Journal article
Newswork Within a Culture of Job Insecurity: Producing news amidst organizational and industry uncertainty
Journalism practice, Vol.9(3), pp.383-398
05/04/2015
DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2014.963376
Abstract
Rapid change in the news industry and the prevalence of layoffs, buyouts, and closings have led many newsworkers to experience job insecurity and worry about their long-term futures in journalism. Our research uses a case study of employees at an independently owned media company in the United States to explore the various ways newsworkers respond to this culture of job insecurity and how their responses affect efforts to change news practices. Findings demonstrate that those who believe their jobs are at risk are unlikely to change their practices and even some who perceive job security are reticent to initiate change. As a result, the culture of job insecurity in the news industry has a limiting effect on changes to journalism practice.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Newswork Within a Culture of Job Insecurity: Producing news amidst organizational and industry uncertainty
- Creators
- Brian EkdaleMelissa TullyShawn HarmsenJane B Singer
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journalism practice, Vol.9(3), pp.383-398
- DOI
- 10.1080/17512786.2014.963376
- ISSN
- 1751-2786
- eISSN
- 1751-2794
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/04/2015
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); School of Journalism and Mass Communication
- Record Identifier
- 9984083250002771
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