16 April 2006

Bangladeshi media (mis)management


Cricinfo
reports, with a graphic photo, on the alleged beating of a sports photographer by police which in turn led to the protest shown on the website and caused the start of the test to be postponed.

To put it into perspective, if this is any guide, the Bangladesh media faces many more serious challenges, not many of which are reported in the western media.

Update 17 April

Today's Australian reports on the events with the headline "Security drama mars Test start". The print, though not the online, version features a graphic photo of the police in action.

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