came from Javier Ruiz to introduce the guests of his program (‘The keys to the 21st century’, TVE-1) when the veteran journalist raised his finger Miguel Angel Aguilar and warned: “Many thanks. I am on Spanish Television, for the first time, since November 2004. It is a great exclusive for your program». oh! What an interesting brush stroke. It transcends the anecdotal.
Miguel Angel Aguilar is a journalist with more than 50 years of experience. In the written press he has held important managerial positions. As a political analyst he is very enjoyable because of his fine irony and restraint. I couldn’t tell you if the intention of TVE, with these 18 years ignoring him, has been due to a petty spirit of vetoing him or simply because nobody remembered to invite him. What stands out here, and what can be raised to a category, is that this anecdote uncovers the perverse need of today’s journalism: if TV doesn’t take you out with a certain frequency in programs, gatherings or debates, you don’t prosper. Journalistically you are nobody. They call that the sentence of invisibility. And the television networks know it. And they play with it, with absolute advantage.
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Private chains create closed universes. They aspire to trap the audience so that it stays in that cage, and does not leave. If they could, they would make one-button remote controls for one channel only: theirs. In addition to the presenters and people with a contract, they have creatures, exclusively, that are rotated through the scree of the programs. They do whatever, without question. In spaces of a political nature, there are part of the debaters who are directly placed by the parties. These practically do not have to be paid: they are already paid from abroad. From time to time, punctually, some loose verse is invited to give a feeling of freedom. Public channels have mimicked this system. They also function as closed universes. It even increases the political patronage of the invited commentators. Being public, it would be desirable for them to open the game. Equal opportunities.
The newsrooms of the newspapers, and of the radio, are full of experienced journalists, with a lot of skill, and great ability to communicate, and above all to illuminate and denounce. That they do not have television visibility, well looked at, is a guarantee. A day will come – and it won’t be long – when appearing on TV will be a stain on the curriculum, difficult to clean.