Newswork and Precarity

The edited collection explores the consequences and implications of precarious labor conditions in the modern news industry, affecting journalists' ability to sustain democracies. Topics include work conditions for freelancers, entrepreneurial journalists, conflict reporters, precarity in media start-ups, unionization, and policies regulating journalistic labor. Case studies and data from South America, Africa, the US, Canada, Mexico, the UK, and continental Europe highlight how media outlets force newsworkers to work harder for less money, with few countries taking proactive measures to alleviate precarity.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 232 pages
\n Publication date: 31 December 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This edited collection brings together leading scholars from around the world to explore the profound consequences and far-reaching implications of precarious labor conditions within the modern news industry. Spanning 14 original chapters, contributors delve into global concerns in journalism across all platforms, firmly establishing the notion that unstable employment conditions profoundly impact the ability of journalists to uphold their historically vital role in sustaining democracies. The topics covered in this comprehensive volume are diverse and multifaceted, encompassing work conditions for freelancers and entrepreneurial journalists, the risks faced by conflict reporters, the prevalence of precarity in media start-ups, unionization and collective efforts, policies regulating journalistic labor across the globe, and the profound impact of hedge fund money on newswork.

Drawing on rich case studies and data from South America, Africa, the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe, the book sheds light on how media outlets relentlessly push newsworkers to exert greater effort for diminishing compensation, with few countries taking proactive measures to alleviate the precarity experienced by journalists.

Newswork and Precarity serves as a significant contribution to an emerging and crucial field within journalism studies, attracting the interest of both professional practitioners and scholars in journalism, media studies, sociology, and labor history. By examining the intricate interplay between newswork, precarity, and the broader societal context, this book offers valuable insights and perspectives that will contribute to our understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the media industry in the 2020s and beyond.

\n Weight: 388g\n
Dimension: 230 x 236 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367523022\n \n