The growing pay gap between journalism and public relations

In a sad but predictable turn, journalism is being outpaced by public relations. The average salary for a journalist is falling as are the number of available openings. Many journalism schools are churning out more public relations graduates than journalists.

A new Pew Research study shows the handwriting on the wall:

"The salary gap between public relations specialists and news reporters has widened over the past decade – to almost $20,000 a year, according to 2013 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by the Pew Research Center. At the same time, the public relations field has expanded to a degree that these specialists now outnumber reporters by nearly 5 to 1 (BLS data include part-time and full-time employees, but not self-employed.)"

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The growing pay gap between journalism and public relations