Profession, journalist

"This book is concerned mainly with the working conditions and other aspects of life of those who handle current news on a daily basis, such as news agency and daily newspaper journalists in the printed and audio-visual media. Features of employment, ethical standards, career problems, pay and industrial relations are among the subjects singled out for discussion and attention is focused throughout on the question: how have the lives of journalists been affected by the profound transformations in recent years in the world of communications and information?"--Book cover.