<p class="p1"><span class="s1">나는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기레기다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">펜을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">든</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">양아치이자</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조폭이다</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">나는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기레기다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">펜을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">든</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">양아치이자</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조폭이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">나</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">뿐</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">아니라</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">상당수의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기자들은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">펜을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">든</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">양아치다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">펜을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">든</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조폭이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">펜을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">무기로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조져서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">광고를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">따낸다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">평기자들</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">가운데서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">짓거리를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">좋아하는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">사람들은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">그리</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">많지는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">않다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">대부분</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">윗분들이라</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">불리는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">데스크들이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">그</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">짓거리를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">평기자에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내리고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">광고를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">챙기고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수당을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">가져간다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">전형적인</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수법은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오너나</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">혹은</span><span class="s2"> CEO</span><span class="s1">를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">제목에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쓰는거다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">오너나</span><span class="s2"> CEO</span><span class="s1">랑</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">별개의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">문제라</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">할지라도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이들</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이름을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">제목에서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">거론하면</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">소방수</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">역할인</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">홍보팀은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">긴장한다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">내용에서조차</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">어떻게</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">해서든</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조지고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">그</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">문제를</span><span class="s2"> CEO</span><span class="s1">와</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오너랑</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">연계한다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">국내</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">주요</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">대형</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">재벌들의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">경우</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">상황은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">반전된다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">오히려</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">빨아주지</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">못해</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">안달난다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">조그마한</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">일이라</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">하더라도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">부풀리고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">그</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">성과를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오너</span><span class="s2">, CEO</span><span class="s1">에게로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">돌린다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">특히</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">굴지의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기업인</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">경우는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">더하다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">담당</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기자수는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">꼴랑</span><span class="s2"> 2</span><span class="s1">명인데</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사는</span><span class="s2"> 10</span><span class="s1">개</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이상이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쏟아진다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">쏟아내게</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">만든다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">찬란한</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수식어들은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">모두</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">붙는다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">모두</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">최대</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">광고주여서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">하는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">짓거리다</span><span class="s2">.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">연말연시</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기업들의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">인사</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시즌이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">주요</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">재벌</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">계열사들의</span><span class="s2"> CEO </span><span class="s1">향배가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">그들이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">주목하는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">부분이다</span><span class="s2">. 어느 분야나 경제/산업에 </span><span class="s1">예외는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">그</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">의미인</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">즉슨</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">광고를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">안주는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조지고</span><span class="s2">, </span><span class="s1">광고를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">주는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳들은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">빨아주라는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">의미다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">오늘만</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">해도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">업계에서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">주요한</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">간담회가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있었다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">간담회와</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">관련된</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">발제를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">냈다가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전화로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">욕을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">먹었다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">요금</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">같은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시기</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쓸게</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">얼마나</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">많은데</span><span class="s2"> 2</span><span class="s1">일</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">연속</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">비슷한</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">발제냐는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">소리였다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">그는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">보지도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">않았나보다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">업계</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">입장에선</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">분명</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">다른</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">발제인데</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">같은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사라며</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">소리를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">높였다</span><span class="s2">. “</span><span class="s1">인물을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쓰라고</span><span class="s2">”</span><span class="s1">라고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">언급했다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">대놓고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">펜을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">든</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조폭</span><span class="s2">, </span><span class="s1">양아치짓을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">하란</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">소리다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">물정</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">모르던</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시절</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">나도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">펜을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">든</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조폭이었다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">당시</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조폭</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">같은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">작성할</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">땐</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">왔다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">그래도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">당시</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">그</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내리는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">데스크는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이런</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이런</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">저런</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">저런</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내용들을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">녹여서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">작성하라고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">가이드라인이라도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">줬다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">지금</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">데스크는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">업계의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사들의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">밸류를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">모른다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">업계</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내용</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">자체를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">잘</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">모른다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">모르니</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">가이드라인도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">없어도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쓸</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있지만</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">그런</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쓰는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">것엔</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이골이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">났다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">질릴대로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">질렸고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">지칠대로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">지쳤다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">대학생</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시절</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">언론은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">사회의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">창이라는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">말을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">들었던</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기억이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">난다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">현재</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">언론은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">사회의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">창이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">아니다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">단순</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조폭에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">불과하다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">얼마전에도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">취재를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">해서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">작성했다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">기사</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">작성</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">중간</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">카톡이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">왔다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">대놓고</span><span class="s2"> “</span><span class="s1">내려갈</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사</span><span class="s2">”</span><span class="s1">라고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">언급했다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">비판하는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쓴</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">뒤</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">광고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">등을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">구두로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">협약하고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">삭제하는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">방식이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">업계에선</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">소위</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">엿바꿔먹기라고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">표현한다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">업체</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">홍보팀은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전화로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내게</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">사정을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">설명하면서</span><span class="s2"> “</span><span class="s1">의도를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">가지고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쓰셨는지는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">모르겠지만</span><span class="s2">...”</span><span class="s1">이라고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">부언했다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">의도는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">뻔했지만</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">취재는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">정상적으로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">했고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">문제는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있어</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">보여서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">썼다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">그럼에도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전화를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">받으며</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쥐구멍에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">들어가고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">싶었다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">반나절</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">가량</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">올라갔던</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">결국</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내려갔다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">정보</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">제공</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">창구로서의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">역할도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">잘</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수행</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">못한다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">업종</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">별</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">차이는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있지만</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전문성이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있어야</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">생존한다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">전문성이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없다면</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">처음부터</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">끝까지</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기레기</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">밖에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">안된다</span><span class="s2">.