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Civil society and media: Give them their due

Civil society is considered to be one of the key players in a democracy, the people’s regime, to put forth the people’s voice in a more logical and judicial manner....

Dutta Shree Duwadi (Khanal)/ The Himalayan Times प्रकाशित मिति   पुस १९, २०७५ गते

2018 AD was challenging year for Nepali press: FNJ

Kathmandu-The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has evaluated the year 2018 as a challenging period for the Nepali press. According to the FNJ media monitoring unit, a total of 58 cases...

Karobar Daily प्रकाशित मिति   पुस १८, २०७५ गते

Media Freedom Deteriorating

The report encloses freedom of press and expression updates from January to December 2018 which highlighted a total of 98 press freedom violations during this passing year 2018, a sharp...

Freedom Forum Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   पुस १७, २०७५ गते

Journalism in peril

Jan 1, 2019- As news headlines across the world have shown, 2018 delivered major blows to truth and justice. But this was especially true for the people who write the...

The Kathmandu Post प्रकाशित मिति   पुस १७, २०७५ गते

Gender & news media: Where are the women?

News media has power to take stories related to women and gender equality out of the private realm. But, when there are few female news sources, it forces audience to...

Samiksha Koirala/ The Himalayan Times प्रकाशित मिति   पुस ५, २०७५ गते

Sifting Good From Bad

The Internet is a vast trove of information on any topic under the sun. Moreover, it is accessible to anybody connected to the worldwide web. This is a miracle made...

The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   पुस ३, २०७५ गते

In Black & White Fact Today, Fiction Tomorrow

In the November 2016 presidential polls, American elites’ disconnect with voters was a big “surprise” and “shock”. Open biases persistently afflicted scribes recognised as experts in various fields. Critical faculties...

P. Kharel/ The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर २७, २०७५ गते

‘Monopoly of capitalist big media houses’ must end, says Dahal

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday claimed that the big media houses of the country have been captured by brokers and...

Republica प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर २७, २०७५ गते

Private media may meet fate of News of the World: Baskota

Dec 7: For the second week in a row, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Baskota, one of the most trusted lieutenants of Prime Minister KP Oli, has lambasted private...

Republica प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर २१, २०७५ गते

Check facts before blaming and framing govt, Minister Banskota tells journalists

Kathmandu, Dec. 7: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Banskota on Thursday told journalists to be accountable and write only verified news by checking the facts before blaming and framing...

Purushottam Khatri प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर २१, २०७५ गते

‘Fake news a big challenge for media’

KATHMANDU, Dec3: Media entrepreneurs as well as media persons have said that fake news has been a major challenge seen in the media sector in recent years. Speaking at a...

Republica प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर १७, २०७५ गते

PM must tame Information Minister

The spokesperson of K P Sharma Oli’s government Gokul Baskota, who is also the Minister for Communications and Information Technology, has been exhibiting extreme intolerance toward media and public criticism...

Republica प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर १६, २०७५ गते

Minister Baskota issues veiled threat against private media

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: Government spokesperson Gokul Baskota has warned media owners and journalists to think about their investment and their jobs while writing news stories that are unfavorable to the...

Republica प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर १४, २०७५ गते

Release journalist Chand, FNJ demands

Kathmandu, Nov 28 . The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has demanded that the government immediately release journalist Gopal Chand. Issuing a press release on Wednesday, FNJ said editor of...

Arthik News प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर १३, २०७५ गते

Minister orders state media to muzzle—and counter—Dr KC, Nirmala news

Nov 29, 2018- Minister for Information and Communications Gokul Prasad Baskota personally summoned editors of all five state media publications and instructed them not to publish any critical news related...

Anil Giri/ The Kathmandu Post प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर १३, २०७५ गते

FNJ to press for minimum wages to scribes

KATHMANDU: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has decided to pile pressure on the media houses that fail to implement the Working Journalist Act. A meeting of the FNJ Central...

The HImalayan Times प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर १२, २०७५ गते

Multi-million-rupee publicity stunt overshadows government’s much-hyped social security policy

Nov 27, 2018- It was supposed to be an earnest attempt to launch the nation’s first contribution-based social security scheme. But millions of residents in Kathmandu woke up on Tuesday...

Bibek Subedi, Binod Ghimire and Anil Giri/ The Kathmandu Post प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर १२, २०७५ गते

Internet Safety For Youngsters

If you are a parent, you might have already noticed how quickly the children get addicted to the Internet. It is a good thing that your children are using the...

Binaya Ghimire/ The Rising Nepal प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर ५, २०७५ गते

‘Info gag on Cabinet decisions against constitution, RTI Act’

Kathmandu, November 17 Lawyers have called the government move to withhold Cabinet decisions from the press and  public for a week as acting against the spirit of the constitution and...

Ram Kumar Kamat/ The Himalayan Times प्रकाशित मिति   मंसिर २, २०७५ गते

PM cements information gag order

Kathmandu, November 15 Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today warned his Cabinet colleagues not to reveal Cabinet decisions until the government spokesperson did so. In today’s Cabinet meeting, the PM...

Rewati Sapkota/ The Himalayan Times प्रकाशित मिति   कार्तिक ३०, २०७५ गते