No meetings, no direct verification of sources and a ban on travel: a job that must adapt to the situation
No coffee with colleagues, no lunch under the sun in the square, no business meetings or press conferences. Italian social life is one of the figurative victims of Covid-19. And among the professions that have been hit harder than others by the lockdown imposed on the country is journalism. Within the same category, things are looking even worse for those working in the technology sector. The reason? Normally used to touching the products presented by the biggest world brands that also operate in Italy, we now rely entirely on technical specifications, online press reviews and video chats.
With events canceled and travel banned, journalists in Italy struggle to do their job. It is a concrete question, not just physically but also psychological. Who wants to write about new smartphones and PCs when the world is focused on another topic? Most of the discussions on Italian televisions and radio are about Coronavirus.
To be clear: all the companies that have had to convert to smart working are making great organizational sacrifices. But journalists, especially freelancers, have a much heavier backlash, when you consider that without leaving home and without going out to experience the city and the news, it is…
