Obstacles and Opportunities for Preparing Competent Journalists at Universities in Bangladesh. (June 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ullah, Mohammad Sahid
• Other Names: Finn Mark guest-editor.; Aayeshah Wajeehah guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Asia Pacific media educator. Volume 26:Number 1(2016:Jun.)
• Page Start: 65
• Page End: 82
• Publication Date: 2016-06
• Subjects: Journalism education -- Bangladesh media -- journalism schools -- journalism curriculum; Journalism -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Journalism -- Study and teaching -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Journalism -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Study and teaching -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Research -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; 070.07105
• DOI: 10.1177/1326365X16640989
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1326-365X

Abstract

This paper reports on a survey of the resources and capabilities, including infrastructure and logistics in 14 university-level Bangladeshi journalism institutions. Progress of the university journalism programmes is hampered by poorly resourced convergent news laboratory, shortage of research and teaching staff with professional media experience. It posits that university journalism programmes in Bangladesh, regardless of their ideological inclinations, should revamp their curriculum to emphasize on practical courses so as to keep pace with changing technologies in the newsroom.