Burnout has been used to describe situations that go beyond its clinical criteria, becoming one of the hottest buzzwords of our times. Jonathan Malesic posits that we’re seeing more people getting burnt out because of the mismatch between the ideals of work and reality; idealised as purposeful, work is instead unfulfilling for many workers. But no one uses the term more than “affluent professionals who fetishise overwork” who have little experience with the exploitative realities of work, which has skyrocketed the relevance of the term. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
