Journalism and « Political Influences »

In early January, a journalist was killed in Congo Patrick Adonis Number. He explored the story of the illegal attachment of a part of the river near Lake Kipopo. Is one of this year's at least six killed journalists, according to the organization's data Journalists without borders (Reporters Sans Frontières).

The anger, which pours to journalists and journalists, is difficult to digest; They drive it – with the support of social networks – an influential political figure. Recently she is the leader of the Slovenian opposition Janez Janša about a journalist POP TV wrote that « he would not be amazed if he was on Hamas's payroll. » Nothing in this claim is related to facts; It is untrue, intended to only undermine trust in independent and quality journalism.

The damage caused by Janša and the like with such lies to journalists and journalism is great and long -term. Trust in the media and journalism It is low and we are also guilty of journalists myself, I do not deny. But the allegations and affordability I perceive when it comes to the media market and the dismissal of journalists and journalists are horrifying.

Recently, I have flown up comments under the news that several newspaper journalists will lose their jobs in Slovenia. Individuals advised them to finally start « working » to become « useful »; People who will lose their jobs have been afforded by this.

How can a perfect stranger who may have a family or school -age children can afford unemployment, I am a puzzle, but I'm not naive in faith that people are good. Some are, but there are also a lot of affordable people in the world, and I find that there are few around me. It is interesting to note that they are often presented as a bright altruistic example, which cares for the weaker articles of society.

Then, in the meantime, the « political influence », whatever that means, in an interview of the spread about how long e -mails « burdened » it with some media, using the phrase « I am reminded of the previous regime ». The girl is 20 to 30 years old. What previous regime? What kind of political influence, what is it? There is nothing more like a billing with critical journalists who ask questions and do not give up until they get an answer. This is the work of journalists.

Over Psychiatric Clinicwhich is a public institution leads it Bojan Zalarthey got over the journalist with Slapp Draws N1who reported violence against patients at the said institution. With taxpayer money, they try to silence research journalism!

The situation in Slovenian journalism is not pink – people are reading less and less, and rarely is willing to pay for quality content, good journalists (also) because of uncritical chart for clicks go for better paid and less arduous jobs. But none of this can eliminate the fact that we have excellent journalists in the country who are doing their job top -notch.

They reveal irregularities, abuses, ministers, warn of violence, give voice to those who deserve to be heard and visible. They comment on the events, analyze, offer reflection, expand horizons. If someone does not want to read, listen to or watch them, have a legitimate right to do so, but to insult them, to afford them all the worst, even threaten them with « removal »?

Critical awareness and good media literacy are more important today than ever. When the Janša, Trump and Musks completely undermine the key democratic principles, it will be difficult to pick up as a society. The question is whether we will be able to pick up anything worth anything at all. Democracy really dies in the dark. And the light light is terribly weak.