Research project expands survey to take in journalists made redundant after 2012

September 30, 2014 12:51

Zion

A research project examining the impact of the major job cuts that have occurred in Australian journalism, since 2012, is preparing for next stage of its survey after receiving a $270,000 ARC research grant.

La Trobe University journalism lecturer Lawrie Zion, who is the project co-ordinator, says that following a pilot study done last year the New Beats project will now dramatically expand the size of its survey.

“What we are finding is that what looked like an avalanche (of redundancies) in 2012 hasn’t exactly come to a halt,” said Zion. “There are still a lot of redundancies going out across the media.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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