Coverage of Local Development Issues in Regional Newspapers of Bangladesh

Coverage of Local Development Issues in Regional Newspapers of Bangladesh

By

Dilruba Akter

Faculty, Department of Journalism & Media Studies,  

Port City International University, Bangladesh

&

Siddique Ahmed Azad

Public Relations Officer, 

Ibn Sina Trust, Chattogram Centre, Bangladesh

Abstract

By  making  one  area  of  a  country  aware  of  other  regions,  their  people,  arts,  customs,  and  politics,  the  mass  media,  an  important  conduit  of  local  development,  can  convey  knowledge  and  services  about  the  latest  information.  Local  development  is  the  process  of improving the living conditions of the local people by coordinating efforts among many local agents,  social,  public,  and  private,  in  order  to  make  the  most  efficient  and  long-term  use  of  available  endogenous  resources.  Regional  newspapers  can  play  a  significant  role  in  the  advancement  of  a  region's  local  development  by  emphasizing  the  publication  of  news  about  local development. The goal of this study was to find out how local development issues were covered in regional newspapers of Chattogram, often known as Bangladesh's Port City,  a major coastal city and economic center. According to the findings, during the study period, regional print media in Bangladesh covered roughly 12% of local development issues on average, rather than  non-development  news.  The Daily  Daily  Azadi,  as  compared  to  The  Daily  Purbokone, focused on local development issues the most. Both newspapers underlined the importance of local infrastructure as a topic for local development.

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