Television in Bangladesh: News and Audiences
London; New York: Routledge (2020), xviii, 237 pp.
Contains bibiogr. pp. 214-231, index
ISBN 978-0-367-35445-9 (hbk); 978-0-429-33139-8 (ebook)
"This book examines the role of 24/7 television news channels in Bangladesh. By using a multisited ethnography of television news media, it showcases the sociopolitical undercurrents of media practices and the everydayness of TV news in Bangladesh. It discusses a wide gamut of issues such as news making, the localized public sphere, audience reaction and viewing culture, the impact of rumours and fake news, sociopolitical conditions, protest mobilization, newsroom politics and perspectives from the ground." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction: television news and audience in Bangladesh, 1
2 History and politics of news television in Bangladesh in South Asia, 21
3 On the ethnography of television: the field and the work, 40
4 Television viewing culture: perspectives from below, 76
5 Newsroom: culture and politics of news making, 108
6 Social mobilization and the role of media, 146
7 TV news, the public and localized public spheres, 161
8 Television media culture: Hujug and the myth of happenings, 183
9 Conclusion: the said, unsaid and yet to be said, 199
2 History and politics of news television in Bangladesh in South Asia, 21
3 On the ethnography of television: the field and the work, 40
4 Television viewing culture: perspectives from below, 76
5 Newsroom: culture and politics of news making, 108
6 Social mobilization and the role of media, 146
7 TV news, the public and localized public spheres, 161
8 Television media culture: Hujug and the myth of happenings, 183
9 Conclusion: the said, unsaid and yet to be said, 199
