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Upper
House endorses Bill on Special Service allowing phone
tapping without court order: Legal experts say the
provision could be misused by the government to
silence dissidents, by Binod Ghimire (kp
21/05/2020), Dirty
mop: While changing the laws governing the CIAA is a
good thing, the current amendment under discussion
falls below par (kp 26/05/2020)
Is
Nepali media failing to abide by ethical journalistic
standards in its quest for clicks and breaking news?
Media outlets, both old and new, must abide by fair
and ethical reporting, along with verification of
information, while reporting the news especially in
the time of a pandemic, observers say, by Aditi
Aryal (kp 21/05/2020)
How
Free Is Freedom Of Expression?, by Mukunda Kattel
(rn 11/05/2020)
Media
facing hard time during pandemic (ht 03/05/2020)
Oli
seizes May Day address to take the media to task for
“promoting instability”: While Oli’s aversion to the
media is nothing new, commentators say that it is
worrying that the prime minister has threatened to use
the ruling party to combat dissent, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 02/05/2020) [No
one causes more instability in Nepal than Khadga
Prasad Sharma Oli. His threat to the media, adorned
with false statements, is an authoritarian attack on
basic human rights and democracy!]
Media
industry seeks govt relief as revenue source hit
(ht 29/04/2020), FNJ
seeks aid for media houses (ht 01/05/2020)
Govt
intervention in state-run media is not new (rep
29/04/2020)
Removal
of Bhattarai’s interview from Radio Nepal draws flak
(ht 28/04/2020), Clarifications
sought from Radio Nepal chief Karki: Asked why
and how he allowed invectives against PM; Told to
justify his performance (ht 29/094/2020)
Mahottari
sees rise in illegal mining of construction aggregate
during lockdown: Two journalists were threatened for
covering the story about illegal mining in the
district on Thursday, by Sunita Baral (kp
23/04/2020)
Nepal
slips 6 ranks on RSF index (ht 22/04/2020) [Lowest
ranking since 2014! See RSF comment
and index 2020],
Nepal
loses six spots on global press freedom index to rank
112th out of 180 countries: Environment for
journalists working for independent media outlets has
been extremely difficult, Reporters Without Borders
report says, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp
23/04/2020)
Oli
cautioning party members to keep distance from media
reflects a lack of trust, leaders say: Unhappy with
leaks, Oli asks all aides, ministers and party members
to keep the media at bay, by Anil Giri (kp
16/04/2020) [This means a
fundamental violation of constitution and democratic
principles!!]
Journos
not allowed to collect coronavirus news (ht
08/04/2020)
FNJ
seeks relief package for media houses (ht
07/04/2020)
Here
is why PM's IT consultant Asgar Ali has been a
controversial figure (rep 02/04/2020), Kathmandu
Press accuses its site developer of removing a news
article without consent: The article had alleged the
involvement of the sons of the Defence Minister and
the prime minister’s chief advisor, along with Oli’s
IT consultant, in procuring medical equipment from
China (kp 02/04/2020), Editors
jointly condemn unauthorised removal of published
content (ht 03/04/2020)
PCN
Seeks Explanation From 36 Media Organisations (rn
01/04/2020), Media’s
tendency to link every death to Covid-19 is spreading
misinformation and stigma, say doctors: Doctors
believe media portals need to exercise caution while
publishing stories about the coronavirus as false
reports can be very damaging to the social fabric,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 01/04/2020)
Media
In Times Of COVID-19, by P. Kharel (rn 30/03/2020)
Role
Of The Media During Crisis Time, by Kushal
Pokharel (rn 28/03/2020)
Women
and the media: While newsrooms have come a long way,
they must do more to become truly inclusive, by
Narayan P. Ghimire (kp 24/03/2020)
Govt
curtailing freedom of expression: Report; The
government did not make efforts to preserve safety and
independence of the media (ht 15/03/2020)
The
media’s portrayal of Dalits is incomplete: Narratives
of Dalits as just being victims of caste hierarchy
ignores many stories of resistance, by Sarita
Pariyar (kp 12/03/2020)
Gender
Landscape In Nepali Media, by Kundan Aryal (rn
06/03/2020)
On
foreign policy, media should unite: Nepal’s media
houses should build a consensus on how to respond to,
address, balance or even resist (if necessary) the
competing interests of major powers like China,
