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Declining yet booming

I’ve just read this article from The Economist that talks about how journalism training is booming in the developing countries. What attracts me is the first paragraph of the article that says: “traditional media may be declining in much of the rich world, but in poor countries it is booming. The growth in private media [...]

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About: See Authors Posts (27) • September 20th, 2007

Topic: Media business

Silencing press in Bangladesh

BAD news for every press freedom enthusiasts: The telecom regularity body of the government yesterday pulled the plugs on the transmission of CSB News, a satellite TV channel of Focus Multimedia Company, for ‘forgery’. A group of officials of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regularity Commission (BTRC) including three deputy directors and an assistant director accompanied by a number [...]

— Firman FirdauscloseAuthor: Firman Firdaus Name: Firman Firdaus
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About: See Authors Posts (11) • September 12th, 2007

Topic: Censorship, Media business, Press freedom