The insurrection that toppled the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina has cost at least 800 deaths including 92 children. It has also taken the lives of five journalists, according to Voice of America. The extreme brutality employed by the security forces and the supporters of Awami League also maimed thousands of others, and again those injured include journalists, though their exact numbers are yet to be determined.  Though those victims belonging to the media were largely being targeted by police and AL activists, regrettably there were quite a few who were subjected to protesters’ backlash. Several TV channels and newspaper offices have been attacked, disrupting their broadcasts and publications. In Khulna, the press club was set on fire. In Chittagong and several other places, there have been attempts to attack and set fire to press clubs.  It is, therefore, crucial to introspect why democracy-supporting protesters attacked one of the most important institutions of ...