At one of the most turbulent times in the history of the newspaper industry, the Media Alliance has released a report that finds publishers struggling to maintain editorial quality as resources and staff dwindle.
Billed as the most detailed report of its kind ever carried out in Australia, the Journalism at the Speed of Bytes
is a survey of 100 editors, deputy editors and senior editorial staff from the major Australian metropolitan and national newspapers.
Sixty-two per cent of those asked said the most difficult challenge they face is coping with tighter resources, while 56% said it was proving difficult to keep staff motivated.
And this is impacting on the quality of journalism in Australia, the report found.
Sixty-two per cent of respondents said that the quality of newspaper journalism in Australia was average
or poor
. Only 34% said it was excellent
.
Two-thirds of respondents described the quality of online journalism in Australia as average
or poor
while only 14% said it as excellent
.
The survey follows in the wake of troubles at Australia’s top newspapers, which have claimed 1,500 jobs, according to the Alliance.
The report also found that journalists are slow to embrace digital techniques — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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