What skills do journalists have to weather the storm of redundancy?

Things are not looking good for journalism, but this doesn't mean journalists have to drown with the current.
'Some HR managers and gatekeepers don't recognise how multi-skilled and talented journalists are,' says Erin O'Dwyer. Black and white digitally manipulated image of a person holding onto a chair while drowning.

Australia’s major media outlets have experienced significant job cuts in recent years and the issue is once again the centre of attention in our media landscape.

On Friday 26 July, journalists at Nine walked out of the newsroom to begin a five-day strike in hopes of bargaining for better pay, diversity and transparency, joined by industry peers across The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Financial Review, along with freelance writers.

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Celina Lei is the Diversity and Inclusion Editor at ArtsHub. She acquired her M.A in Art, Law and Business in New York with a B.A. in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Most recently, Celina was one of three Australian participants in DFAT’s the Future of Leadership program. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram @lleizy_