Bad News For Thousands Of Journalists As They Report Their Own Troubles


Staff of Utusan Malaysia were given 24-hour notice to pack up and leave in October this year. Many still struggle to make ends meet.GEORGE TOWN/KUALA LUMPUR: Most of us probably have difficulty remembering the last time we paid for and held a physical newspaper
After all, with boundless free content at our fingertips, who needs to buy actual newspapers anymore? That’s one of the great benefits of the digital age
Yet it’s not good news for traditional media who are struggling to adapt their business models to survive in the new electronic world
Increasing numbers of skilled employees are the collateral damage of this unevenly matched battle between print and digital media. As hard copies disappear from the nation’s trains, waiting rooms and office desks, thousands of workers are finding themselves redundant
Ex-reporters who used to chase stories on the streets of Malaysia’s cities now find themselves slogging along those same streets trying to find other jobs to survive
They are the fallout from the decline of legacy print media in the digital age
In the recent turmoil of Utusan Malaysia’s on-again off-again attempts to survive, hundreds of journalists now find themselves out of a job
They have to earn a living somehow. It’s not unusual for ex-employees to run into each other peddling kitchen utensils or perfume from their car boots on the streets
Life for Ali (not his real name) has changed for the worse since he was let go from Utusan after 17 years of service in Kuala Lumpur and Penang
The 38-year-old used to edit stories written by younger reporters, attend major press conferences, and cover PR events for the newspaper, earning a salary that paid for his housing, car instalments and the kind of life a young city-dweller leads. It was a responsible job that he enjoyed
Today, Ali drives more than 12 hours a day, six days a week for two e-hailing companies just to keep his head above water
He says his debts are rising as Utusan has not yet paid him his final two months’ salary of RM10,000, leaving him with no option but to search for other sources of income
“I had no choice but to move to KL as I can’t make as much money as a Grab driver in Penang. Here, I can make about RM1,000 in a good week,” he told FMT
And yet even in the capital he struggles. “Driving earns me barely enough to pay for my home and car and other expenses.”Another redundant Utusan reporter said many of his ex-colleagues now do odd jobs, such as selling food and Tupperware from their car boots on the street
The 49-year-old ex-reporter, who wanted to be known only as Mohamad, said he was lucky, because after much searching he has finally managed to land a job as a writer at a marketing and event management company
“A friend told me about the opening. If not, I would be driving for an e-hailing company right now,” he said
“Some of my ex-colleagues are selling perfume on the streets, kaki lima. Others have become runners and unit trust or insurance agents. It’s hard to find a job, and even if you can, the pay is too low.”For the lucky older ones with a good career behind them, the future is not so bleak
A 55-year-old ex-member of the editorial staff of another English daily, who left through a mutual separation scheme in 2017, said he’s happy that he got out of journalism
For one thing, he is now able to catch up on his travel ambitions
He plans to continue writing, albeit not for newspapers anymore
“I’m enjoying my retirement,” he told FMT. “Since I left I’m travelling more often as that’s my other passion besides writing.”Younger ex-employees are less enthusiastic about being out on the streets job hunting
And Utusan’s cast-outs are not alone in their woes
On Friday, a major media group which operates several Malaysian television, radio and print businesses is to lay off an estimated 600 newspaper workers as part of its restructuring and downsizing. Over half of those affected are journalists
As shares tumble ever faster in traditional media companies, what was once a career with lifelong prospects is looking increasingly shaky
The news industry’s traditional printing presses have now mostly ceased their clatter for good
Ex-reporter Mohamad puts it like this: “For many of us, if we were offered a chance to go back to Utusan, we would have to think about it very carefully. The future of print media is very bleak.” - FMT

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