Author(s): Ali Ashraf, Muhammad Tayyib, Muhammad Awais, Farahat Ali
Journalism is considered as the fourth pillar of the state. In Pakistan, more than sixty private news channels are operational in which thousands of journalists are currently working. In the phases of economic downturn ,working journalists have always been affected by downsizing, termination, layoff and cut in salaries as well as job-related issues which are heighting job related concerns in journalists working in the media industry. The following research is conducted under the umbrella of quantitative methodology to explore the relationship between job insecurity and organizational commitment, job satisfaction, work engagement, and perceived stress on journalists. The data was collected from journalists (n=305) through stratified sampling technique using a survey questionnaire. To measure the responses, the researchers used a 5-point Likert scale. This study explored that downsizing may change the behavior of an employee towards the organization as well as employee’s psychological health. The findings of the study also revealed that job insecurity has a positive relationship with perceived stress whereas a negative relationship with organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and work engagement.