Traditionally, job security has been high in Denmark. But recent economic challenges to traditional news media have led to lay-offs and an increased use of freelance contracts. Although several interviewees did not feel that they experienced less job security than previously, a former head of The Danish Union of Journalists was more sceptical of recent developments, pointing especially to the unstable job security of the younger generation of journalists, highlighting an increased use of freelancers by more and more news media houses. Recent layoffs, as well as the Covid-19 crisis, have also led to a slight increase in the unemployment rate of journalists.
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