There’s much wailing and gnashing of dentures in the blogosphere at the moment on the state of the media and the quality of journalism. So it’s useful to actually ask what the practitioners are saying about their craft.
In this editorial in the industry magazine, The Walkley, Media Alliance federal secretary Christopher Warren paints a favourable picture of the commercial fortunes of the local media, at least in comparison to their struggling US and European counterparts.
But he notes also that journalists are working longer and longer hours and being asked to do more and more, without any additional recompense. Stretching the talent thinner and thinner is encouraging a sense within the profession itself that quality is suffering.
What’s more there is a decreasing investment in training journalists for the increasingly specialised and fast-paced fields that they cover. Is it any wonder there is much focus on trivia and pop culture and the recycling of glorified PR material?
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