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A PUBLICATION about young male migrants
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A PUBLICATION about the stories in the era of COVID-19
We’d like you to turn your attention from the problem itself to the ways in which we can manage this crisis.
A “good” lesson – Stories from Covid-19 era
Send us your story at astoryweshared@solomonmag.com Date March 21, 2020 Creator Liana Lardi Our content is free of access, but our journalists, photographers, translators and other contributors can do much more with your support. Click here for more.Ένα καλό μάθημα...
Thousands of agricultural workers in Manolada are “staying home” – in shacks
← Ελληνικά | Join as a Member →Stavros Malichudis TextIliana Papangeli EditTranslated by Gigi Papoulias Footage provided to Solomon MAG by land workers in Manolada. Thousands of agricultural workers in Manolada are "staying home” – in shacksThe strawberry season has...
Shopping list, Pandora’s box and Makis* – Stories from Covid-19 era
Send us your story at astoryweshared@solomonmag.com Date March 23, 2020 Creator Ayşe Ferliel Barounos Το περιεχόμενό μας είναι ελεύθερο, αλλά οι δημοσιογράφοι, οι φωτορεπόρτερ, οι μεταφραστές και οι υπόλοιποι συντελεστές των εκδόσεών μας χρειάζονται την υποστήριξή...
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The media in Greece has lost their credibility and they are solely responsible for this. However, time has run out, and so have excuses for the outdated perception of the way they function − a transmitter-receiver format. Media and journalism should also act as a receiver and communicate with other disciplines in search of common ways to include their communities. Despite the efforts to achieve this, I see tremendous resistance from people in the industry and beyond.
Journalists for journalists, academics for academics, and within my own discipline, anthropologists for anthropologists… We should make an effort to be more receptive to one another and above all to include the very people we are (supposedly) writing about. Each side needs the other. And it shouldn’t be so difficult anymore, for us to question our “expertise”. This can make things a lot more exciting.
At Solomon we are not interested in trying to be the “experts” nor do we want to be vaguely “objective”. We are interested in seeking and presenting the facts, and being able to share them, completely and transparently, with the people who care about realities. And, of course, doing so without serving any special interests or outside influences −something that the media in Greece suffers from.
At Solomon, we have decided to continue to maintain our independence. But we do not want this choice to be the reason why we are forced to work in a state of insecurity and exhaust all of our resources to be able to literally remain upright. We’ve seen this happen in the past and it’s not beneficial. On the contrary, we want our independence to be the reason why people view us as a trustworthy news source, and will support us in maintaining our dedication, so we can continue doing what we started in 2016 when Solomon was established.
Iliana Papangeli
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Iliana Papangeli
Project Manager
WHY WE NEED YOU
The media in Greece has lost their credibility and they are solely responsible for this. However, time has run out, and so have excuses for the outdated perception of the way they function − a transmitter-receiver format. Media and journalism should also act as a receiver and communicate with other disciplines in search of common ways to include their communities. Despite the efforts to achieve this, I see tremendous resistance from people in the industry and beyond.
Journalists for journalists, academics for academics, and within my own discipline, anthropologists for anthropologists… We should make an effort to be more receptive to one another and above all to include the very people we are (supposedly) writing about. Each side needs the other. And it shouldn’t be so difficult anymore, for us to question our “expertise”. This can make things a lot more exciting.
At Solomon we are not interested in trying to be the “experts” nor do we want to be vaguely “objective”. We are interested in seeking and presenting the facts, and being able to share them, completely and transparently, with the people who care about realities. And, of course, doing so without serving any special interests or outside influences −something that the media in Greece suffers from.
At Solomon, we have decided to continue to maintain our independence. But we do not want this choice to be the reason why we are forced to work in a state of insecurity and exhaust all of our resources to be able to literally remain upright. We’ve seen this happen in the past and it’s not beneficial. On the contrary, we want our independence to be the reason why people view us as a trustworthy news source, and will support us in maintaining our dedication, so we can continue doing what we started in 2016 when Solomon was established.