Journalists and academics at a discussion here today underscored the need for institutionalizing the country\u2019s media to eliminate media fascism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The media must be institutionalized as media has also been fascistised in the past. Fascism can never work alone; rather it works in coalitions with monopoly businessmen, media, intellectuals and the middle class, said speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They were addressing a discussion titled \u2018Fascist\u2019s narratives vs public\u2019s mass media\u2019 at Dhaka University\u2019s RC Majumder auditorium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the seminar, journalists and academics also urged the country\u2019s media outlets to conduct a self-investigation on why the country\u2019s media failed during the 15 years of fascism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Press Institute Bangladesh Director General Faruk Wasif said, \u201cFascism cannot run alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fascism forms alliances. It creates monopolistic power such as monopolistic middle class, monopolistic business class, monopolistic media and a handful of intellectuals.\u201d
\u201cFascism establishes many concepts to establish its position. First, it elevates itself to the level of a God and dehumanizes the enemies,\u201d he said adding, \u201cLater, the fascist victimizes themselves the way Israel does... the Awami League also shows itself as a victim.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chief Adviser\u2019s press secretary Shafiqul Alam pointed out that failure of journalism is the reason for the advent of fascism in Bangladesh. There has been no good journalism in Bangladesh in the last 15 years, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe legal history of Bangladesh in the last 15 years is a very bad history. We have no good reports on major events, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New Age editor Nurul Kabir said, \u201cOne of the major tasks of fascism is to seize history. Because, if the past can be politically controlled, justification can be made about the present.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Associate Professor of DU Mass communication and Journalism department Dr Khorshed Alam presented the keynote speech at the seminar, which was also addressed by BTV Director General Mahbubul Alam, Daily Star Bangla editor Golam Mortoza and Prothom Alo English department head Ayesha Kabir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Journalists and academics at a discussion here today underscored the need for institutionalizing the country\u2019s media to eliminate media fascism. The media must be institutionalized as media has also been fascistised in the past. Fascism can never work alone; rather it works in coalitions with monopoly businessmen, media, intellectuals and the middle class, said […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":25740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,93],"tags":[54],"class_list":["post-25739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bangladesh","category-nationwide","tag-54"],"yoast_head":"\n