Job satisfaction and dissatisfaction among journalism graduates

HC Shaver - Journalism Quarterly, 1978 - journals.sagepub.com
HC Shaver
Journalism Quarterly, 1978journals.sagepub.com
Several researchers have attempted to answer such questions. Haberstroh uncovered high
job satisfaction among a large group of advertising representatives with a strong correlation
between income level and degree of satisfaction.'McClain's study of Chicago advertising
women indicated they held positive attitudes toward their jobs. 2 A University of Wisconsin
study revealed a higher degree of dissatisfaction among those newsmen who had the
higher degree of professional orientation.) A 1972 follow-up study of 1967 Michigan State …
Several researchers have attempted to answer such questions. Haberstroh uncovered high job satisfaction among a large group of advertising representatives with a strong correlation between income level and degree of satisfaction.'McClain's study of Chicago advertising women indicated they held positive attitudes toward their jobs. 2 A University of Wisconsin study revealed a higher degree of dissatisfaction among those newsmen who had the higher degree of professional orientation.) A 1972 follow-up study of 1967 Michigan State University graduates showed a high degree ofjob satisfaction. 4 In 1962 Samuelson and his colleagues at Stanford produced a standardized test to measure job satisfaction in the newsroom. An analysis of the responses of 200
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