The WikiLeaks project was always going to put various noses out of joint in the journalistic profession.

Persecution by government officials deeply concerning

"Policy" as an institutional process is a nebulous mixture of concepts, thinking, ideology, values, pragmatism, interests and, hopefully, evidence: prior, during, and afterwards.

Media plurality, though essential in all democracies, has sadly become a tool for drowning out independent and critical voices.

With the numerous laws that already exist to regulate—or better still, suppress—the media, and the diligence with which new ones are being prepared, one would think that of all the areas that need fixing, our government expects the journalists to be “fixed” first. But why?

She was labelled as “the enemy of state” much in the style of Ibsen's famous play “An Enemy of the People” by the Malaysian

Turning news into entertainment not only benefits the corporations financially but also help ruling elites maintain the status quo...

Bangladesh has moved two notches up to 144th position among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index-2016 prepared by Reporters Sans Frontières. But the Paris-based advocacy group voices serious concern over the state of freedom of expression in Bangladesh.

The Asia News Network (ANN) demands for immediate withdrawal of the cases filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, calling it an act of harassment and intimidation against the media in Bangladesh.

There is hardly any need to emphasise the importance of free media for democratic functioning in Bangladesh.

It can seem a bit self-righteous when journalists write about the importance of freedom of the press, a bit like a chef celebrating the virtues of a fancy meal or a hairdresser extolling the importance of a new haircut.

The power of the press always overcomes the power to suppress, former Amnesty International chief Irene Z Khan has said.

A journalist of an Indian Bangla daily goes missing near his home in Alipurduar district of West Bengal.

The media is expanding which points to an increasing diversity and volume of information and visuals. Governments tend to equate rising flow of information with free flow of information. A line needs to be drawn there.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urges the government and other stakeholders to create a congenial atmosphere where media can play their role freely and impartially.