SHOUT
Editor
The problem
The Daily Star's youth supplement needed editorial leadership that could speak to young Bangladeshi readers without condescending to them or losing the rigour of the parent publication.
What I did
Became the youngest supplement editor in The Daily Star's history after six years on SHOUT's editorial board. Rebuilt the editorial approach, recruited a new generation of writers, and redesigned the content mix around how young people in Dhaka actually thought and lived.
Outcome
Increased readership and writer retention. Established a talent pipeline into the wider Daily Star group.
SHOUT was The Daily Star’s weekly youth supplement. I joined as founding sub-editor in 2013 and took the editor’s role in 2018 after six years on the editorial board — the youngest supplement editor the newspaper had ever appointed.
The work was mostly about trust — convincing young writers that we wanted their honest observations, not polished imitations of what they thought journalism was supposed to sound like. The ones who stayed went on to fill desks across the Daily Star group.