A reporter covering NASA cannot become an astronaut. On the contrary, an astronaut can become a journalist, but it is doubtful whether he (the astronaut) will want to waste his talent in this way. Greek parties insist on putting journalists on their lists because they are popular. Until they become ministers and our nakedness is officially revealed. We should probably discover the value of fishing as a means of channeling anxiety. How can you not be nervous when you give the ship keys to an imaginary pilot?
Sixty-seven journalists were overall candidates in the 2023 election, with 25 elected. They may be fewer in the House than lawyers, doctors or engineers, but they are the most noisy. Perhaps, because they have to learn to be on the other side of the river, on the observer's side and suddenly they are in a new world, which requires deep knowledge of the object, ability to command, direct reaction to the emergence of a problem. Doctors, engineers, and lawyers play all this on their fingers, while the journalist has learned to watch others do it and he just records it.
It's not the journalist's job to run a ministry. This does not mean that there were no journalists who proved to be very capable, but in the author's opinion it was the exception that confirms the rule. We explained why! He has not learned what he is called to do as minister. Will he find out? Maybe, maybe not. Even so, if there's ever any hope of learning an object he doesn't know, the cost of learning will be paid by all of us.
Yes, but the journalists have opinions. The truth is, everyone has an opinion. Few have had the opportunity to try it. «sell» in «glass» or a newspaper or website column. Even less those who have been able to pack their opinions properly and get it «sell» Right to their readers or viewers. There's no doubt they do their job well. As journalists! When they tried to sell it as politicians, in most cases they were irreparably exposed. The examples are not a little. It's one thing to publish a story and another to create it.
It would be a solution to stop this lust of parties towards the journalistic profession. But we know that this will not happen, as it violates the first and greatest rule of the election: It's all about bringing votes! But what are we talking about? Here they go down to the election even web trolls and sometimes become ministers and secretaries general. We saw it on Syriza! So we don't have much hope. We will see journalists in court reporting taking over the Ministry of Justice and financial reporting succeed Mr. Pierrakakis!
Thanasis Mavroidis
