Participants say as Facebook-supported upskilling programme ends Media organizations must work with social media companies like Facebook to combat misinformation and cyberbullying, speakers said at a virtual event. The webinar was organised by C-CAB (Center for Communication Action Bangladesh) to mark the completion of “Facebook Fundamental for News, a digital
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2 Maasranga TV journos mugged
Two journalists of Maasranga Television channel were mugged at Jatrabari on early Sunday. Muggers injured one and snatched away his laptop. The police arrested two muggers named Robin and Sohag. The victims are special reporter Ashraful Islam
Journos observe token hunger strike
Journalists observed a token hunger strike on Monday demanding the release of Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman. They observed the token hunger strike from 10 am to 2:30 pm on the National Press Club premises. Ruhul Amin Gazi, president of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), said that they will continue
Journalists, not industrialists, should run broadcast journalism
Participants of a roundtable on Tuesday said that broadcast journalism should be run by journalists and not by industrialists. Speaking at the discussion on ‘what we have achieved in the era of broadcast journalism’ organised to mark World Television Day officials, industrialists and working journalists said that