Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladesh
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Resumo: | Journalists are currently facing a multitude of threats. Commonly, these are considered in terms of harassment and bodily harms such as incarceration and murder of journalists. In the Bangladeshi case we argue that the parameters for evaluating what constitutes safety for journalists go beyond conventional wisdom. On the basis of in-depth interviews of 23 Bangladeshi journalists, we argue that the concept of journalists’ safety has three intertwined dimensions. First, journalists’ safety incorporates avoiding bodily harm (imprisonment, enforced disappearance, and so forth), and harassment, as well as economic and career threats. Second, in order to remain safe, journalists undertake various tactics including compromising the objectivity of news in a regime where security apparatus and pro-government journalists work in tandem to surveil and intimidate non-partisan journalists. Third, the tactics used by journalists decrease public faith in the media and the media can no longer play a watchdog role. We argue that one needs to reconceptualize the safety of journalists within these three intertwined dimensions. |
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Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladeshauthoritarianism; Bangladesh; democracy; hybrid regime; journalism; journalists’ safetyJournalists are currently facing a multitude of threats. Commonly, these are considered in terms of harassment and bodily harms such as incarceration and murder of journalists. In the Bangladeshi case we argue that the parameters for evaluating what constitutes safety for journalists go beyond conventional wisdom. On the basis of in-depth interviews of 23 Bangladeshi journalists, we argue that the concept of journalists’ safety has three intertwined dimensions. First, journalists’ safety incorporates avoiding bodily harm (imprisonment, enforced disappearance, and so forth), and harassment, as well as economic and career threats. Second, in order to remain safe, journalists undertake various tactics including compromising the objectivity of news in a regime where security apparatus and pro-government journalists work in tandem to surveil and intimidate non-partisan journalists. Third, the tactics used by journalists decrease public faith in the media and the media can no longer play a watchdog role. We argue that one needs to reconceptualize the safety of journalists within these three intertwined dimensions.Cogitatio2020-02-25info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v8i1.2494https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v8i1.2494Media and Communication; Vol 8, No 1 (2020): Rethinking Safety of Journalists; 27-362183-2439reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/2494https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/2494/2494https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/downloadSuppFile/2494/937Copyright (c) 2020 Mubashar Hasan, Mushfique Wadudhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHasan, MubasharWadud, Mushfique2023-02-02T17:45:13Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/2494Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:20:55.816618Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladesh |
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Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladesh |
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Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladesh Hasan, Mubashar authoritarianism; Bangladesh; democracy; hybrid regime; journalism; journalists’ safety |
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Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladesh |
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Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladesh |
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Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladesh |
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Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladesh |
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Re-Conceptualizing Safety of Journalists in Bangladesh |
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Hasan, Mubashar |
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Hasan, Mubashar Wadud, Mushfique |
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Wadud, Mushfique |
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Hasan, Mubashar Wadud, Mushfique |
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authoritarianism; Bangladesh; democracy; hybrid regime; journalism; journalists’ safety |
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authoritarianism; Bangladesh; democracy; hybrid regime; journalism; journalists’ safety |
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Journalists are currently facing a multitude of threats. Commonly, these are considered in terms of harassment and bodily harms such as incarceration and murder of journalists. In the Bangladeshi case we argue that the parameters for evaluating what constitutes safety for journalists go beyond conventional wisdom. On the basis of in-depth interviews of 23 Bangladeshi journalists, we argue that the concept of journalists’ safety has three intertwined dimensions. First, journalists’ safety incorporates avoiding bodily harm (imprisonment, enforced disappearance, and so forth), and harassment, as well as economic and career threats. Second, in order to remain safe, journalists undertake various tactics including compromising the objectivity of news in a regime where security apparatus and pro-government journalists work in tandem to surveil and intimidate non-partisan journalists. Third, the tactics used by journalists decrease public faith in the media and the media can no longer play a watchdog role. We argue that one needs to reconceptualize the safety of journalists within these three intertwined dimensions. |
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