Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- As a journalist, I am often asked about the future - the future of politics, the economy, international relations, and global geopolitics. My answer rarely satisfies. I remind people that prediction is not part of a journalist's job; it belongs to fortune-tellers. My responsibility is to analyse the present and interpret its signals, not to divine what is yet to come.

In recent months, however, the conversation has shifted for me.

Colleagues in the media, bureaucrats, politicians, academics, and civil society leaders increasingly ask me a different question: What is happening with media reform? Many assume that the interim government keeps me informed about its progress in implementing the recommendations of the Media ...