Mercado de trabalho encolhe para jornalistas e locutores de rádio

É o que diz a revista Forbes, ao analisar as carreiras mais ameaçadas, baseando-se em projecções para o mercado de trabalho norte-americano:

"Another endangered species: journalists. Despite the proliferation of media outlets, newspapers, where the bulk of U.S. reporters work, will cut costs and jobs as the Internet replaces print. While current events will always need to be covered (we hope), the number of reporting positions is expected to grow by just 5% in the coming decade, the Labor Departmant says. Most jobs will be in small (read:low-paying) markets.
Radio announcers will have a tough time, too. Station consolidation, advances in technology and a barren landscape for new radio stations will contribute to a 5% reduction in employment for announcers by the midlle of the next decade. Even satellite radio doesn't seem immune from the changes. The two major companies, XM and Sirius - which now have plans to merge - have regularly operated in the red."

Numa economia global o cenário dos EUA não tardará a projectar-se em todo o mundo. Também em Portugal, neste século XXI, as perspectivas de uma carreira não deverão ser muito aliciantes para jornalistas e locutores de rádio.

(Dica de João Pedro Pereira em ENGRENAGEM)