America and India, by Mahabir Paudyal (rep
02/03/2020)
Accept
the criticisms: Government needs to understand that
appreciation of different perspectives and criticisms
can only help the government become more accountable,
by Tulasi Acharya (rep 29/02/2020)
Civil
liberty group calls for more changes in proposed Media
Council Bill: In a statement, Freedom Forum has
welcomed recent changes but pointed out a number of
provisions that could jeopardise freedom of expression
in the country (kp 24/02/2020)
FNJ
seeks more amendments to media council, infotech bills
(ht 22/02/2020)
Kantipur
Media Group marks 27th anniversary: Addressing the
function, Kailash Sirohiya, chairman and managing
director of the group, reflected back on the history
of Kantipur and the challenges to press freedom
(kp 20/02/2020)
Media
Council as conscience builder: Some new provisions
should be added to Media Council Bill to award most
ethical and high performing journalists and media
houses, while publicly shaming and taming unethical
practices, by Mohan Nepali (rep 20/02/2020)
After
the executive, legislature restricts media’s access:
At least two parliamentary committees have refused to
allow journalists to cover their meetings, while both
the Prime Minister’s Office and Home Ministry have
also imposed restrictions, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
19/02/2020) [This is a serious
violation of Article 27 of the Constitution, which
guarantees all citizens the right to information. It
is the duty and right of the media to provide this
information without restriction (article 19).]
Chinese
Embassy takes exception to article carried by Post on
coronavirus: The Post on its February 18 edition had
carried an op-ed, previously published by The Korean
Herald, about China’s handling of the outbreak (kp
19/02/2020), Journalists
and diplomats seriously concerned over Chinese embassy
statement: The Chinese embassy’s statement objecting
to an article published by the Post is against press
freedom and breaches diplomatic protocol, they say,
by Anil Giri and Tika R. Pradhan (kp 20/02/2020),
Editors
condemn Chinese ambassador’s statement (ht
20/02/2020)
Media
As A Driver Of Change, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
11/02/2020)
The
quest for a conformist press: Media entrepreneurs are
happy to sing along the tune of triumphant political
and economic masters, by CK Lal (kp 05/02/2020)
Oli
says govt wants to create civilised society: Says
media should not cross limit, by Rupak D, Sharma
(ht 05/02/2020) [Please
start by replacing the politicians who constantly
cross limit!]
Media
for change: Nepali media has to work more boldly and
inquiringly toward nourishing Nepal’s
production-centric economy, neutralizing fatalism that
resides deeper in the public psyche, by Mohan
Nepali (rep 30/01/2020), Bid
to enact restrictive laws opposed; FNJ calls for
redrafting controversial Media Council Bill (ht
31/01/2020), FNJ:
Licensing exam for journalists against constitutional
spirit (rep 31/01/2020)
Respect
the press: The media played a vital role in Nepal’s
transition to a republic (kp 29/01/2020)
NA
committee endorses Media Council Bill (ht
28/01/2020), House
panel removes Rs 1m fine for journalists, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 28/01/2020)
Mockery
of press freedom: The year 2019 saw more incidents
related to press freedom violation than in the past
seven years, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp
23/01/2020)
Rethinking
Media Studies Research, by Harsha Man Maharjan (rn
04/01/2020)
Pushpa
Kamal Dahal calls the press “bourgeois media”, and the
Nepali internet isn’t taking any of it: Dahal’s
disdain towards critical voices in the press and
social media receives flak and ridicule, b y
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 31/12/2019)
Preventing
vaccine-related rumours: Media must play a proactive
role in stopping false rumours and misinformation from
spreading, by Mukesh Adhikari (kp 31/12/2019)
Media
As Nation Builder, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
17/12/2019)
Democratic
Functions Of Media, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
03/12/2019)
FNJ
to launch special mission for press freedom from
January (ht 11/11/2019)
Mental
health, media role discussed (ht 11/11/2019)
Why
media must be free: Nepal would do better by adhering
to the principles of freedom, diversity and equality
in media actions, by Mohan Nepali (rep 05/11/2019)
Building
blocks to peace: Government, civil society and the
media all have a stake in Nepal’s new federal journey.
