Md. Mosleh Uddin Bachchu
Workshops and seminars on preventing misreporting and presenting objective news in the media were held by the Bangladesh Press Council with the participation of journalists from print and electronic media. The day-long training workshop was held at the Bangladesh Press Council office on Wednesday (May 14). The workshop started from 9:30 am and continued till 3 pm. Speaking as the chief guest at the workshop, Bangladesh Press Council Chairman Justice AKM Abdul Hakim said that there are many examples of misreporting and yellow journalism, among which I have this
An example comes to mind right now, from 2013. The picture of the change of the veil in the holy city of Mecca was cut and pressed. I thought it was a big deal for the Imams of the Kaaba to protest the persecution of scholars. The main reason for giving yellow statements is to click professionally. You know better than me that many incidents have occurred due to yellow journalism and misreporting on such issues.
Whenever we are asked about any religious matter, the least we can say is that religion is a personal matter for everyone, and we publish news on this subject in a very responsible manner. Journalists in Bangladesh who are always brave in reporting the truth. You bring up many objectionable issues, and you understand the level of misjournalism in the age of the internet. Online journalism is spreading. The print media is weakening, while the electronic media is becoming more violent. The code of conduct for newspaper organizations and journalists, formulated in accordance with Section 11:B of 1974, prohibits the publication of news that is against or contrary to the country’s independence, sovereignty, state integrity and the constitution.
At the workshop, Press Council Deputy Secretary Md. Abdus Sabur said that raising awareness or awakening on any issue will benefit the people of the country. This is the job of a journalist, to refrain from campaigning against the Liberation War. The workshop was moderated by Md. Shakhwat Hossain, Superintendent of Bangladesh Press Council. Forty journalists from across the country participated in the training workshop on journalism principles, the Press Council Act and Code of Conduct, and objective reporting.