Die joernalistiek kan soms \u2019n onvergeeflike bedryf wees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moet my nie verkeerd verstaan nie, soos meeste joernaliste is ek baie lief vir my werk. Die adrenalien van spertye jaag, pomp in ons are. Die vars ink op jou vingers wanneer jy Woensdag deur die koerant blaai, gee jou hoendervleis, wetend dat \u2019n berig wat jy gepen het \u2013 soms (nes hierdie rubriek) in die middernagtelike ure \u2013 \u2019n impak op iemand se lewe gaan h\u00ea, dalk verandering te weeg gaan bring of aan \u2019n organisasie daai broodnodige hupstoot help gee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit is uiteraard \u2019n passie. \u00d3f jy het dit en kan jouself nooit in enige ander beroep sien nie, \u00f3f jy het dit nie en vind jouself baie vinnig op soek na groener weivelde met beter betaling. Vir die geld doen ons dit definitief nie. Indien jy nie geweet het nie, selfs onderwysers verdien beter salarisse as joernaliste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anders as die glanslewe van ons televisie-eweknie\u00eb, ly meeste van ons maar redelike eenvoudige lewens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons nie almal \u2019n Paula van der Lecq wat net sensasie jaag nie, \u2019n Miranda Priestly wat in haar bloedrooi Pradas almal om haar hiet en gebied nie, \u00f3f \u2019n gevaarlik kreatiewe Lou Bloom wat tot die uiterstes gaan om seker te maak die waarheid staan nie in die pad van \u2019n goeie storie en \u2019n vet tjek nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ons is mense, nes jy, met \u2019n passie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar ons is ook waghonde wat nie kan wegskram van belangrike kwessies nie en waar Jakkals die kat in die donker knyp moet ons dit aan die groot klok hang. Of ons nou dink Robin Hood of die Boondock Saints is reg of verkeerd, ons opinies is nie ter sprake nie. Steel bly steel en moord is moord. Dit is ons werk om al die partye se weergawes te stel, die bewyse op die tafel l\u00ea en dit aan die lesers oor te laat om self te besluit wie is nou eintlik reg of verkeerd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Natuurlik beteken dit jy gaan op tone trap (as die skoen pas \u2026 ) en te danke aan die inligtingsera waarin ons leef, is dit ook wanneer die tikkende terroriste hul vingers begin slyp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hulle het geen benul hoe die media werk nie, deur hoeveel hoepels jy moes spring om jou inligting te verifieer nie. Nog minder ken hulle die Perskode en ander wetgewing wat voorskryf hoe ons eties verslag moet doen. Jan Rap en sy maat dink skielik hulle kan jou werk beter doen \u2013 beter as jy wat drie plus jare (afhangend of jy \u2019n diploma of graad verwerf het) joernalistiek geswot het. Beter as jy wat honderde koppies koffie aangedra het terwyl jy jou tyd teen geen betaling prysgegee het ter wille van ervaring opdoen in \u2019n nuuskantoor. Selfs beter as die van ons met 20 plus jaar ondervinding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hulle probeer aan jou voorskryf hoe jy jou werk moet doen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hulle dreig jou \u2013 ek het nie meer genoeg vingers en tone om te tel hoeveel keer ek al gehoor het \u201cjulle sal van my prokureur hoor\u201d, en steeds wag nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hulle val selfs jou menswees aan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jou \u201caksies\u201d, al doen jy net jou werk, is nie net onvergeeflik nie, dit lok emosionele afkraking uit. En hierdie persoonlike aanvalle kom nie van gomtorre af nie, maar mense wat hulself ag as hooggeplaaste, beskaafde burgers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hier trek ek die streep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek gee nie om hoe hoog jy, die sleutelbord-kryger, jouself ag nie. Geen joernalis \u2013 maak nie saak op hoeveel tone daar getrap is nie \u2013 verdien om te hoor hulle is (om dit nog mooi te stel) laer as slangbollie of \u2019n nikswerd nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gaan vee so \u2019n bietjie voor jou eie deur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nes jy, is ons is ook maar net mens. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Die joernalistiek kan soms \u2019n onvergeeflike bedryf 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