They must trust each other and collaborate for
sustained peace, by Anurag Acharya (kp 24/10/2019)
Taking
Nepali podcasts forward: Podcasts are taking off in
Nepal with serious business opportunities available
for budding broadcasters, by Asmita Manandhar (kp
22/01/2019)
Oli
now has problems with the way the media addresses
individuals: Oli expressed displeasure over the
media’s use of the informal Nepali pronoun ‘timi’,
by Anil Giri (kp 16/10/2019) [??
But it is okay that husbands address their wives with
'timi' and the latter have to say 'hajur'?]
FNJ
serves ultimatum to government (ht 09/09/2019)
Amendment
to Media Council Bill fails to address concerns:
Journalists have demanded that the recommendation
committee for the proposed media council be
accountable to Parliament, not the government, by
Tika R. Pradhan (kp 07/09/2019)
Ensure
media freedom : The media council should be an
autonomous body, free from state control and headed by
someone familiar with the media (ht 05/09/2019)
Media
Council Bill tabled in the Upper House amid uproar:
Minister for Communication and Information Technology
Gokul Baskota says the government is ready to refine
it, by Binod Ghimire (kp 30/08/2019), Lawmakers
urge government to remove proposed fine on
mediapersons: MP Bimala Rai Paudel has sought licence
system for journalists to maintain professional
standards, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 03/09/2019), Parties
one on rejecting fines for journalists (rep
03/09/2019)
Scaring
the media, again (rep 25/08/2019)
Revised
Advertisement Bill: Media owners may end behind bars
for a year, by Ashok Dahal (rep 22/08/2019)
NA
members pledge to amend Media Council Bill (ht
15/08/2019)
Government
is working on Mass Media Bill with harsher provisions
for media sector: The draft bill, currently at the Law
Ministry, proposes fines up to Rs 10 million and jail
terms up to 15 years or both, by Binod Ghimire (kp
11/08/2019)
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, by Mohan Nepali (rep 07/08/2019)
States
are beginning to play a direct role in supporting
press freedom: The declining state of freedom of
expression in the subcontinent needs more exposure,
by Achyut Wagle (kp 06/08/2019)
Anticipating
criticism, government puts Mass Communication Bill on
hold: After facing public reproach for Media Council
Bill and IT Bill, the Oli administration appears
wary of inviting any more criticism, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 18/07/2019)
NCP’s
commitment prompts FNJ to suspend protest
(ht 10/07/2019)
Amid
controversy over Bollywood awards, government plans
another international event for this year: The
international media summit, to take place in the fall,
will reportedly cost Rs 200 to 300 million, by
Anil Giri (kp 02/07/2019) [Respect
freedom of opinion and press freedom first!]
