Spokesperson for the Environmental Protection Agency, Milica Krgović, has been a journalist for almost nine years: since 2003, she worked in one of the daily newspapers, and then in June of this year, she changed her profession.
About his new job, he says that this profession has many points of contact with journalism.
"I am happy to work in the Agency, an institution that I responsibly claim is one of the most transparent state institutions in Montenegro."
Milica points out that leaving journalism was not an easy decision for her.
"How can I not write at least one text a day, I asked myself. However, weighing for days, realistically looking at my life and thinking about the period ahead, I made such a decision".
About how she changed her job, she says that she was "eaten" by the daily schedule and undefined working hours.
"A journalist doesn't have working hours, and he wouldn't hold that title if he didn't have to be available to everyone, at least 24 hours a day."
Journalists are often nervous and angry
He states how being a journalist is not easy.
"Conscience, professionalism, truthfulness and fairness are tested every day, values for which we fight all our lives, even when we are not journalists".
He believes that journalists often have no private life, they give everything for their profession.
"No journalist's working day passes without stress, without a constant race with events, but also with daily matches with colleagues and competitors. Such a pace of work leaves consequences, so it is not surprising that journalists are often nervous and angry", says Milica.
He says that for now he does not regret journalism, although it was not so long ago that he stopped actively working as a journalist.
"I will take it upon myself to say that the journalistic profession is not appreciated enough".
He believes that the environment in which we live, where everyone knows everyone and where everyone is related to everyone, affects that profession.
"The journalistic profession is incredibly beautiful. It is a coin with two sides. Conscientious journalists, who respect the code, are never sure if what they wrote is the only and real truth".
Regarding the differences between the two professions, he says that journalism requires more dynamism and field work than PR.
"Also, one of the differences is that journalists usually follow several areas, so they are often 'torn' on several sides".
Helped with writing
"For sure, I will remember journalism for beautiful things. Usually, in a sea of beautiful and ugly, one remembers positive moments", says Milica, emphasizing that he will always be a journalist, because, as he states, one does not give up that profession when he starts doing something else.
"Once a journalist, always a journalist, regardless of whether he will continue to write and publish articles. I am glad that through my work as a journalist, I made a great and valuable acquaintance, met good and bad people, and 'earned' valuable experience".
Journalism was an important life lesson for her. "Thank God, I had the luck and privilege to do that job." She says that she is happy that through journalistic articles she managed to help someone and influence at least one segment of society to be better.
"I was most happy when, after the published text, I received feedback that I had helped someone by writing. Helping someone in any way is a noble mission”.
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