Journalists should practice what they preach

You remember the time when mom used to tell not to talk on the phone while ironing clothes lest you make a mistake and burn yourself. And then one day she forgot to practice what she was preaching and… Well a funny situation like this has occurred in the business world too.

Journalists have been warning their readers against the hazard of not taking backups of computer files. So much so that in article published by them. However, they 'likened backups to flossing - everyone knows it's important, but few devote enough thought or energy to it. And one fine day, the magazine's editorial system crashed, nullifying the work done for the latest issue. The backup server failed to back up. The page layouts had to be totally redone from scratch.

Or, when journalists have been warning their readers not to keep all eggs on one basket. As a business magazine readers, you might understand what I meant. But, yes, journalists do not have enough.. well.. money to do investment. Well, I cannot blame that Indonesian journalists are underpaid, so they cannot afford to buy gold, blue chips shares (unless they are journalists whose working on stock exchange desk), or bonds.

Sometimes, it is fun when we were writing about a trillion rupiah business deal or income. However we have never had or touched or counted or even seen that BIG amount. Sometimes, we must imagine to be a rich man or think as a businessman.

Yes, it is difficult to practice what we usually write on article. But we are not a liar hehehehe...