Labour and News, Vol. 12 - 2005, No. 1

Conditions of Work and Life of Journalists Excerpts from an International Survey, 1925/26: An Introduction

Hanno Hardt, pages: 5-14[open access]

This article contains excerpts from a 1925/26 survey by the International Labour Office in Geneva, published in 1928, and involving journalistic organisations in 33 countries in Europe and the Americas. As a historical document the results of the survey anticipate and reinforce the development of a professional model of journalism – they call for adequate financial compensation, job security, and personal welfare for the individual journalist. As such the survey illustrates the plight of the rank and file after World War I in several countries.

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