Where do journalists go after newsroom job cuts?

Journalism Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-51

  O’Donnell, Penny ^a   Zion, Lawrie ^b   Sherwood, Merryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian journalists; British journalists; Career change; Emotional responses; Job loss; Re employment; Trade union; Weakening professional identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011115114     PISSN: 17512786     EISSN: 17512794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2015.1017400     Document Type: Article

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