CMNS 235 Lecture 6: Week 6 Readings

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMNS 235
• Professor: Shane Gunster

Document Summary

Technology and the transformation of news work: are labor conditions in (online) We are witnessing an evolution of media work becoming liquid. Career paths in media will increasingly be characterized in terms of casual and contingent employment, a high demand for flexibility, and a convergence of previously distinct tasks and responsibilities. All work, including that of journalists, is increasingly subject to casualization, freelancing and other non-permanent contractual arrangements, flexibility and insecurity . A central element in the new capitalism is the individualization of labor. As the demands and responsibilities are shifting from the employer or the company to the individual employees, the managerial control over the workforce grows. Individuals are increasingly being assessed on their personal attributes such as their flexibility, entrepreneurship, and adaptability , social solidarity between workers tends to erode. New digital technologies are often perceived as the main driver behind economic and organizational transitions in the workplace.