Dhaka, March 22 -- The Media Reform Commission on Saturday recommended making employee shareholding mandatory for small media outlets.

The recommendation was included in the commission's report, submitted to Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna.

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Highlighting concerns over media centralisation, the report warns against sole ownership and multiple media holdings by a single entity.

It references global reforms, including Indonesia's model, where media organisations operate as public limited companies with journalists and employees granted shares under the Media Act. In developed nations, most major media corporations are...