"Wow!! I can't believe that I actually got the time to blog." Can you believe these are the words of a journalist. Just in case if you are wondering who's a journalist here..its none other than ME!! My friends and collegues always have this misconception that media is (supposedly) the coolest profession. Well, I dedicate this column to all those near and dear friends. I just have this small incident to share all of those friends.
Contributing articles, covering conferences and seminars, photoshoots and most importantly interviewing celebs have always been an integral part of our job. But the fact is "All that glitters is not gold". I remember one of our past events, where we were literally treated as celeb assistants or to put it in a sophisticated way, we played the role of a glorified attendant. From taking care of their belongings to escort them to their rooms was part of our duty. And, obviously we were not in the position to say "No" as the explanation we got was "its part of your job, and as its our event, we have to take care of these things". We can't even ignore their market value as ultimately when you have your story in place, its their quotes that add weightage to your article.
This was just a small incident that i wanted to share with you. I agree that there are lot more things against which these small incidents can be ignored. But the point is how long can you put your dignity at stake?? And, am sure not for eternity!!
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