Job vacancies for journalists surprisingly stable
The decline in job openings for journalists has so far been significantly smaller than expected. «Since the beginning of the year, we’ve seen a decline of less than 15 percent. We had expected a 50 percent drop,» said Thomas Hofbauer, CEO of the German-language job portal Newsroom.de, in a statement on Monday.
The slump in job offers for journalists has so far been much smaller than expected. "We have seen a decline of less than 15 percent since the beginning of the year. We had expected 50 percent," Thomas Hofbauer, Managing Director of the German-language job portal Newsroom.de, was quoted as saying in a statement on Monday. The quality of the jobs currently on offer is also surprising. While internships largely dominated during the media crisis in 2001, the current mix of offers is still balanced.
Compared to the previous year, there were slightly more PR jobs in the first few weeks of 2009. The large media companies are looking for employees somewhat less frequently, with the exception of public broadcasters. On the other hand, smaller media companies are much more active.
Compared to the previous year, there were slightly more PR jobs in the first few weeks of 2009. The large media companies are looking for employees somewhat less frequently, with the exception of public broadcasters. On the other hand, smaller media companies are much more active.
