Multimediality And Online Journalism In Bangladesh

Multimediality , A Reader Or Audience Friendly Way To Serve Message / News 

Multimediality is a very common term  in online journalism. The term Multimediality can be define as the system what delivers same message throw multiple media . For example , an website can publish same message or news through various media like audio , video and of course in written words. Although the term Multimediality often has been used in online journalism by developed ccountries but thats still very rare in Bangladeshi online journalism.

Is Multimediality Still Using Rarely In Bangladeshi Online Journalism ?!

Yes , Thats what the reality about Bangladeshi Online Journalism. Very few online news sites actually use multimedia on their site to Serve news and information but actual Multimediality what we get by the above definition is not practicing anywhere or if there are any that's very rare . For example , popular online news portals like Prothom alo online version , bdnews24 etc are using video very often to serve message but that's too rare to consider this under practicing multimediality .There are more than two hundreds online newspapers in Bangladesh but only few use video or audio as one of the media to serve news along with regular written words !!

We know that Online Journalism in Bangladesh yet to be established as a strong media of journalism and you can say that has far away to go yet , but still we might want to see bangladeshi online journalism with such readers friendly way like multimediality in a regular practice. 

Online Journalism Has great potential to be established as a strong news media in Bangladesh so soon. For that we have to try to to make it more and more easy and interesting. Using Multimedia together to serve news can be enjoyable and more easy for readers .

** Md Ramiz  
Dhaka , Bangladesh
08.10.12

The Prospects And Challenges Of Online Journalism In Bangladesh

Online Journalism In Bangladesh Has Potential Enough

Online Journalism is no more an unknown or non-popular Journalistic Term  even in countries like Bangladesh. This New Medium Of Journalism is just born if we compare it to other types of journalism but the progress of online journalism over past few years was phenomenal . If we believe the source there are more than 2 hundreds online newspaper in Bangladesh and that number only shows how much huge potentiality this new type of journalism has in near future. In Developed Countries like USA and Even India , Online Journalism already emerged as one of the popular types of Journalism. The Reason is easy to define as the modern world is absolutely technoholic. The New Generation is more comfortable with Computer or Multimedia Phone than Newspaper and Television. This Tendency is still not so popular in bangladesh but if we look at the statistic of the progress of internet users in Bangladesh , we only can think a huge possibility of a modern generation in Bangladesh with technological life style.
You Believe it or not , most of the people naturally has talent to be a journalist and they would love to do journalism if there are any change for them. Undoubtedly Online Journalism gives that chance to every person and that's the biggest plus point of this type of journalism.

Although we can confidently say that the online Journalism has a great future ahead in Bangladesh but there are some problems we should also think about .

The Problems Of Online Journalism In Bangladesh 

There are so many problems in Bangladesh for Online Journalism. First Problem is Most of the Bangladeshi's still are technophobic . Today's Youth may be comfortable with Technology but the percentage of total Audience of online journalism seems very low. Beside that internet is still not easily accessible for mass people in bangladesh. Govt. is not even encouraging but sometimes makes such law what may go totally against of it.
There are no guideline by govt. or any other organizations . Online Journalism still isn't considering as a  strong type of Jornalism in true sense .

There are problems as the system is still new  for most of the people but if we look at the huge potentiality that I described at the first portion of this Article then we can confidently say the online Journalism in Bangladesh has great future like other developed countries have today !!

** Md. Ramiz
Dhaka , Bangladesh
08/10/12