Newspaper Management Research

Newspaper
Management Research
The declining fortunes of the print newspaper
industry have refocused this area of
research. For example, before the current
economic downturn, job satisfaction among
newspaper employees was the topic of several
studies. Now, with some newspapers
cutting back on staff and some going out of
business, job satisfaction is less of an issue.
Most journalists are probably happy just to
have a job.
The effect of various management structures
at newspapers and magazines is still a
significant research area and will probably
continue to remain important as newspapers
and magazines downsize and streamline.
Neuzil, Hansen, and Ward (1999) analyzed
the impact of participatory management and
topic teams on employees’ feelings of empowerment.