http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).17
10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).17
Published : Mar 2021
Economic Recession in the Media Industry and Survival of the KPK's Journalists
Media was hit by the economic recession of 2018-19, and hundreds of media workers lost their jobs, but at the same time, many journalists survived. This study is focused on how the journalists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) survived during this media crisis and how they equipped themselves to face the challenges faced by them. Their approach towards the recession was positive, and they also accepted the challenges to enhance their capacity to fulfil the requirements of their respective organizations. The study at hand is qualitative in nature, wherein the researcher employed the technique of in-depth interviews. Twenty journalists among those who have survived during the economic recession, with a minimum 5 years of experience in the field from Khyber Union of Journalists and Peshawar Press Club, were interviewed. The results show that recession made the journalists ponder on polishing their other skills by enhancing their capacity to produce diversified content to sustain their jobs in the field.
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Economic Recession, Journalists' Survival, Diversified Content, Capacity Enhancement, Technical Skills
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(1) Muhammad Faheem
Research Scholar, Department of Media Studies and Communication, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad Junaid Ghauri
Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Ramal Ijaz
Research Scholar, Department of Mass Communication, National University of Science and Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Faheem, M., Ghauri, M. J., & Ijaz, R. (2021). Economic Recession in the Media Industry and Survival of the KPK's Journalists. Global Mass Communication Review, VI(I), 230-241. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).17
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CHICAGO : Faheem, Muhammad, Muhammad Junaid Ghauri, and Ramal Ijaz. 2021. "Economic Recession in the Media Industry and Survival of the KPK's Journalists." Global Mass Communication Review, VI (I): 230-241 doi: 10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).17
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HARVARD : FAHEEM, M., GHAURI, M. J. & IJAZ, R. 2021. Economic Recession in the Media Industry and Survival of the KPK's Journalists. Global Mass Communication Review, VI, 230-241.
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MHRA : Faheem, Muhammad, Muhammad Junaid Ghauri, and Ramal Ijaz. 2021. "Economic Recession in the Media Industry and Survival of the KPK's Journalists." Global Mass Communication Review, VI: 230-241
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MLA : Faheem, Muhammad, Muhammad Junaid Ghauri, and Ramal Ijaz. "Economic Recession in the Media Industry and Survival of the KPK's Journalists." Global Mass Communication Review, VI.I (2021): 230-241 Print.
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OXFORD : Faheem, Muhammad, Ghauri, Muhammad Junaid, and Ijaz, Ramal (2021), "Economic Recession in the Media Industry and Survival of the KPK's Journalists", Global Mass Communication Review, VI (I), 230-241
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TURABIAN : Faheem, Muhammad, Muhammad Junaid Ghauri, and Ramal Ijaz. "Economic Recession in the Media Industry and Survival of the KPK's Journalists." Global Mass Communication Review VI, no. I (2021): 230-241. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2021(VI-I).17