Dhaka, July 16 -- Bangladesh media, or what is termed as "mainstream media," "professional media" and so on is in an identity crisis. Though it calls itself by positive and affirmative branding names, there are anxieties galore around its role and identity. Which is the mainstream anyway? Who is pro and who is not? Is the difference between print and online media and social media largely based on payments for service rendered -salaries- and freelance income from the market? No matter what, a tussle is on and how both will survive is a question as the expiry date is on display everywhere.

A global problem, local context

The print media is not only at bay everywhere but is disappearing. The very established ones are surviving but they are...