Contents. About the survey 04 Snapshot of the media industry 06 Snapshot of key findings 08 S ECTION 1: Work and employment of journalists 12 Current work and employment 13 Industry movement 20 Pay 21 Evaluation of pay 28 Top Insights | Pay, gender, job roles and topics 30 SECTION 2: Challenges for journalists and threats to the media 34 Personal challenges 35 Threats to public interest journalism 39 What journalists wished we knew 44 Top Insights | Gender and challenges 46 SECTION 3: Generative AI and the media 48 Journalists’ use of generative AI/Large Language Models 49 How generative AI/Large Language Models were used in the newsroom 52 Impact of AI/Large Language Models on journalists’ speed and efficiency 55 Concern about impacts of generative AI/Large Language Models on the media 56 Impact of generative AI/Large Language Models on journalists’ employment 58 Top Insight | AI awareness and usage in the newsroom 61 Medianet 2024 Australian Media Landscape Report