As part of the tribute to the 75th anniversary of Argentine television , held at the CUDES Institute of Culture, leading figures in television and journalism gathered to explore different stages of its history and discuss what changes and what remains the same: the craft of telling, selecting and giving meaning to what happens.

The meeting was moderated by Gabriela Fabbro , a professor and researcher at the FC, and director of the Argentine Television Observatory; who spoke with María Laura Santillán, Mónica Gutiérrez, Fernando Bravo and Pablo Sirvén.

The journalists shared memories and experiences from their careers and reflected on the transformations that television has undergone and on the place of journalism in an increasingly broad ecosystem of media and screens.

For Santillán, there is something essential that remains beyond the transformations of the environment:

"We are chroniclers, we like to be there, we like to tell stories, we like to tell what happens and that's what we continue to do."

The phrase recovers a central dimension of the profession: being close to events and finding a way to turn them into stories capable of reaching others.

Gutiérrez focused on how the profession is transforming in the face of the proliferation of sources and formats. “What is left for the journalist? To sift, to curate. We must implement the many tools we have learned over the years,” he stated, referring to the task of selecting, interpreting, and prioritizing information.

The emotional dimension of television also emerged. Reflecting on his experience in front of the camera, Fernando Bravo rediscovered the connection with audiences and the ability to feel and evoke emotion as part of a profession that, in addition to informing, builds shared experiences.

Along the same lines of thinking about journalistic work as a task of selection and construction of meaning, Pablo Sirvén defined journalists as “curators of reality”, so that the audience can grasp it (with and without h), because “reality is infinite, it is unfathomable”.

Television has changed. The tools, the screens, and the ways of watching have all changed. But after hearing these stories, one is left with the feeling that something remains unchanged: the desire to be there, to tell what's happening, and to make someone on the other side feel moved and understand a little more about reality.