6. Conclusion: Media Work After COVID-19

This final chapter examines the key findings of the book in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating how the pandemic has highlighted the book’s core argument: that there is a mismatch between the stated priorities of national policy, educators, employers and students. The chapter summarises the overall perspective of educators, employers and students, suggesting that, especially in the context of a global pandemic, there is a pressing need to recognise current conditions of media work and to foster a solution-centric approach in improving these conditions. Central to this is bridging the gaps between actors involved in media work in Ireland and developing measures for supporting and sustaining ‘good work’.