Download the Disrupted Newsroom report
As pandemic restrictions ease, WAN-IFRA launched a survey to gauge what working arrangements publishers envision going forward, with executives from 72 newsrooms based in more than 30 countries participating in the survey.
The report offers a snapshot on publishers’ current newsroom operations, offering insight into the benefits and disadvantages of the hybrid model, detailing longer term plans with regard to remote working, and providing information on how newsrooms are dealing with the mental well-being of staff, a topic that has grown in importance during the COVID-19 pandemic as working from home became the norm.
Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:
- Currently, more than half of respondents are operating in a hybrid model, while 46.5 percent expect to continue this arrangement in the long term.
- The hybrid newsroom offers a range of benefits, including greater flexibility, efficiency, productivity and speed.
- Downsides include the loss of meaningful exchanges, fewer bonding opportunities and social interaction, and the loss of momentum and creativity.
- Close to 40 percent of respondents say staff numbers have shrunk over the past two years. Encouragingly, some 41 percent expect their workforce to grow this year.
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