Media News - Friday, December 07, 2007
NUJ warns of multimedia concerns
UK journalists are concerned that ‘often ill-conceived multi-media plans’
being implemented by media companies are threatening the quality of work
- and the rush to create integrated operations is putting added pressure
on staff. These were among the findings of a wide-ranging report by Britain’s National
Union of Journalists, which concluded that significant investment in new
technology by media organisations has not been matched by a similar
investment in journalism. The report, called Shaping the Future, found
that three-quarters of those surveyed thought that integration had
brought increased workloads and in some cases rising stress and longer
hours. Knock-on effects included an impact on the quality of work
produced by journalists as well as increased health and safety concerns
for workers, according to the report's findings. Issues raised by the
respondents to the study included unsubbed copy being posted on
websites, with the attitude of media owners to cutbacks and integration
generally being one of ‘watering down of terms, conditions and pay’ in
union agreements.
(The Guardian)
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