Claim: 51% of journalists were public school educated compared to 7% of the total population.
Fact-check: How many journalists went to public school? - Full Fact
Verdict: 51% of the uk's 'top 100' journalists educated and working in the uk in 2015 attended a private school, according to the sutton trust. 7% of pupils in england attend a private school—that's been the case for at least the last 15 years. elsewhere in the uk the proportion is lower.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-06-30T00:00:00