RedInk Awards 2019 | Shahidul Alam | Guest Of Honour

World-renowned Bangladeshi Photojournalist Shahidul Alam was the Guest of Honour at RedInkAwards 2019. Here is an AV that was showcased at the event.
Later during his speech he said:
As a messenger of news, a Journalist’s role is neither easy, nor comfortable. Journalists belong on the edge, a dangerous place to be. You get burnt if you go too deep; but you cease to be relevant if you move back too far. Illustrating what he meant by the ‘edge’, Alam said it is a constantly changing position based on ever changing circumstances; and the journalist’s job is to keep redefining where the ‘edge’ lies.
He also highlighted that the profession was always under pressure from inducements and threats by those in power, and the challenge of journalism was to find a way around it. Giving an example of the Bangladesh Press that had been waging a battle for changes in media laws, Shahidul Alam said the situation changed after the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed decided to present Rs 20 crore to the Dacca Press Club. “Slowly the agitation died away, and then finally we saw a huge banner hanging from the Press Club’s walls with Sheikh Hasina’s full-size image on it.”
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