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20th year in journalism: the 'letterpress' to 'mobile' era

I'm in my 20th year in journalism. As a professional journalist, I still need to learn something new to survive, even after 19 years. Analyzing myself, this is the fundamental reason I am still attracted to journalism. Learning anything new is always a challenge that I relish. Thus, my journalism has had the most impact on who I am. Consequently, I want to carry out two initiatives to mark this 20th year. 1. I'll draft a manuscript titled "The Sequences of Various Thoughts." I want to portray the tale of a local newspaper reporter's journey to become an international media journalist and the evolution of his diverse viewpoints. 2. I want to do "visual interviews" with some of the people who have taught me a lot or from whom I need to learn a lot as a journalist. They are mostly journalists. I'll also chat about mass communication with other pros. I posted these ideas on my blog and personal Facebook timeline to inspire myself. But, my friends, if you...

Context: children and smartphones

I captured both of these photos this year. The one on the left was taken in July from a Rohingya camp in Teknaf Upazila, Cox's Bazar . The other photograph was taken in September in Dhaka 's Segunbagicha area. The latest generation of smartphones is taking over childhood everywhere. How safe or scary are these images? Please share your thoughts.

Flashback: Call of the Red-Rooster

Press show In August 2015, I joined "Laal Moroger Jhuti" (Call of the Red-Rooster) as a film worker. Our first team meeting was in the Dhaka residence of the filmmaker couple, Nurul Alam Atique-Matia Banu Shuku, also the writer-director and producer of the film. Then I started on a long voyage with this film and we visited different areas of Dhaka, Kushtia, Syedpur, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon. Later, the film's production came to a halt, and in my reality, I was unable to maintain a steady connection with the work. Yet, I tried to engage with the film in various ways and noticed more about the film's behind-the-scenes. Family show In his statement at the first meeting, Atique Bhai said that in the current context, his production team needs to carry out a "liberation fight of Bengali cinema" to complete the production of this government-funded film. After that battle, when I sat in the auditorium of the Bangladesh Film Archive in December 2021, watching the film...