Staff correspondent :<\/p>\n
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today said that the government agrees to the demand placed by journalists to determine qualification for journalism.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to the proposal of journalists, there is a need to have something (policy) to determine the qualification for journalism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The state minister said this taking part in a panel discussion at a workshop titled \u2018Role of mass media in building Smart Bangladesh\u2019 at BCS Administration Academy in the city\u2019s Shahbagh, said an official release.<\/p>\n
The Public Administration Ministry in association with BCS Administration Academy organized the workshop for Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters\u2019 Forum members.<\/p>\n
Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain, Dhaka University (DU) former Vice-Chancellor and eminent educationist Professor Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique, Senior Secretary of Public Administration Ministry Mohammed Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury and Senior Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Ministry Md Humayun Kabir Khandaker took in the panel discussion.<\/p>\n
Arafat said if the government takes an initiative to determine the qualification for journalists, it would be viewed as an attempt to control journalism. So, the professional journalists should be vocal to this end, he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government agrees to your (journalists) demand for determining requirement for journalism. The government has no issue here. We will resolve the matter,\u201d the state minister said.<\/p>\n
As non-professional people come to journalism, Arafat said, all professional journalists demanded to determine a definition of journalists, introduce examination system for them and prepare a list of journalists.<\/p>\n
Battle of reliable information against disinformation is a must, which is going on, he said, adding, journalists have an opportunity to play a role in preventing disinformation by receiving training.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the Cyber Security Act (CSA), the state minister said, \u201cNot only CSA, we all should take stance in unison against the misuse of any law\u201d.<\/p>\n
The government does not want innocent people to suffer because of misuse of any law, Arafat said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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