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Global
Voices Summit in Kathmandu : Two-day
international conference will discuss
digital media freedom and multilingual
journalism (nt 06/12/2024)
Media
Should Uncover
Truth, by
Ritu Raj
Subedi (rn
01/12/2024)
Durga
Prasai, BRI,
medical
tourism and
more, by
Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae
22/11/2024)
Citizen
journalism:
Power to the
people or
challenge for
the media?,
by Shrawan
Dahal Upadhaya
(ae
19/11/2024)
Newspapers
endorsements :
Can They Swing
The
Elections?,
by Dhruba Hari
Adhikary (rn
17/11/2024)
Press
Council Nepal
blacklists
four more
media outlets
(rep
12/11/2024)
Youths,
entrepreneurs
stress need to
better
understand
Chitwan : The
participants
of an
interaction
underscore the
need for
identifying
unique
products of
the region and
promoting them
internationally, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 26/10/2024)
Misinformation
Dents Key
Institutions,
by Chuda
Prasad Dhakal
(rn
11/10/2024)
Dangerous
fixations :
The media
should
consider the
judiciary to
be a partner
in reforms,
not an
adversary,
by Ajaya
Bhadra Khanal
(kp
06/10/2024)
Nepal’s
Media
Landscape
Faces a
‘Watershed
Moment’,
by Sunita
Neupane (rep
04/10/2024)
Suicidologists
urge media to
stop
glorifying
suicides (rep
04/10/2024)
Media
Should Ease
The TJ Process,
by Namrata
Sharma (rn
04/09/2024)
Reviewing
The Media
Council Bill,
by Umesh
Pokharel (rn
22/08/2024)
Nepal
Republic
Media’s profit
soars by
288.23 percent
in FY 2023/24
(rep
15/08/2024)
Widen
Dalits'
Participation
In Media,
by Sushil
Darnal (rn
29/07/2024)
Honour Sanctity Of Media
Profession,
by Lok Deep
Thapa (rn
19/07/2024)
The
vibrancy of
Nepali media :
A systemic
approach is
required to
bounce back,
including
policy reforms
and
partnerships
with new media
platforms,
by Dharma
Adhikari (kp
16/07/2024)
China’s
Media
Influence in
Nepal and
Elsewhere,
by Harsh
Pandey (kh
01/07/2024)
Fake
News: Digital
Threat In
Society,
by Jagadish
Poudel (rn
28/06/2024)
Madhupark
Magazine:
Pride Of The
Nation, by
Tribhuvan
Chandra Wagle
(rn
14/06/2024)
Panel
highlights
media’s role
in women’s
political
visibility :
Experts call
for increased
media support
for women in
Nepali
politics
(kp
13/06/2024)
Media,
ad bodies sign
agreement
(ae
13/06/2024)
Reading
Nepali journals online : The
uploaded content suggests that
the quality of peer reviews
being implemented varies, by
Pratyoush Onta (kp 07/06/2024)
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editors of outlets across Asia call on
PM Dahal to stop media intimidation :
The umbrella body requested an immediate
cessation of further police action and
facilitation of a fair and appropriate
legal process in the Sirohiya case
(kp 26/05/2024)
Push
ahead with probe against home minister on dual
passports and cooperatives fraud : A joint
letter submitted by 31 editors to PM Pushpa
Kamal Dahal on the arrest of KMG Chairman
Kailash Sirohiya (kp 23/05/2024), Congress
vows to toughen stance on home minister
investigation : Many leaders now say Lamichhane
must quit for abusing his office to settle a
personal score, by Anil Giri (kp 23/05/2024)
[Dahal will probably
have to make a decision: Is the rule of law more
important to him or saving his ruling majority
by suppressing the investigation of the truth?],
Sirohiya’s
arrest draws widespread condemnation : More than
two dozen editors conclude that the government
had arrested KMG Chairman Sirohiya with the
intent to pile pressure on, and instill fear in,
the media fraternity (kp 23/05/2024), Society
of Professional Journalists questions motive
behind Sirohiya’s arrest : Calls on the
government to reaffirm its commitment to free
and unfettered press (kh 23/05/2024), Arrest
of Kailash Sirohiya is deeply concerning: IFJ
(kp 23/05/2024) [see statement
by IFJ]
Vendetta
against media : Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane
has exposed his anti-democratic character with
the arrest of Kantipur Media Group chairman
(kp 22/05/2024) [The
government-owned newspaper Gorkhapatra only
devoted a short note to the incident. Rising
Nepal is completely silent on the matter. This
strengthens the suspicion of manipulation from
government circles!]
