Journalism faces a broad spectrum of impediments

 
Despite high numbers of newspapers all over Bangladesh, journalism has not yet acquired the status of a lucrative job in our country. For example, parents of prospective brides in our country attach high importance to eligible bachelors like government officers, bankers, physicians, engineers and businessmen while looking for grooms but journalists are hardly found on this list of top priorities in the present era. Jobs associated with intellect and creative qualities are not much valued in our society which is why teachers and journalists have not been yet able to clutch the rung of being honored by most of the people. From one angle it may be envisioned as the reality that we have become extremely materialistic under the augmentation of ultra-capitalism. From another viewpoint it may be visualized as the fact that we are inclined head over heels to pay honor only to people who have the capability to show off power and pomp. 

Efficient journalists and illuminated teachers have knowledge and intellectual height but lust for money and power have overshadowed our thoughts so extensively that we have absolutely forgotten to salute our fellow citizens working for newspapers and academic institutions. Swallowing capitalistic precepts too blindly has caused this damage to our mindset. This is not a good sign for a society where intellectual exercise is not respected. Teachers and journalists are often assaulted by policemen and politicians in different parts of Bangladesh which are frequently reported by news agencies.

For this reason, we find very few young people in our country who are interested to pursue their passion through building up careers in schools, universities or newspapers. Rather young boys and girls of today’s Bangladesh are far away from creative works spending most of their time on social networks. Most of the guardians put unbearably excessive pressure on youngsters for securing higher grade points in exams while nobody seems to be conscious about young people’s intellectual growth as far as Bangladesh is concerned.

There is certainly a shortage of efficient and professional journalists in our country. Particularly English newspapers in Bangladesh are suffering from serious lack of employees who have high proficiency in English language, according to remarks from some of my intimate people affiliated with news organizations. English typing speed, sophisticated news sense and communicative skills are very poor among lots of reporters working for English newspapers in Bangladesh in light of observations from people who run English newspapers. However, all newspapers in Bangladesh are not alike.

The most blazing point is directly connected with our academic system from schools up to universities where career-oriented education and lifelike acquisition of knowledge are still a far cry.