The journalist - the Prime Minister's "spy" and of interest

2025-07-07 17:43:00, Opinione Ardi Stefa

The dangerous coexistence of journalism and power

In a country where media freedom is often more of a slogan than a reality, the figure of the spy journalist has become an alarming symptom of a system that prefers control over transparency. This character, who masquerades as a critical voice of the public but works behind the scenes for self-interest and the fines he imposes in the name of “friendship with the CM,” is more than an ethical deviation — it is a threat to the very foundations of democracy.

If the CM had known how his name and messages were being misused, I am convinced that he would have promptly arrested the impudent journalist, ugly in both character and appearance, where he knows best.

When journalists become an extension of propaganda

Instead of reporting the truth, this “journalist” pursues a hidden agenda: he collects information about the government’s “critics,” spies on his colleagues, spreads false rumors in the name of discrediting them, imposes fines (mostly in the form of apartments), opens various businesses that do not coincide with the journalist’s profession and mission, sits on various boards, tries to control the public narrative, and sends endless messages to the prime minister’s phone. This journalist-spy usually does not read. He is smart, but with a smartness that does not befit a minion of truth. He is in the service of himself, not the reader. In the name of enriching himself or getting closer to power, he has sold his independence for quite a few privileges through flattery.

Journalism captured and trust lost

The case of the “spy journalist” is not an isolated one. In many cases, the media, which was once a bastion of the citizen voice, has become a megaphone for the government or the next talk show. Investigative programs are transformed into commissioned shows. Critical articles are censored or disappear. Entire portals or pages on social networks are set up with dark funds to attack anyone they don’t like or are an obstacle. The government likes this for the moment, but... Meanwhile, the public, sensing these manipulations, moves away, loses trust and sinks into cynicism.

Why is this dangerous?

A society without free journalists is a society without light. When information is filtered by political interests and the journalist becomes a "spy" for the prime minister or deputy, a "soldier" of the government or vested interests or certain businesses, then the citizen loses the only weapon for self-defense: the truth.

Is there salvation?

Yes, but only if the professional integrity of those who still believe in journalism is not compromised. If the public refuses to accept the “spokesmen” of non-transparent interests as journalists. If the media that have remained independent are supported and protected.

The prime minister's spy-journalist is a symptom. The disease is state capture. But like any disease, this too can be cured: with honesty, transparency, accountability, and the courage to tell the truth, without fear and without secret services.