Fair wages, policy support essential to ensuring media freedom: Kamal Ahmed

Kamal Ahmed, head of the Media Reform Commission, said that fair wages and policy support are crucial to ensuring the freedom of journalism and the media.

Mr Ahmed made the remarks while presenting the keynote paper at a seminar titled “Brave New Bangladesh: Reform Roadmap for Press Freedom” held on Sunday in Dhanmondi.

He states that both journalists and media outlets are suffering from financial insecurity, which is forcing them to compromise.

The seminar was jointly organised by the UNESCO Dhaka Office, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), and the Embassy of Sweden on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day.