Will Robots Replace Investigative Journalist?

Investigative Journalist has a Robot Impact Score of 8 out of 100 on the Geppetto Jobs Index, placing it in the Low impact band. 3 commercial robots currently target this work, and the displacement timeline is speculative. This is a category-level research estimate describing automation exposure for the occupation, not a prediction about any individual person's job.

Automation impact breakdown

Composite impact score8/100
Risk band (OECD)Low
Oxford (Frey & Osborne) score11/100
IFR deployment score0/10
TimelineSpeculative
Impact typeTask Augmentation
SectorCreative
Median annual salary (US)$62,910 (BLS OES 2024)
Current global employment270,000
O*NET code27-3022.00
Robots tracked for this role3

How this score is calculated

The composite Robot Impact Score weights O*NET task data (35%), IFR robot deployment figures (30%), Oxford and OECD academic estimates (20%), and robot density for the role (15%). Scores describe occupation-level exposure and are estimates, not forecasts.