1、Australian MediaLandscape ReportExecutive summary About the report 06Snapshot of the media industry 08Snapshot of key findings 10Section 1:Work and employment of journalists Current work and employment 15 Industry movement 20Pay 22Section 2:Challenges for journalists and threats to journalismPersona
2、l challenges 28Threats to public interest journalism 30140427Section 4:Journalists sources and social mediaJournalists story sources 53Press releases 55AI,PR and trust 57Social media 63Changes to journalists preferred platforms in 2025 69About Medianet Section 3:AI and the mediaJournalists use of ge
3、nerative AI/Large Language Models 38Concern about impacts of generative AI/Large Language Models on the media 44Impact of generative AI/Large Language Models on journalists employment 48Section 5:The future of journalism Alternative publishing platforms 73An optimistic outlook 7872528237Medianet 202
4、6 Australian Media Landscape ReportMedianet 2026 Australian Media Landscape Report04Executive summaryThe 2026 Australian Media Landscape Report highlights a profound transformation within the industry,marked by a turn in technology adoption and a shifting economic reality for journalists.For the fir
5、st time,generative AI has become a mainstream tool,with 54%of journalists now using it in their worka significant jump from 37%only a year prior.However,this adoption coincides with deep anxiety,as 93%of respondents expressed concern over the impact of generative AI on the integrity of journalism an
6、d 22%report(up from 16%the previous year)that they or someone they know lost work in 2025 due to AI adoption in the workplace.Money remains the most pervasive personal challenge for the fourth year in a row,cited by 45%of journalists,while the most common salary bracket has slipped to$60,000$79,999.