By Mohammed Humayun Kabir

‘Digital Journalism’, a book on journalism by Sabuj Younus, one of the most prolific journalists in Bangladesh, published in 2023 at Ekhushey Book Fair by Ittadi Grantha Prokash, depicts the brief about the latest form of journalism.

Sabuj Younus, who started his write-ups while studying at Dhaka University. He stepped into the arena of journalism during the early 90’s and since then he is devoted to his journalistic career and till now he is serving with great value, passion.

He joined The Daily Banglar Bani, the then popular daily national newspaper, as a reporter in 1992. Later he worked at the two more vernacular national dailies - The Daily Bhorer Kagoj and The Daily Jugantor - as reporter.

Sabuj Younus began his new career as Senior Reporter at The Daily Samakal published under the editorship of Golam Sarwar, one of the highly esteemed editors in Bangladesh. He was then promoted to the post of Chief Reporter for his outstanding capacity and the authorities picked him up as News Editor of the popular national daily after being pleased by his passion, devotion to his work.

Indeed, Digital Journalism, a concise narration of internet journalism, is a laudable initiative by Sabuj Younus to introduce topics on digital newspaper aspects to inspire the readers who have passion for web journalism. The chapters of the book reflect the multi-dimensional aspects of online journalism.

The book has been dedicated to a veteran late journalist Shafiqul Aziz Makul, who put a great contribution to the field of journalism in Bangladesh.

The concept of the veteran journalist, who is fascinated by the platform of digital journalism, to portray the latest changes in journalism through this book is highly praiseworthy.

A dynamic window upon the world is journalism. ‘Multimedia Journalism’ sheds light on recent advancements in journalism and offers a glimpse into the possible future of the profession. Unquestionably, journalists and students of journalism will consider the book as a foundational text.

Regardless of the journalism style, the essence and attributes of news, as well as its senses, values, and contents, will always be the same. Therefore, it is essential to first understand and know the topics presented in this book.

This book does a fantastic job of describing the many new advancements and additions that have occurred in the newsroom of a digital newspaper. The book is expected to be very beneficial to aspiring journalists in helping them comprehend digital journalism.

News editing is one of the foundational topics in journalism. The book uses highly enticing, clear, and engaging language to describe what must be done in newsroom editing.

Journalism serves the overall wellbeing of society, the state, the nation, and the world's population. As a result, care should be taken to ensure that persons who work in this field don't hurt anyone. Again, how this is handled is based on a set of guidelines known as journalistic values. Many journalistic ethics issues are brought up in this book.

As technology advanced, new media in journalism emerged. Multimedia journalism, data journalism, podcast journalism, and mobile journalism are examples of new types of new media. The many new media forms are briefly introduced in this book. Reading the chapters will be very beneficial for both academics and media workers.

Journalism will undoubtedly switch to a new technology that is entirely reliant on mobile devices. If journalism is to survive in the modern world, mobile journalism must be understood and used. There isn't anything else to do. In light of this, the book provides a succinct summary of the main aspects of mobile journalism.

The book would be able to enthrall the lovers of online journalism in home and abroad.

Anyone with a taste for web version of journalism should definitely go through a copy of ‘Digital Journalism’ which is easily available at the book fair organized by Bangla Academy.