ABSTRACT
The number of journalism jobs in the United Kingdom is contracting as adverse cyclical and structural changes affect media corporations (Sanders and Hanna, 2010; Offi ce of Fair Trading, 2009; Slattery, 2009). In other countries too the total of journalism jobs is declining or many such jobs are becoming less secure (International Federation of Journalists, 2006: Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism, 2009).
