In addition to becoming slowpokes, we had to run all our business in compliance with municipal regulations. Are we not those who say that “the state should not own artists”? Then, can we say “we will not produce art with the patronage of state” when we work in municipalities, which are state institutions? Even if we say so, we cannot fulfill it.
I know at least that they are not looking for jobs in the media sector. Three thousand people who used to work in places that were shut down through the decrees are unemployed now. Their possible employers are not hiring new people. Instead, they are drawing down their workforce. There are dismissals in these places. Often, three or five people are sacked from big media companies. Hence, even if dismissed journalists were to look for a job, there is no place they can find one.”