Gabriel Marquez, the old timer in the profession feels that there is a gap between the human factor and the technology. The latter one is speeding forward leaving the former in a messy situation. The attempts made by the companies to acquire the latest gadgets and their slackness in training their staff about the know how about these modern tools. In his words ‘journalists are getting mired (trapped) in the labyrinth (confusion) created by technology as it hurtles forward’. Too much use of technology has impaired the human interactions for which newsrooms where once famous for. ‘Dehumansition is spreading at an alarming pace’. In order to illustrate the point he uses the example of the voice recorder – He says that ‘the recorder hears but does not listen’. He calls it – ‘the electronic parrot’.
All through his article Marques stresses the importance of human factor. This is applicable when you write and also when you collect the information for your writing. He says that the ideal journalist will always try to ‘touch the heart of the readers’. An ideal journalist will avoid the voice recorder and use the ‘modest note book’ instead. Marques remarks that the ‘voice recorder does not have a ‘heart’. He will depend on his ‘intelligence to assess the source of the news and judge them based on his ethical standards’. Marquez feels that one way to develop this human factor is to give importance to the humanities programmes in the universities.
According to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, academic schools fail to build three factors which are essential for any journalist to survive in the media profession.
Priority should be given to aptitude and vocation.
The academic environment should be research oriented.
Ethical standards should be set.
Marquez concludes his article by saying that journalism is all about facing the reality of life. A journalist should enjoy his art and ecstasy involved in breaking the news. He should be equipped to face the failures and the happiness that is part of the profession. He also reminds that the journalist should not experience a sense of finality, because he is always on the job without experiencing a ‘moment of peace’
All through his article Marques stresses the importance of human factor. This is applicable when you write and also when you collect the information for your writing. He says that the ideal journalist will always try to ‘touch the heart of the readers’. An ideal journalist will avoid the voice recorder and use the ‘modest note book’ instead. Marques remarks that the ‘voice recorder does not have a ‘heart’. He will depend on his ‘intelligence to assess the source of the news and judge them based on his ethical standards’. Marquez feels that one way to develop this human factor is to give importance to the humanities programmes in the universities.
According to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, academic schools fail to build three factors which are essential for any journalist to survive in the media profession.
Priority should be given to aptitude and vocation.
The academic environment should be research oriented.
Ethical standards should be set.
Marquez concludes his article by saying that journalism is all about facing the reality of life. A journalist should enjoy his art and ecstasy involved in breaking the news. He should be equipped to face the failures and the happiness that is part of the profession. He also reminds that the journalist should not experience a sense of finality, because he is always on the job without experiencing a ‘moment of peace’
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