The Employment Situation of Journalists in the Federal Republic of Germany

Topics: Length of occupation affiliation and information on occupational development; professional position before and after change in the business; time of announcement of the business change and effects on personal working conditions; income reduction; severence pay arrangements or supports from a hardship fund; effects of the business change on one´s own provision for old age; change of place of residence; detailed information on professional career; judgement on the situation in the job market for journalists and assumed difficulties to find a new job; judgement on the social security of journalist jobs; memberships; payment according to wage agreement; special payments of employer.

With those respondents who had lost their job: difficulties to find a new job; unemployment benefit received; paths to a new position. Demography: age; sex; marital status; number of children; school education; vocational training; occupation; professional career; income.