Pressure, compromise and overwork: How Australian regional journalists gain job satisfaction through community service

IF 0.4 Q4 COMMUNICATION
Elizabeth J Stephens, Rosanna Natoli
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In a time of enormous change in the Australian news media industry – with outlet closures, redesign of company business models, rationalization of staff and shifts in medium uptake – this article explores journalists’ exposure to and perceptions of work pressures in their jobs. It explores the relationship of these experiences with the journalists’ job satisfaction. The study reports that journalists find the industry difficult and demanding, with time pressures, ethical compromise and overwork being their main concerns. However, the study also found that journalists still derive satisfaction from a profession they perceive as meaningful through informing their communities about matters that affect their decision making and how they live. This passion for community service alongside the notion of holding authority to account result in a sense of overarching job satisfaction. This article presents part of a study that investigated the experience of journalists in remote and regional media organizations in Queensland and New South Wales through survey and interviews.
压力、妥协和过度工作:澳大利亚地区记者如何通过社区服务获得工作满意度
在澳大利亚新闻媒体行业发生巨大变化的时代——媒体网点关闭、公司商业模式重新设计、员工合理化以及媒体吸收的转变——本文探讨了记者在工作中所面临的工作压力和对工作压力的看法。本文探讨了这些经历与记者工作满意度的关系。该研究报告称,记者发现这个行业困难重重,要求苛刻,时间压力、道德妥协和过度工作是他们的主要担忧。然而,该研究还发现,记者仍然从他们认为有意义的职业中获得满足感,因为他们将影响他们决策和生活方式的事情告知他们的社区。这种对社区服务的热情,加上对权威负责的观念,产生了一种压倒一切的工作满足感。本文介绍了一项研究的一部分,该研究通过调查和访谈调查了昆士兰州和新南威尔士州偏远地区媒体组织的记者的经历。
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