Dhanusha
Police cite 6 grounds for arresting Kailash
Sirohiya : Sirohiya in custody of District
Police Office, Dhanusha (kh 22/05/2024) [The reasons given may need
to be clarified, but they are never enough to
justify the arrest of a media boss whose
publications reveal the machinations of many a
politician on the basis of meticulous research.
There have been politicians who did not even
have Nepali citizenship, participated in
elections and then even became Deputy Prime
Minister! Others have unhinged the state and
constitution and continue to manipulate
political events and want to become PM again as
soon as possible. Still others have been facing
murder charges for years and still hold leading
state offices. The list could go on and on. This
is a targeted attack on the free media, nothing
else!], Sirohiya
presented at Dhanusha District Court, police
seek five-day remand (kh 22/05/2024),
Arrest
of KMG Chairman Sirohiya not a press freedom
violation: RSP. "Distinction must be made
between a profit-driven private enterprise and
diligent journalist" (kh 22/05/2024)
[Okay, then Mr
Lamichhane should be arrested immediately,
because a distinction must be made between an
upright politician who is interested in
clarification and corrupt people who are
interested in enrichment.], PM’s
response: No personal grudge against Sirohiya,
will be released easily through judicial process
(kh 22/05/2024)
[This arrest is serious
and inexcusable. Besides, how can a politician
announce in advance what a court will decide?
This is an abolition of the separation of
powers!], KMG
Chair Sirohiya to be presented at Dhanusha
District Court for custody extension (kh 22/05/2024)
[The accusation could
have been cleared up without an arrest!],
Freedom
of press, accountability, and transparency are
guiding principles: US (kh 22/05/2024),
Editors
pen letter to PM expressing concern over KMG
Chairman Sirohiya’s arrest (kh 22/05/2024),
Dhanusha
District Court grants three-day-remand against
KMG Chair Sirohiya (kh 22/05/2024)
Dhanusha
Court grants permission to issue arrest
warrant against KMG Chairman Kailash
Sirohiya (kh
21/05/2024),
KMG
Chairman Sirohiya approaches SC seeking
an order to prevent his arrest (rep
21/05/2024),
KMG
Chairman Sirohiya alleges strategic
intervention in media (rep
21/05/2024),
KMG
Chairman Sirohia arrested, police
preparing to take him to Janakpur
(rep
21/05/2024),
Arrest
of KMG Chairman Sirohiya a planned
conspiracy by Home Minister Lamichhane:
Senior Journalist Ghimire (kh
21/05/2024),
SC
receives another writ against arrest of
KMG Chair Sirohiya (kh 21/05/2024)
Media
literacy in Nepal : People lack awareness about
digital media issues, including online privacy,
security and misinformation, by Umesh
Pokharel (kp 19/05/2024)
Incidents
of press freedom violation on the rise in the
past one year (rep 12/05/2024) [see
report
by Freedom Forum]
Protecting
local media from social media : With a long
history, public trust and established
principles, journalism is best positioned to
provide truthful information, by Ujjwal
Acharya (kp 08/05/2024)
Media
freedom in Nepal : Despite the constitution
guaranteeing legal provisions, there has been
little progress in implementation, by Umesh
Pokharel (kp 03/05/2024), Media
Action Nepal report highlights 34 press
violation incidents over the year (kh
03/05/2024), Governments
not protecting press freedom, report says
(kh 03/05/2024), Press
under Pressure : When the other pillars of
democracy fail to act as check and balance, the
press has to step in to hold power to account,
by Sonia Awale (nt 03/05/2024)
Nepal’s
Media fraternity battles disinformation, by
Sameer Sharma (kp 29/04/2024)
Supreme
Court launches suo moto contempt case against
