The country’s media landscape and journalism are constantly evolving. Mainstream news organisations face constant pressure to publish faster, produce more content, and compete for people’s attention. As technology transforms how news is gathered, shared, and consumed, journalism’s core values - ethics, accuracy, integrity, and responsibility are being challenged.

In this era of ‘breaking news’ and clickbait, slow journalism offers new hope, a new way to tell stories. It makes room for patience, curiosity, and deeper understanding. Instead of rushing to be first to publish, it prioritises research, investigation, fact-checking, long-form, in-depth analysis, and the stories that matter. It looks beyond the headlines to uncover the deeper realities behind the news.

Recognising the importance of this approach in today’s fast-paced and commercially driven media landscape, Drik collaborated with the journalism departments of three educational institutions in Bangladesh - Khulna University, Central Women’s University, and the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) to introduce students to the practice of slow journalism through a short-term educational programme. The initiative encouraged students to look beyond conventional ways of reporting and presenting news. Guided by their own ideas, curiosity, and creativity, they explored stories connected to public interest, nature, and the environment, alongside wider social, cultural, political, and economic issues.

The participating students brought these stories to life through a range of formats, including writing, photography, visual storytelling, craft-based work, and audio-visual productions. Each work reflects an effort to look more closely, ask meaningful questions, and tell stories with greater depth and care.

‘No Viral’, ‘No Speed’: Student Festival on Slow Journalism brings these works together in an exhibition that invites audiences to pause, look beyond the immediate, and rediscover the value of thoughtful, responsible, and meaningful journalism.

Opening: Tuesday, 27 October 2026, at 6:00 PM
On view until: 7 November 2026
Opening hours: Daily, 3 pm–8 pm

Venue: Levels 2 and 8, DrikPath Bhobon
16 Sukrabad, Panthapath, Dhaka 1207
Contact: +880 2 58155713, +880 2 222243198

Photo: Habibul Haque & M H Akash/Drik