This sectoral working paper, written by Andrew Bibby, discusses how the changes occurring in recent years in the media industry have affected employment relationships. He assesses whether media employment is becoming less secure, if freelance work is increasingly prevalent, and how effectively social dialogue is addressing the challenges of the industry. The media industry is undergoing significant change, and information and communications technology has already had a major effect on the composition of the sector and on employment relationships within it. There appears to be a decline in employment for editors, writers and authors. The number of news journalists is declining, at least in some major economies. However, other media occupations have grown in employment in recent years. The media industry has always had more than its fair share of “atypical” workers, including freelancers of various kinds, but it appears that recent years have seen greater use of freelancers, as part of a shift away from traditional employer-employee contractual relationships.