news website : Fabricated content published by
sidhakura.com aims to tarnish judiciary’s image
and integrity, petition claims (kp
29/04/2024), Contempt
of case filed against sidhakura (ae
29/04/2024), Every
state organs must function well, by Jagadish
Dahal (ae 02/05/2024)
Government
retains disputed provisions in new media council
bill : The communications ministry on Thursday
registered the bill, which envisions a committee
led by its secretary to select the chairperson
and members of the council, by Binod Ghimire
(kp 28/04/2024)
Nepal
Media Society condemns dissemination of fake
news : Organisation chair Subha Shankar Kandel
expresses concern over the attempt to spread
misinformation (kp 28/04/2024)
Media
Key To Good Governance, by Lok Deep Thapa
(rn 12/04/2024)
Fractured
discourse : When public opinion is divided and
media agendas are cluttered, we witness
fragmented discourse, by Dharma Adhikari (kp
08/04/2024)
Minister
Sharma calls for media content to promote
political transformations (kh 02/04/2024)
Rabi’s
Freudian slip : It’s Rabi versus Rabi now, and
in this duel between the two selves lies the
potential loss of media freedom (kp
25/03/2024)
Constitution
has guaranteed press freedom: Deputy Speaker
Rana (kh 01/03/2024)
Journalists
denied entry to Democracy Day ceremony in
Tundikhel (kh 19/02/2024)
Media
trials and their impact on the judiciary, by
Diwakar Dhakal (rep 17/02/2024)
FNJ
calls for media-friendly bill (kh
07/02/2024)
Is
traditional media dying?, by Prerana
Marasini (ae 23/01/2024)
Echo
chamber in Nepali media : There has been no
progress in institutionalising press freedom and
ensuring editorial independence, by Bhanu
Bhakta Acharya (kp 14/01/2024)
Nepali
media faces sustainability crisis, says report
(rep 02/01/2024), Economic
slump takes toll on sustainability of free media
: Nepali media industry needs immediate rescue
with favorable legal/policy environment and
financial support so that press freedoms would
be survived, protected and promoted, by
Taranath Dahal (nlt 02/01/2024)
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Documents / Websites
Challenges
Persist on Nepal's Press Freedom : 'Year of inaction'
on law and policy for free press, report by
Freedom Forum, Kathmandu, 3 May 2024
Nepal
Media Survey 2022, by Sharecaste Initiative Nepal,
June 2022
Media Action
Nepal, an organisation to promote freedom of
expression and media development
Nepal Press
Freedom, by Freedom Forum; dedicated to monitoring
of freedom of expression and press freedom violation in
Nepal
Gender
Sensitivity in Nepali Media, report by Media
Action Nepal, 2022
Media
in Nepal : Safety of Journalists, Sustainability and
Gender Inclusiveness, report by Media Action
Nepal, 2021
Misleading
News in Media : A study of newspapers and online news
portals of Nepal, report by Media Action Nepal,
2021
Code
of Conduct : Improving conflict sensitive reporting
& journalist safety in South Asia, report by
Media Action Nepal, 2021
Regressive
Laws, Mounting Violations, report by Freedom
Forum, 3 May 2019
The
Legal Stranglehold, by
International Federation of Journalists, 3 May 2019
Nepal Media Survey 2019 Findings,
by Madhu Acharya and Bhumiraj Chapagain, Sharecast
Initiative Nepal, April 2019
Pant, Laxman Datt / Jha, Jivesh. Media
Freedom in Nepal: A Situation Analysis.
Media Action Nepal. 20 January 2019
Media Freedom Deteriorating.
Annual media freedom report 2018 by Freedom Forum
New
Fronts,
Brave Voices: Press Freedom in South Asia
2016-17, by International Federation of
Journalists (IFJ), 3 May 2017 [Nepal on pages
72-77]
Supporting
Safety of Journalists in Nepal. NESCO 2016
Nepali
news sites and radio streams
UNESCO. 2013. Assessment
of
media development in Nepal
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