Miss Kolka

Oh and merry christmas, gleðileg jól, et Joyeux Noel

I have figured out the difference between a journalist and a editorialist (the latter should actually include the former but its not necessary to go in the other direction). I never actually wanted to be a journalist - how can the information of Presidential elections in Uzbekistan where the President is elected once again, and in a fake democratic election even, be useful to my overall knowledge? All we seem to talk about on international channels are elections, vote rigging, arrest and attacks. Oh, and more elections. Then Israelis decide to build more settlements just on the eve of the second round of peace talks with the Palestinians and we are just suppose to say - "Oh, this could be a problem" - well you can be damn sure it is a problem and against international law. All this on the same day as Mr famous writer decides to die. You haven't heard about it? What, that Julien Gracq is dead? Oh, you don't know who Im talking about? Well neither did I but it seemed crucial to announce the death of the 97 year old on the channel today - well for one part because he was the director's favourite writer. "but," as I tried to reason with my senior producer " he is not that of an international figure you know - even though he might have been known by all the french intellegentsia of course.." didn't matter - why do I even try, Im not listened to anyway.

Rambling on just as Rageh Omaar witnesses some flip floppers from Africa...

To get back to my first point - A journalist who is dictated by wires is not a true editorialist. Someone who doesn't have any personal input is not a editorialist. An editorialist gives an opinion - it can be a protested opinion - it should be protested even ... and at least I imagine, An editorialist goes back home and has had a interesting conversation out of the day. Not some stupid quarrels about figures and statistics - repeated from a computer screen. What's the point? Why to even pretend? Im not a journalist, and I bloody will voice my opinions... no matter the angle