The journalist will premiere this Monday in La 1, a four-episode documentary series that analyzes the changes that will come to 2050
From the news set to find out what the future will look like that the world has already begun to build. The journalist Carlos Franganillo (Oviedo, 42 years old) premieres tonight with the documentary series ‘10,000 days’ (10 p.m., on La 1), a production of the news services RTVE in which they analyze in four chapters the changes that will come to 2050, the hopes and threats they bring, the barriers to their governance, and their possible effects on society. In the first episode, the presenter focuses on the fight against climate change through science and technology.
– What questions did you ask yourself when preparing this new program?
– Throughout the history of mankind, man has always sought and crossed new boundaries. We felt like we were on the verge of a technological explosion with all orders. The main goal of this program was to get closer to that limit; scientific and technological exploration. Questions where the boundaries now lie, the human capacity and research to build a new world. We’ve explored it in terms of health, politics, artificial intelligence, and looking for new energies. These four elements define the present and will surely mark the path of the future.
– Can the future be designed?
–The future is unpredictable, clear and there are events that can shake and break plans. But there are also trends that often come from long ago. Every new technology we enjoy today is the result of ten years of research, evolution and consumer acceptance. Aside from events spiraling out of control, we wanted to analyze those trends that are underway that have tremendous potential to change how we understand the world. We looked at those four elements that are not science fiction. There are already people and governments working on it. If achieved sooner or later, it will change the world as we understand it.
Are we moving into a world worse than the one we know or are there reasons for optimism?
–In the field of medicine, for example, I am quite optimistic. Technology has brought very good things. Without the advances of 150 years ago in energy, electricity, oil, coal or machinery, man would not enjoy an unimaginable welfare state. The human capacity is enormous to overcome obstacles. And we face a similar frontier. Technology has very good things, but also risks. And that is where we place the emphasis. We try to make a product that is not too optimistic or pessimistic. The future has a thousand nuances, just like the present.
–What will Spain look like in 2050?
I dare not make predictions. The program does not want to draw exactly what the future will look like, but show the major trends. Spain is a country integrated into the international market. It will follow in the footsteps of the great Western nations. Technological boundaries are completely blurred. It seems like we’ve been stepping on the accelerator for the past fifteen years. Science is collaborating more because communication technology makes this possible and there are projects with brilliant people from all over the world who are connected. All this has a beneficial effect because it stimulates the economy, science and knowledge. And Spain is integrated into that map. One of the things I most enjoyed discovering in this program is the number of brilliant Spaniards who are on the front line everywhere. We have first-class human capital and knowledge, which are not always well integrated into the national industry.
– Will technology be able to replace journalism in this near future?
–There are disturbing elements and others that can help journalism. For a decade now, the media has been undergoing a huge shock and no longer has a privileged place in the public debate. Channels of information and disinformation have emerged where citizens sometimes do not distinguish between what is information and what is self-interested propaganda. So we are in a new environment, which will not change. We have to get used to our work with new actors, some dedicated to intoxication, but the task now is to design those tools to reach the viewer and adapt to an environment that has changed forever.
– Is the ‘TV news’ of your life in danger? What can we do to ensure that young people, who are the future, watch the news?
–Honestly, you can change the way you tell it with a new story. We’ve already done that. The ‘TV news’ tries to keep up with the times. But I don’t think it will go away any time soon. It is a product that can coexist. There are studies that tell us that young people don’t watch the news, and that is certainly true, but this population consumes a lot of information in other ways as well. Maybe they are not sitting in front of the television at 9 pm, but they do watch an excerpt from the news or a report on social networks or on ‘Youtube’, where RTVE is widely accepted. Sometimes I think there’s a bias because we continue to watch television as a traditional element with a set schedule set by the programmers. That’s part of the reality, but it’s also important to note that TV is a content factory that is later distributed in many ways and adapted to different languages. You have to keep the traditional broadcast and adapt the content to adapt to the new channels and reach an infinite audience that you can see in Soria or Santiago de Chile.
–Did the presentation of the ‘Newscast’ from Ukraine change your view of the war?
–My vision did not change, because I already knew the area. I was in 2013 when I was a correspondent in Moscow and I try to follow the news there. It is clear that when reporting in Ukraine you gain nuances and see first hand the situations that the Ukrainian people are in. But because of those nuances, feelings and perceptions you can tell the story better and that’s a difference with when you do information at a distance.
– What have you learned as an RTVE correspondent?
–The two destinations were very interesting at the time. Working in Moscow especially marked me, perhaps because it was my first correspondent and I arrived with less experience. It was a place further removed from the cultural influences we receive more directly from the West or the United States. That forced me to work a lot and study a lot to understand what was happening around me. In the end, one succeeds in dispelling some prejudices and reinforcing others that are real and seeing the nuances of society to give the viewer their own vision. It’s the most enriching part of being a correspondent.
–For a few months now, ‘Telediario’ has been the second option, behind Telecinco. Are you reaping the rewards of good work?
–We attach great importance to the ‘share’, yes. It’s what makes you somewhat transcendent because the readings are taken from that traditional and linear audience, although it’s no longer the whole picture. It has a sociological value. What do we reap from good work? I honestly don’t believe it, because to me the hearings are still a great mystery. They are not always related to good work. Television and the programming grid are something very complex to watch. The only thing that matters is to concentrate on the daily work; which is sometimes compensated with a good audience and other times less. You don’t have to obsess over the data.
– Do you see a state pact between the parties far away so that they do not put TVE in the daily political battle?
I dare not go into details that escape me. I am not an expert in RTVE governance. Hopefully there will come a time when a state pact is reached. I think the system can be improved and we should try to find profiles through a competition and with great professionals in the sector. And that this keeps away from any kind of interference. In that sense, there are areas for improvement. It is true that agreements have recently been made between the major parties for the governance of RTVE, but due to various circumstances we have had to deal with years of instability and too many changes. Everyone’s home needs long-term projects and commitment to the future.
Source: La Verdad
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