Media Policy Op-Eds

Lockdown Crackdown

In many countries across the world, even those with history of defending democracy and press freedom, the coronavirus pandemic has become a cover for suppression and control. Lockdowns are an...

Nepali Times / Editorial प्रकाशित मिति   बैशाख १८, २०७७ गते

Renewed Role Of Media

Nepali media were once on a mission to fight against autocratic system in favour of a democratic environment. Then, only brave media people could devote themselves in the venture that...

The RIsing Nepal/ Editorial प्रकाशित मिति   फाल्गुन २०, २०७६ गते

Trust Deficit In Media

Informed and free voice accounts for a democratic choice. In today’s media saturated society, it would be a great anomaly if critical commentators were to be deprived of platforms for...

P Kharel/ The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   फाल्गुन १, २०७६ गते

Media As A Driver Of Change

The information revolution marks a flux of settled way of life, removing many walls set by agricultural and industrial revolutions. It is unlocking new opportunity and linking Nepalis to a...

Dev Raj Dahal/The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   माघ २८, २०७६ गते

Trust Deficit In Media

Informed and free voice accounts for a democratic choice. In today’s media saturated society, it would be a great anomaly if critical commentators were to be deprived of platforms for...

P Kharel/The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   माघ २८, २०७६ गते

Respect the press

In May 2019, bypassing the important deliberation phase with the concerned parties, the government quietly presented the Media Council Bill to Parliament. It quickly met with criticism over the proposed...

The Kathmaandu Post/Editorial प्रकाशित मिति   माघ १५, २०७६ गते

IT Bill can be corrected if there are weaknesses

The statement of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli that there is no editors in Nepal who have heart to write about the good works done by the government has drawn...

The Rising nepal प्रकाशित मिति   माघ ७, २०७६ गते

Cyber Security For National Security

Nepal has seen a paradigm shift in social, economic and political sectors in the last decade. As one of the oldest nations in the region transitioning to the newest republic,...

Ravi Dhungel/The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर २०, २०७६ गते

Democratic Functions Of Media

In a collective choice of national envisioning Nepali media have performed vital roles. They remained hostile witness of special condition of Nepal-- political transition from violent conflict to civil peace...

Dev Raj Dahal/The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर १७, २०७६ गते

Of millenials and ‘mangled’ Nepali on social media https://tkpo.st/2rIy5w2

n Nayan Raj Pandey’s novella Ulaar, Rajendra Raj Sharma, a cunning local leader, has considerable political clout partly because, ‘If need be, he could even speak English.’ The ability to...

Dinesh Kafle /The Kathmandu Post प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर १६, २०७६ गते

Public value of journalism

Nepali journalists have a greater moral liability to act more sensitively to justly represent the population. Journalism is a public responsibility in a fundamental sense While Nepal, through the approval...

Mohan Nepali/Myrepublica प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर ५, २०७६ गते

Rise Of Online Media

I never thought online media will take the world by storm until I read that certain American News Magazine shut down its print publication and limited itself to online version...

Binaya Ghimire/The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   कार्तिक २६, २०७६ गते

‘तिमी’ को दम्भ त्यागौं, मित्रहरू !

सहकर्मी सम्पादक तथा प्रकाशक मित्रहरू नमस्कार । आशा गर्छु– तपाईंहरूलाई बेसै छ । मलाईचाहिँ केही नैतिक, सार्वजनिक र पेसागत लज्जाबोध, असहजता र बेचैनी उत्पन्न भएकाले यो पत्र तपाईंहरूलाई लेखेको हुँ...

रघु मैनाली/गाेरखापत्र प्रकाशित मिति   कार्तिक २५, २०७६ गते

Why media must be free

Media deserve talk. In modern democratic dialogue, it has been customary to frequently debate over media quality, performance and related issues. Media freedom, media diversity and media equality are closely...

Mohan Nepali/My Republica प्रकाशित मिति   कार्तिक १९, २०७६ गते

Requiring aspiring journalists to take an exam is meaningless

At a time when the government was already facing criticism from the press and the larger public for attempting to pass a draconian Media Council Bill, it has attempted to...

The Kathmandu Post/Editorial प्रकाशित मिति   भदौ १९, २०७६ गते

Law-based Press Freedom

With the explosion of digital journalism, the scope and impact of fourth estate has increased phenomenally. Thanks to the ubiquitous social media, every individual has been able to express his/her...

The Rising Nepal/Editorial प्रकाशित मिति   भदौ १६, २०७६ गते

Toward quality journalism

Buddha’s teachings carry much relevance in journalism as well. Journalists should explore these values to promote quality and deepen their journalistic insight Empowering citizens with truthful and relevant information that nourishes...

Mohan Nepali/My Republica प्रकाशित मिति   भदौ ९, २०७६ गते

Social media craze fanning vanity

Kathmandu, Aug. 18: As the preparation of Teej is going on in a full swing among Hindu women, a thought of buying a beautiful red sari and accessories has already...

Arpana Adhikari/The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   भदौ २, २०७६ गते

Media for democracy

In a modern democracy, citizens feel empowered when they have adequate access to truthful information without which they cannot take wise decisions Democracy, press freedom and media viability are closely interrelated...

Mohan Nepali/My Republica प्रकाशित मिति   साउन २२, २०७६ गते

States are beginning to play a direct role in supporting press freedom

The state and media are on a collision course. Institutionalised democracies provide enough space for press freedom but autocracies infringe upon this space. Several global powers have historically used media...

Achyut Wagle/Achyut Wagle प्रकाशित मिति   साउन २१, २०७६ गते