Radio in Bangladesh: growth, decline and transformation

Authors

Jude William Genilo
Bikash Bhowmick
Brian P. Shoesmith, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publisher

Intellect Ltd

Faculty

Faculty of Education and Arts

School

School of Communication and Arts

RAS ID

17314

Comments

Genilo, J., Bhowmick, B., & Shoesmith, B. P. (2013). Radio in Bangladesh: growth, decline and transformation. In B. Shoesmith, J. W. Genilo (Eds.). Bangladesh's changing mediascape: From state control to market forces (pp. 55-78). Bristol, England: Intellect Ltd. Original book available here

Abstract

The book is a collection of essays that provide an in-depth understanding of the changing Bangladesh mediascape. The essays focus on, respectively, specific media (television, radio, film, the press and photography), policy issues and the challenge of the new media to governance in an emerging and developing nation faced with innumerable economic, social and physical problems. The book deliberately avoids the development communication model and argues that market forces rather than planned state interventions will contribute to a more equitable communication environment for Bangladesh.