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For many respondents, leaving a newsroom has allowed a re-evaluation of work-life balance. Mal Fairclough/AAP

New research reveals how Australian journalists are faring four years after redundancy

Lawrie Zion, La Trobe University; Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne; Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University; Merryn Sherwood, La Trobe University; Monika Winarnita, La Trobe University; Penny O'Donnell, University of Sydney, and Timothy Marjoribanks, Swinburne University of Technology

Since leaving secure jobs in newsrooms, employment has been unstable for many former journalists – but job satisfaction has been surprisingly high.
With every round of redundancies, significant questions arise around the long-term viability of mainstream news media in Australia. AAP/David Moir

Life after redundancy: what happens next for journalists when they leave newsrooms

Lawrie Zion, La Trobe University; Andrew Dodd, Swinburne University of Technology; Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University; Merryn Sherwood, La Trobe University; Penny O'Donnell, University of Sydney, and Tim Marjoribanks, La Trobe University

There is lingering anger among journalists made redundant that expertise and experience seem to have become disposable assets in newsrooms.
Newspapers are finally embracing the digital future: but what do the journalists really think of this? Image from www.shutterstock.com

Digital future or race to the bottom? What journalists really think

Penny O'Donnell, University of Sydney and David McKnight, UNSW

As major newspapers in Australia prepare to move to digital-first models, the old idea of a journalistic “priesthood” imparting wisdom to many is shifting. Our recently released survey, Journalism at the…

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