Many journalists are finding their workload overwhelming. Too many stories, too little time. And all this against a backdrop of looming job cuts, sometimes poor pay and unrealistic expectations from the editorial team. All too often, the pursuit of clicks runs counter to journalistic standards – and the major structural problems facing our industry only exacerbate the stress of day-to-day journalistic work. So how can we deal with this? Many things cannot be changed so easily …
At the Netzwerk Recherche annual conference in Hamburg in June, Malte Werner (Projectlead Helpline) and Barbara Hans (Mindful Media Lab) outlined ways in which journalists can nevertheless ease the strain of their day-to-day work.
