A political history of television in Bangladesh

Authors

Brian P. Shoesmith, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Shameem Mahmud
S Shameam Reza

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publisher

Intellect Ltd

Faculty

Faculty of Education and Arts

School

School of Communication and Arts

RAS ID

17313

Comments

Shoesmith, B. P., Mahmud, S., & Reza, S. (2013). A political history of television in Bangladesh. In B. Shoesmith, J. W. Genilo (Eds.). Bangladesh's changing mediascape: From state control to market forces (pp. 237-255). 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.