State of the newsroom 2018

Wits Journalism invites you to the launch of State of the Newsroom 2018.

The latest edition of the annual State of the Newsroom Report, under the theme Structured/unstructured, will feature insights on topics including the crisis at the SABC and what happens to journalists when they lose their jobs? The launch will include a panel debate on the future of journalism titled Journalism is dead. Long Live Journalism. Over the last year, we have seen continuing staff reductions in major newsrooms and a decline in original reporting. We have also seen the launch of two digital only titles and a new 24-hour TV news channel. But new sustainable business models for journalism in digital media remain elusive. There are so many exciting possibilities but so little evidence of a bright future. So where should we be looking for the new paths that could lead to a healthy future for journalism and journalists? What could and what should a new media look like?

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