The pros and cons of working from home

Since the pandemic began newsrooms have proved that working from home works. What has been achieved is staggering. So, logic, the accountants and time-management all say it should be here to stay. But is the death of the newsroom really in the best long-term interests of the business or the staff? Newsrooms are creative places where journalists pick up skills, ideas, direction from others. In my long career, I learned huge amounts in the newsroom. Sometimes it was just a nuance, a raised eyebrow or a random idea. Like all journalists, I have forged lifelong relationships, contacts and close friends. How many people met their partners at work? Maybe the answer is a hybrid? But is it reasonable to have one group paying for their commute, getting their lunch at Pret a Manger and forking out for office clothes on the same salary as those sitting at home in their pants and making a snack from the fridge? For my latest article in InPublishing magazine I spoke to editors about the pros and cons of working from home. Read it here.