Our mindset must shift if we are to save local media

Trainers must tell the learners the truth and train them to fit into the new space. [iStockphoto]

Three more media houses have this past week put out a notice to their employees to expect a restructuring process that will render some of them redundant.

The three add to another two such notices that have been released over the past few months and which continue to signal a very bleak future for the media as an industry and as a potential employer. Coincidentally, the latest notices come at a time when several colleges and universities are holding their graduation ceremonies. It pains to imagine what awaits the thousands of graduates in such an environment. What exactly is the issue here and is there a way out?