I remember when I began working as a journalist. In the year 2000 I started working for Blanc i Blau, a newspaper that no longer exists but where I learnt many things. Obviously, I worked hard and many hours for not much money but I was younger and I wanted to do my best. Honestly, I think I did even though the newspaper finally closed.
In Catalonia there are thousands of journalists. Of course, there are a lot of young boys and girls who want to start their careers and they do all the efforts that are necessary. I understand because in these difficult days it is normal that you try to do your best to obtain a profit in the future.
However, what I dislike a lot is that people work for free. Nowadays you can find a lot of media with young people that don’t earn any money for their job. The other day somebody showed me an offer of a radio that even asked the journalists to pay 100 € to work for a program. Are we crazy?
Being a journalist was something that people just to admire in the past. However, I think it has changed and a lot of people think that is a job full of lies. I also think that journalists are the first who are destroying the good name of this job.
It is absolutely terrible that people work for free. I think you have to stand for yourself and give value to your profession. We already have too many people working that don’t have the education or come from other fields.
I understand these young people who are starting but we have to stand up for ourselves, we need that journalism turns again into a respectable profession and the first who have to believe and try hard are all the people that work in media or press departments.
In Catalonia there are thousands of journalists. Of course, there are a lot of young boys and girls who want to start their careers and they do all the efforts that are necessary. I understand because in these difficult days it is normal that you try to do your best to obtain a profit in the future.
However, what I dislike a lot is that people work for free. Nowadays you can find a lot of media with young people that don’t earn any money for their job. The other day somebody showed me an offer of a radio that even asked the journalists to pay 100 € to work for a program. Are we crazy?
Being a journalist was something that people just to admire in the past. However, I think it has changed and a lot of people think that is a job full of lies. I also think that journalists are the first who are destroying the good name of this job.
It is absolutely terrible that people work for free. I think you have to stand for yourself and give value to your profession. We already have too many people working that don’t have the education or come from other fields.
I understand these young people who are starting but we have to stand up for ourselves, we need that journalism turns again into a respectable profession and the first who have to believe and try hard are all the people that work in media or press departments.
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