Tearing Through Infodemic Is A Tough Job
Kathmandu, Sept. 16: In addition to a pandemic, the coronavirus has also caused an infodemic – a phenomenon where an enormous volume of misinformation is released to the public, according...
More Than 95% Internet Users Receive Disinformation
By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, Sept. 14: Most Nepali internet users are exposed to disinformation, a survey by the Centre for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) revealed. The Nepal Twitter...
Journalists Complain Of Dismissal, Salary Cuts Amid COVID Crisis
Kathmandu, July 28: Many stories of job lost and troubles being faced by working journalists are making rounds after the government imposed lockdown to prevent and control the COVID-19 infection....
Advertising Industry Loses Rs. 6 Billion To COVID-19 Pandemic
Kathmandu, July 26: The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown has severely hit the advertising business in the country with estimated losses of about Rs. 6 billion. According to the Advertising...
Is New Delhi using Indian media to attack Nepal as it grows closer to China?
“What is going on with Nepal ? Have the Chinese completely taken over?” On July 9, an Indian television anchor launched into a tirade with those words, at the opening...
What can Nepal do about inaccurate reporting on Indian media?
“Media plays an important role in moulding public opinion and developing better understanding between countries. Objective reporting so as not to jeopardise friendly bilateral relations is therefore desirable,” reads one...
New public service broadcasting bill draws criticism
Lawmakers and mediapersons have criticised provisions in a new government-sponsored bill that envisages the merger between the state radio and tv. The Public Service Broadcasting bill, registered in Parliament on...
Indian Media Stoop Too Low To Undermine Nepal-China Ties
Kathmandu, July 10: Objectivity, fairness and credibility are the fundamental principles of ethical journalism but some Indian media seem to have kept these principles and code of conduct at bay...
Is Nepali media failing to abide by ethical journalistic standards in its quest for clicks and breaking news?
Hours after Nepal reported its first Covid-19 death, a video began to circulate on social media, showing the body of the dead woman being unloaded in front of the electronic...
Upper House endorses Bill on Special Service allowing phone tapping without court order
The National Assembly on Wednesday endorsed the Bill on Special Service allowing the intelligence agencies to intercept the conversations between the ‘suspects’ using electronic medium, which the legal experts have...
In locked down Nepal, print is still king
After Nepal went into COVID-19 lockdown on 24 March, some of the country’s main newspaper groups stopped their print editions and went only-digital. But, with the likelihood that the lockdown...
UNESCO underscores role of radio in Nepal’s development
Kathmandu, February 12 The UNESCO-Nepal has appealed to concerned stakeholders to adopt media-related policies to ensure conducive environment for press freedom. “To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by leaving no...
Online television operators express commitment to follow journalist code of conduct
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Online television operators in Kathmandu Valley have expressed commitment to follow journalists' code of conduct. Accepting that lots of anomalies were surfaced on online television, they however...
Information And Technology Bill Regulating Unbridled Social Media
The purposed Information and Technology Bill that is under consideration in the parliament has been hotly debated among the political leaders, media professionals and social media users. It has received...
Organisations gear up for protest against IT bill saying it will curb freedom of expression
Kathmandu While the House of Representatives has been held hostage to the indecision of the ruling Nepal Communist Party on selecting the Speaker candidate, stakeholders have started consultations to protest...
IFJ urges govt to withdraw IT Bill
Kathmandu, January 7 The International Federation of Journalists said today the new Information Technology Bill, which is under deliberation in the Parliament, threatened to undermine media freedom. The IFJ and...
Bill allows govt to shut down unregistered social media sites
KATHMANDU, Jan 6: A bill, which is on the verge of endorsement by the lower house of parliament, may pave the way for the government to shut down social media...
Press Council wants to monitor journalists’ social media use because it wants them to be ‘role models’
Bhrikuti Rai Published at : September 27, 2019 Kathmandu Press Council’s eyes will now be on journalists’ social media accounts. Earlier this week, the Press Council and Nepali journalists’ umbrella...
FNJ serves ultimatum to government
The Federation of Nepali Journalists today served a one-week ultimatum to the Department of Information and Broadcasting to make it mandatory for all media houses to implement provision of minimum...
Parties one on rejecting fines for journalists
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition political parties have demanded removal from the proposed Media Council Bill of any fines for journalists violating the journalistic code of...