রবিবার, ২০ মার্চ, ২০১১

Editorial freedom in Bangladesh in question

Seema Chowdhury
Corr, NewsDigest24.com

"Bashundhara Group Chairman goes to Jail". (Bashundara, a business entity in Bangladesh). No this is not a headline of any of the Bashundhara owned media channels in the country (Banglanews24.com, Daily Kaler Kantho, Daily Sun or Bangladesh Protidin).

The news is highlighted in other newspapers and web sites, owned by business entities other than
Bashundhara Group.

Most of the newspapers, online portals and television channels are owned and operated by leading business
entitirs in Bangladesh.

Question is - do media people or journalists in Bangladesh have editorial freedom at all?

Or Are the media houses neutral and truthful in publishing news regardless of who owns the channel?

Or How come people across the country buy the dailies or watch the same television channels even if those newspapers or televisions do not seem to be truthful or transparent in delivering news?

Most importantly, are there any news media station that can claim that they are 100% free from influence
when it comes to ediorial decisions?

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