politics
March 16, 2026
Paths to Articles (1)
After about fifty years, it seems that in the early days of my journalism, the paths and journeys to topics are sometimes more interesting than the texts themselves. Especially when the fallibility of memory about different times gets involved.
TL;DR
- The author finds the process of reporting more interesting than the published texts, especially when recalling past experiences.
- An early 1970s assignment in Trgovište involved covering disputes between a youth leader and other socio-political organizations, with the youth leader walking miles to work.
- In 1978, reporting in Caparić, a village near Ljubovija, focused on a 17-year-old youth leader and the community's lack of meeting spaces and recreational facilities.
- The Caparić youth organization had proposed to a congress that they lacked a place to meet, socialize, and "make love."
- The reporting trips involved challenging logistics, including difficult travel, unusual accommodations (like staying in a family home), and dealing with local officials.
- The author notes the contrast between the past and present, questioning the current state of affairs in these villages.
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