Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- ournalism allows its readers to witness history." - John Hersey

There was a time when people blindly trusted the words printed in newspapers or broadcast by electronic media. Those days are long gone. Today, readers and viewers find themselves confused when a news article, or a story, whatever we call it, is published or broadcast. If they want to verify it, they have to go through various channels, a troublesome task indeed!

News content, whether text, video or photograph, is regularly misinterpreted by some mainstream Bangladeshi newspapers and other media outlets, both in their print editions and on their social media platforms, contributing to a documented rise in public confusion and mistrust.

The audience ...