"This report offers an upstream view of the newsroom in the country. It looks at the newsroom environment and operations. Specifically, it looks at the newsroom staffing, revenue sources, specialisations, in-house training, and quality assurance, as well as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on newsroom operations. Whenever media stakeholders meet to discuss the state of the newsroom in the country, the typical conversation revolves around these issues-as they have the potential of bettering or worsening the newsroom operations-and how they have shredded the newsroom operations in the country." (Introduction)