One of my third-year journalism students at the University of Canberra asked me this week what future would there be for him in journalism in the light of the announcement by Fairfax media that it would cut 550 jobs in Australia and New Zealand.
The answer is that career prospects in journalism remain fairly good. Everywhere you look you see people consuming media — either reading newspapers, listening to radio, watching television, or browsing the internet. Continue reading “What future for newspapers?”