25 years ago in a remote Andean village, eight journalists were killed while serving their mission briefing. How journalism has changed since then? A lot, judging by the pathetic shows we have today.
In those years, journalists used to go to the provinces hit by terrorism and sent their reports developers, keeping course the minimum safety standards. Iban, usually accompanied by a photographer and had as its main instrument a notebook.
There were no computers or sophisticated digital cameras we know today. However, your information was very rich. We were finishing high school and we used to read with relish the stories of Caretas, Listen, Republic, among others. Trade never gave more coverage to the news coming from the emergency zones.
Today things have changed, unfortunately for the worse. The resurgence of terrorism has taken journalism in a stage of dormancy. Media coverage is now done from Lima and is limited a mediocre transcript of an official report, which is generally added the opinion of a "specialist" or "expert" on terrorism.
Uchuraccay The 25 years should be a moment of reflection within the Peruvian journalism to take up that tradition informative reporting from the scene of the events, and not from the public relations office of a ministry or an NGO. That's the best tribute we can give to the brave men of the press.
In those years, journalists used to go to the provinces hit by terrorism and sent their reports developers, keeping course the minimum safety standards. Iban, usually accompanied by a photographer and had as its main instrument a notebook.
There were no computers or sophisticated digital cameras we know today. However, your information was very rich. We were finishing high school and we used to read with relish the stories of Caretas, Listen, Republic, among others. Trade never gave more coverage to the news coming from the emergency zones.
Today things have changed, unfortunately for the worse. The resurgence of terrorism has taken journalism in a stage of dormancy. Media coverage is now done from Lima and is limited a mediocre transcript of an official report, which is generally added the opinion of a "specialist" or "expert" on terrorism.
Uchuraccay The 25 years should be a moment of reflection within the Peruvian journalism to take up that tradition informative reporting from the scene of the events, and not from the public relations office of a ministry or an NGO. That's the best tribute we can give to the brave men of the press.
