He called on journalists to pay more attention to important issues such as inequality between rich and poor, rights of ordinary people, rule of law and climate change. He said that it is important for the media to bring these issues to the fore through responsible journalism. The Daily Star editor also said that journalists […]
We are not fully aware of the draft Cyber Security Act. We cannot express relief until we see whether it is journalist-friendly or not, whether the government will actually protect free journalism and freedom of expression. Let me talk about an experience, when the government introduced the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Act, there was […]
The demands of the Council of Editors included: 1. The drafting of laws against free and open journalism must be suspended immediately. 2. Digital Security Act (DSA) has to be abolished. If the government faces any hurdle in scrapping the DSA, they will have to include a section in the Act that reads: This Act […]