Abstract
Among other frontline fighters, journalists have been the first responders to the pandemic of the "COVID-19" virus. Because of following professional responsibilities, they have become highly vulnerable to get exposed to the risk. As a result, providing safety measures to them has received the highest priority at this time. It has been urged by national and international organizations and associations to media employers to provide safety measures to their respective journalists. This study aims to examine the management of media employers of Bangladesh in providing safety measures to journalists. The study interviews 48 journalists of 12 newspapers and 12 television channels, selecting one reporter and one copy editor from each media. The results reveal that the majority of journalists received inadequate, non-standard, irregular, imbalanced, and improper safety measures while the rest got nothing because of the employer’s total negligence and financial crisis. The study also shows that the media employers failed to distribute safety measures between reporters and copy editors equally. Based on the findings, the study concludes by calling for a proper safety plan to protect journalists from health risks.
Highlights
The results reveal that the majority of journalists received inadequate, non-standard, irregular, imbalanced, and improper safety measures while the rest got nothing because of the employer’s total negligence deserved more to have these roles of media as people have become more dependent on mediafor seeking out news and programs more ever than before (TRT World, 2020)
Getting Safety Equipment: The participants were asked what types of safety equipment they received from their respective houses
One of them is improper, imbalanced, inadequate, nonstandard and irregular safety measures that have been provided to journalists by their employers, the second finding is the unequal and distribution of safety measures between reporters and copy editors, and the last one is that such mode of employers contributed largely to satisfaction, perception, and sel fpreparedness of journalists
Summary
− To know the management of media employers in providing safety measures to journalists. − To measure satisfaction, perception, and sel fpreparedness of journalists. − To examine the effectiveness of media organizations’ management in providing safety measure s. The safety of journalists is contextual that varies from country to country The issue of journalistssafety is not new. In the past few years, it became a concern in the media industry The concerns are mostly related to killing, attack, government interventions, and soon
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