FNJ to stage sit-in at DAO today
Kathmandu, April 17 The Federation of Nepali Journalists has announced that it will stage a sit-in protest in front of the District Administration Office, Kathmandu tomorrow, demanding an end to...
Nepal’s government is aggressively pursuing journalists and it could get worse under a new legislation
The detention of and subsequent charges filed against journalist Arjun Giri earlier this week under the Electronic Transaction Act for publishing a story about a local businessman has reignited the...
Journalist charged under electronic transaction act for reporting about financial fraud
Apr 15, 2019- An editor of a weekly was detained in Pokhara on Monday for publishing a story online about a local businessman, under laws intended to authenticate electronic transactions...
Digital literacy: New learning preferences
Out of the 32 grade 8 students present in the English language and literature class one day, everyone had done their assignment. This teacher was overjoyed as full homework turn-in...
An offer he couldn’t refuse
Feb 19, 2019- Last week, a satirical song directed at corruption, malpractices and social anomalies caught the attention of the government. But the song did not go down well with...
Inclusive Community Radios
On February 13, the country is celebrating the 8th World Radio Day. The United Nations Assembly had proclaimed the World Radio Day in 2011 in commemoration of the first broadcast...
Assessing media attack
Never have the Nepali news media come under such heavy fire in such frequency in public from both sides of the political divide as they experienced these past few months....
Press is completely free in Nepal – Prime Minister Oli
Davos (Switzerland, 23 January 2019 23) – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said Nepal is a country that believes in democracy and where everything is under the Constitution. “We...
Facebook to invest funds to support journalism, hard-hit media houses
Facebook announced today that it would invest $300 million over three years to support journalism, with an emphasis on promoting hard-hit local news organisations. The move, on the heels of...
Future will be heard
What explains the success of audio-journalism in the era of streaming videos that were once feared to capture our attention and decimate every competitor including print media? “The ear is more...
Press freedom anxiety
Even decades after multi-party democracy, which promised all the inherent tenets of the system, was ushered in the country, institutionalising press freedom is still proving to be problematic. Although governments,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...