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">현실은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시궁창이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">하루에도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수차례</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내려온다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">전문성을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시간</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">따윈</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">그리고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">데스크라는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">것들은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전문성에는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">관심</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조차</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">오더가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">별로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">날에도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">언제고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내려올지</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">모르고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">어떤</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">돌발</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">변수가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">발생할지</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">몰라</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전전긍긍한다</span><span class="s2">. 7</span><span class="s1">시반</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">출근에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">퇴근</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시간은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">평균이</span><span class="s2"> 6</span><span class="s1">시</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">반이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">이슈가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">많은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">날엔</span><span class="s2"> 8~9</span><span class="s1">시</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이후에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">끝난다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">최근에는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">점심도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">거르는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">날이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">태반이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">업체와의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">점심</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">약속을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">미룬적도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">허다하다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">저녁에는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">술자리도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">많다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">몸은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">망가진다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">위장장애는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">달고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">산다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">담배는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">늘어만간다</span><span class="s2">. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><br></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">잠을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">줄여가며</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전문성을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기르는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">것은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">현실을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">고려하면</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">사실상</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">불가능한</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이야기다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">그럼에도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">데스크라는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">것들은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전문성을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이야기</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">한다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">그들이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">말하는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전문성은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기업체를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조지거나</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">빨거나</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">하는데</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">필요한</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전문성이다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">사회의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">창도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">아닐</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">뿐</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">더러</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">정보</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">제공</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">창구로서의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">역할도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">못하는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">거라면</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기자는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">단순</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기레기이며</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">단순</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">노동자다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">펜을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">든</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조폭행세를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">하며</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">돈을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">버는게</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기자라면</span><span class="s2">, </span><span class="s1">기레기로서의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">역할만을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">담당하는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">거라면</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">응당</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">노동의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">대가라도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">정당히</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">받아야</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">한다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">노동권이라도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">보장</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">받아야</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">한다</span><span class="s2">.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">하지만</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">현실은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">역시</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시궁창이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">노동시간</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">단축을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">요구해봐야</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">돌아오는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">답변은</span><span class="s2"> “</span><span class="s1">기자가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">당연하지</span><span class="s2">”</span><span class="s1">다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">주말에도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내려온다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">주말에도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">늘상</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">컴퓨터를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">키고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">일을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">하건</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">서칭하는데</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">반나절</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이상은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쓴다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">주말</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">당직자가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있음에도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">불구하고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">때도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">주말</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">대해서도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">돌아오는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">답변은</span><span class="s2"> “</span><span class="s1">기자가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">주말이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">어딨어</span><span class="s2">”</span><span class="s1">다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">연차나</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">월차</span><span class="s2">, </span><span class="s1">연휴때도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">오더가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">내려오기</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">일쑤다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">노트북은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">언제고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">들고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">다닌다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">그렇다고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">세상이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">바뀔</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기사를</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">쓰는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">것도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">아니다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">당직자도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">월급도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">업무량과</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">비교하면</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">초라하기</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">그지</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">야근</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수당</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">따윈</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">전혀</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">조금의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">욕심</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">때문에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기자질을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">떠나질</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">못했는데</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">자꾸만</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">후회가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">된다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">기회가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있을때</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">빨리</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시궁창을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">벗어났어야만</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">했다. 하지만</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">진짜</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기자로서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">살고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">싶은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">마음이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조금은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기레기</span><span class="s2">, </span><span class="s1">조폭으로</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">만들지</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">않는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">매체가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있을까</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">싶어</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">미루고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">미루다</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">아직까지</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">헬조선</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기레기</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">바닥에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">붙어있었다.</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">약</span><span class="s2"> 8</span><span class="s1">년</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">가량에</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">걸친</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기자질의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">결론은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">바닥엔</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">답이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">없다는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">거다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> 이 처럼 답없는 곳도 그리 많지 않을거란 생각이다. </span></span></p> <p class="p2"><span class="s1"></span><br></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">혹여라도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">커뮤니티에서</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기자일을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">꿈꾸는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">사람들이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있다면</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">하고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">싶은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">말이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">국내</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">대다수의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">언론사</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">환경은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">시궁창이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">기레기이자</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">펜을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">든</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">양아치</span><span class="s2">, </span><span class="s1">조폭을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">양산한다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">큰</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳과</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">작은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">차이가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">조금이라도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있다면</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">큰</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">좀</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">더</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">많이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">땡기고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">작은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">좀</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">더</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">적게</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">땡긴다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">큰</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">업무강도가</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">높은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">대신</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수당이라도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">많이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">챙겨준다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">그럼에도</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">불구하고</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">기자질을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">바라는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">사람들이</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">혹여</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">있다면</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">경제</span><span class="s2">/</span><span class="s1">산업은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">절대</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">발</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">담구지</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">않을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">것을</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">권한다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">이곳은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">언론사들에게</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">금맥이다</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s1">큰</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳과</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">작은</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">곳의</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">차이는</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">더하냐</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">덜하냐</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">수준</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">차이일</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s1">뿐이다</span><span class="s2">.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>