Dear Christian, first of all I feel very sorry for the loss of you mum in such dire conditions.
Your post about journalists and how they maybe have lost sight of what the people wanted to read and how they hated them stroke a cord in me.
When we had the yellow jacket crisis in France I remember that it was very difficult to approach them. Lots of these people manifesting everywhere in France and vandalising the symbols of luxury - the restaurant Fouquet for instance - on the Champs-Élysées - hated journalists. And I remember the way journalists told stories about this phenomenon picturing these persons basically as ignorant beotians and fascists.
I still believe today, years after this crisis ended , without any of the issues raised by this usual silent mass of people being attended to, that the « intellectual elite » have understood nothing of it. And the treatment of this situation has not been sufficient. The distrust of journalists began at that time. I really believe we should be humble and more respectful.
But I do completely agree with you and I am very much alarmed by the situation of the medias especially with the fascist trend which is coming over Europe (thank God for Spain still with a socialist government) and the States.
What a thoughtful comment, Elena. I think that's what many newsrooms everywhere are finding. That there were many people whose lives they ignored, and by the time we wanted to talk to them (as they were already in the streets or deciding an election), it was too late.
Dear Christian, first of all I feel very sorry for the loss of you mum in such dire conditions.
Your post about journalists and how they maybe have lost sight of what the people wanted to read and how they hated them stroke a cord in me.
When we had the yellow jacket crisis in France I remember that it was very difficult to approach them. Lots of these people manifesting everywhere in France and vandalising the symbols of luxury - the restaurant Fouquet for instance - on the Champs-Élysées - hated journalists. And I remember the way journalists told stories about this phenomenon picturing these persons basically as ignorant beotians and fascists.
I still believe today, years after this crisis ended , without any of the issues raised by this usual silent mass of people being attended to, that the « intellectual elite » have understood nothing of it. And the treatment of this situation has not been sufficient. The distrust of journalists began at that time. I really believe we should be humble and more respectful.
But I do completely agree with you and I am very much alarmed by the situation of the medias especially with the fascist trend which is coming over Europe (thank God for Spain still with a socialist government) and the States.
Thank you very much for the reading advise !
It’s a pleasure to read your newsletter.
All the best,
Elena
What a thoughtful comment, Elena. I think that's what many newsrooms everywhere are finding. That there were many people whose lives they ignored, and by the time we wanted to talk to them (as they were already in the streets or deciding an election), it was too late.