Head of Culture Arts and Music Exec Editor Radio Drama Editors United Kingdom
Tara Neill Deputy Bureau Chief Washington Editors United States
Walid Bouarab Project Manager Automotive Brand Content Creator Top Gear France Chief Editor Editors France
William Dickens Editor in Chief Editors United Kingdom
Zeeshan Aman Bureau Chief Editors Pakistan
Abby Newbery Award-winning Shooting Senior Producer Director (Investigative Journalist) and Edit Producer Reporters United Kingdom
Abi Jackson News Director Editors United Kingdom
Adam Levy Executive Producer and News Editor Editors United States
Ali Farahani Director of Photography, Director and Editor Editors United Kingdom
Amanda Miller News Director Editors United Kingdom
Andrew Bowman Executive Editor Editors United Kingdom
Andrew Dickson Podcast Executive Producer and Story Editor Editors United Kingdom
Andrew Haigh Executive Editor, BBC Sport Website and App Editors United Kingdom
Anna Crowe News Director BBC Breakfast News Editors United Kingdom
Annie Brown Executive Editor Editors United States
Arran Bee Assistant Editor Executive Producer Editors United Kingdom
Azim Shah News Director Editors United Kingdom
Barnaby Gilbert News Director Editors United Kingdom
Ben Anderson Executive Editor (BBC Radio Merseyside) Editors United Kingdom
Bethan Jinkinson Executive Editor, BBC Ideas Editors United Kingdom
Brett Spencer Executive Editor, BBC Three Counties Radio & BBC Northampton Editors United Kingdom
Carol Shay News Director Editors United Kingdom
Caroline Wright Executive Editor Editors United Kingdom

Updated 2026-09-15. Source: JournalistLabs, September 2026.

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