For the love of the Profession
Journos are an “out-cast”!... I say this because , among the non-Journo circles , you are treated as an outsider. The profession ( and the practitioner ) is one of the most discriminated and rebuked. Though I did not quite understand whether these are directed toward the media house(s) as commonly used these days, or towards the practitioner. The common remark is “ these media people” or “media people are like that”. You just can’t open your mouth, can’t share opinion, thoughts or even asked some questions, even if those that are not related to “politics”, even when you say you are not writing. Indeed , though “the media” is highly regarded ( or so it seems) the people behind the so call “media power” are but a powerless lot. In press conference, conducting interviews, running after protest rally, Journos have some 'dignity'. Once outside of these , they are dismissed as a "media people " . This 'journo - tribe' have ...