JOURNALISM LABOR-FORCE SUPPLY-AND-DEMAND - IS OVERSUPPLY AN EXPLANATION FOR LOW WAGES

Authors
BECKER LB STONE VA GRAF JD
Citation
Lb. Becker et al., JOURNALISM LABOR-FORCE SUPPLY-AND-DEMAND - IS OVERSUPPLY AN EXPLANATION FOR LOW WAGES, Journalism and mass communication quarterly, 73(3), 1996, pp. 519-533
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Communication
Journal title
Journalism and mass communication quarterly → ACNP
ISSN journal
10776990
Volume
73
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
519 - 533
Database
ISI
SICI code
1077-6990(1996)73:3<519:JLS-IO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Radio and television stations consistently have offered entry-level ne ws salaries below those provided by daily newspapers, public relations , and advertising employers. The data reported in this paper show an o versupply of labor in radio news, television news, and daily newspaper s. That oversupply probably serves to hold down salaries generally and to explain the lower pay in television news in comparison with daily newspapers. Television has many more persons seeking entry-level jobs than available.