Multifaceted and Multi-Platform: How Technology Shapes Newspaper Journalists’ Practice in Bangladesh

This study examines how Bangladeshi newspaper journalists are adapting to digital technologies and reshaping their professional practices. Grounded in the Hierarchy of Influences model and informed by media convergence and platformization, it situates these transformations within a Global South context. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 25 journalists, the findings reveal increasing pressure to perform multifaceted, multiplatform roles, including writing, photography, filming, editing, and live reporting. While early-career journalists tend to embrace these changes as opportunities for skill development and visibility, senior journalists express concerns about declining autonomy, reduced editorial control, and the erosion of professional standards. These findings highlight persistent tensions between technological adaptation and journalistic values, particularly around autonomy and professional identity. The study contributes to journalism research by extending the HOI model, showing that technological change operates as a cross-cutting force across multiple levels, simultaneously reshaping everyday journalistic practices.