The president of the Spanish news agency EFE, Alex Grijelmo
considered that there should be differences in the management model from
the public and private agencies.
In this regard, the president of the World Council of News Agencies
stressed that there was a preconception about a company
public "by definition, does not fight for a place in the market,"
while a private company "seeks to return and has no
aware of what a public service. "
"I also believe in a public agency is aware of being a
service to society and, moreover, is managed effectively and
seeks to be competitive both in price and profitability and
information production, "he said.
Speaking to Telam Grijelmo also stressed the need for
News agencies carried out a joint struggle "to avoid
the hacks ", as anticipated to be one of the central themes
to be discussed at the III World Congress of Agencies, which
place in the city of Rio Negro San Carlos de Bariloche.
At that point, the head of EFE is regretted that
through "an era in which quality is neglected, following
"everything is so easy and accessible than many people think that
must pay to receive truthful and expensive. "
Moreover, Grijelmo considered that "the great challenge of all
agency journalists "is to adapt to" a new paradigm
in which it must be a leaner, more flexible and much more
competent in different media. "
Finally, the Spanish reference held in the meeting that
held in Bariloche called for "a sharing of experiences
to enrich "and they take hold" in the corridors "relations
bilateral "for business agreements and" between agencies
news.
