War Media

The last two days, I went to a seminar about the coverage of news related to education from the mass media(Organised by the Fnpi). I heard journalists from all over Latin America. They all argued that there was not enough space for such subjects and they had to struggle with their editors to get a small space to publish their news about research, universities and stuff. Colombia has a particular reality, where you can find a space for massacres, bombs, kidnappings... It's understandable the imperative of journals for those spots. But, if someone takes a look at the local newspapers and magazines, could have the wrong idea of Colombia as a country with no colleges, with no scientists. There would only be guerrilla, civil war, an unstoppable mess.