Writer salary analysis

Mixed — Legacy print journalism is shrinking (20-30% headcount cuts at most legacy outlets 2020-2024) but digital media (Scroll, The Wire, Newslaundry, ThePrint, The Quint) is growing; OTT scriptwriting is in structural growth as Netflix India, Amazon Prime Video India, Disney+ Hotstar invest ₹500-1,500Cr/year in original content; book publishing is flat-to-modest growth; corporate content writing is the strongest-growing segment driven by Indian SaaS / fintech / EdTech expansion; the writer who masters cross-format work (journalism + book + script + corporate + newsletter) has the strongest 20-year career.

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