In a democratic country, the exercise of journalism is essential to building a better nation. However, some Mexican journalists They live in the precariousness and the overexploitation of labourthis combined with the romanticization of the profession, and it is that in some media the journalistic work It is still seen as a trade.
Within the framework of the International Journalist Day, which is celebrated this Sunday, in an interview with 24 HOURSLuis Velázquez, a member of the Journalism Nation MX association, said that job instability for journalists is not a condition unique to Mexico, but to all of Latin America.
“There has always been the idea that dedicating yourself to journalism is giving your life, and that if you don’t get paid it doesn’t matter, since the most important thing is the social work. But the reality is that anyone who dedicates time and effort must be well rewarded,” he said.
He pointed out that some media, Despite labor rights, they continue to employ reporters without a signed contract, in addition to low salaries.
He added that the precariousness of reporters in some media is also due to the president’s republican austerity. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
“The other phenomenon is the social media giants, who have cornered the market for both private and government advertising, and that is another of the causes that have further weakened the profession of journalist”.
As for the so-called “independent communicators,” Velázquez classified them as content generators, since the first requirement to be a journalist is to complete the career, proven experience y be critical of power.
“Those who pose as journalists, who are actually content generators, many of them are propagandists, since they use the Morning as a show and it has even been proven that there are those who charge for asking the President”.
According to the organization’s data Article 19During López Obrador’s six-year term, 3,408 cases of attacks on journalists and 46 murders were recorded.
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2024-09-10 14:01:11