Here in this cradle secular Monastery, once again revives and strengthens our language suit with the International Seminar on Language and Journalism, which in this fifth edition, after being inaugurated yesterday by the Princess of Asturias, is by entitled “The teachers of Spanish journalists.” “It is very useful for journalists to reflect on language use, because its task with respect to the language is of immense responsibility,” said Letizia. Furthermore, it is difficult to assume that the journalist who cares so will the words with the quality, clarity and accountability of the information. ” Later, the Princess wanted to emphasize that “communicate well is what defines the journalists, who often become guides, because every society needs references and journalism is the place where the citizen comes to regard himself and look at your country, to secure their convictions and allay their fears. ”
Previously, the director of the Royal Academy, Victor Garcia , had opened the act referring to the responsibility that journalists “have contracted with the Spanish language” and recalled that “the media are sounding the standard of our language, Spanish is on the street, and on the street should also be made the newspapers. ”
Finally, De la Concha said that in some media such as gossip, is carrying out what he called “widespread popularization and foul-mouthed and unisex,” which involves a blunting of social sensitivity and a “poverty of values moral. ” The magic is clear to the director of the SAR: “What distinguishes a hack of a journalist is a good use of language. You have the floor. ”
And then Alex had it …, president of the Agencia Efe, who emphasized that in the genetic sequence of journalists have already registered values of defending the weak, the fight against corruption, honest research, but stressed that in these same chromosomes’ has been sent as well the force in defense of good use of our main tool, language. It is impossible to respect others if we have not met before the value and consequences of every word we utter. ”
Ángel Cano, BBVA’s CEO, noted “the positive role played by journalists in the protection of Spanish, since in many cases, effectively replacing the traditional role of schools in the transmission and innovation of this language alive,” before Pedro Sanz, president of the Government of .. …, confirmed the demand for accountability on the Press in the use of Spanish, because, as he said, “people who read newspapers, listen to the radio, watching TV or is reported Internet is much more than grammar and spelling reads. ”
For three days, the Spanish back to beat here in the .., because, as noted by Manuel Vicente in the inaugural lecture (”Journalism under the rule of the verb ‘),’ Spanish is a way of breathing. The verb is still the king, either analog or virtually. “