‘Govt
invoking reasonable restriction provision to curtail
press freedom’: Deteriorating press freedom in Nepal
has drawn the attention of international press bodies
(ht 25/06/2019)
From
a fierce reporter to a minister who wants to muzzle
the press: Gokul Baskota, who started his career
writing for left-leaning publications, is now one of
the prime minister’s most trusted ministers, and a
spokesperson for the government, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp
24/06/2019)
FNJ’s
protest against Media Council Bill enters third phase
(ht 19/06/2019)
FNJ
announces fresh protest programmes (ht 12/06/2019)
Media
for development: News, features, commentaries,
analyses, pictures, cartoon, interviews and round
table discussions should be focused on development
needs of Nepal, by Prakash Acharya (rep
12/06/2019)
FNJ
Saptari deplores eviction of mediapersons (ht
09/06/2019)
NPU
to seek IFJ’s support to pressure govt (ht
06/06/2019)
That
picture story: Do intellectual property principles or
fair use policies only apply to Western creators and
producers? It is hard to believe AFP and Getty Images
can be so negligent about their professional ethics,
by Dharma Adhikari (rep 05/06/2019)
AHRC
tells govt to withdraw Media Council Bill (ht
01/06/2019)
Editors
urge govt to withdraw Media Council Bill (ht
24/05/2019), Government
will not take back the MCB, says minister (ht
24/05/2019) [Mr Baskota's task
should be the protection of press freedom but he is
one of the most incompetent and arrogant ministers of
the Oli government!], Bamdev
Gautam seeks revision of bill (ht 24/05/2019), Senior
leaders of ruling party stand against proposed Media
Council Bill: The government should not make any move
that contravenes the constitution, they say, by
Tika R Pradhan (kp 26/05/2019), Editors
demand withdrawal of Media Council Bill (ht
26/05/2019)
Free
the press: Should the draft bill with provisions of
harsh penalties and prison terms be passed, it will
discourage professional journalism, while promoting
servile psychology and self-censorship, by Mohan
Nepali (rep 23/05/2019)
Media
warns it could form independent regulatory body
(ht 22/05/2019), Whose
Media Council? Drop the draft bill, don’t even
consider revising it. Rather, force the media
community to form their own independent press
standards mechanism. Let them call it whatever name
they choose, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 22/05/2019)
As
protest mounts, media bill draws ruling party members’
ire: Senior leaders and party-affiliated journalists
now openly criticise the government and information
minister over controversial bill, by Tika R
Pradhan (kp 20/05/2019), Journalists
close to NCP suggest amendments (ht 20/05/2019), FNJ
announces fresh protests (ht 20/05/2019), Ruling
NCP hints at revising controversial media laws under
pressure (rep 20/05/2019)
Media
In Disaster: Event Vs Issue, by Bigyan Sharma (rn
19/05/2019)
Media
barred from covering SAGGC meet: Opposition MPs say
decision against democratic principles, by
Jagdishor Panday (ht 17/05/2019), Journos
demonstrate against anti-press bills (rep
18/05/2019), Journalists
continue protest across country, by Roshan S Nepal
(ht 18/05/2019), Journalists
hit streets against Media Council Bill (ht
18/05/2019)
FNJ
to stage sit-in to protest Media Council Bill (ht
17/05/2019)
US
worried by probe into dissemination of news on Dalai
(rep 17/05/2019)
Media
Council Bill, by by Siddhi B. Ranjitkar (km
17/05/2019)
National
Human Rights Commission objects to Media Council Bill:
If endorsed in present form, it will be against the
basic principles of human rights and freedom of
expression, watchdog says, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/05/2019)
Journalists’
group begins struggle against Media Council Bill: The
legislation to replace Press Council Act will have
power to issue hefty fines and give the government
more say in the hiring and firing of council members,
by Tika R Pradhan (kp 13/05/2019), Three
journalists are under investigation for publishing
news about the Dalai Lama: Communication Minister
Gokul Baskota admitted he ordered the probe into
reporters working for the state-owned wire service
after publishing the news on the exiled Tibetan
leader when the President was on a state visit to
China, by Anil Giri (kp 13/05/2019), Media
society seeks bill’s withdrawal (ht 13/05/2019), Umbrella
body of journos launches protest, by Ujjwal Satyal
(ht 13/05/2019), Don’t
gag the press: A govt-appointed body can never qualify
to monitor the Nepali media, unless the government’s
intention is to gag it and have it tow its line
(ht 13/05/2019), Nepal
Media Bill: Experts advise FNJ to challenge anti-media
bills in court (rep 13/05/2019), A
heavy hand: The Media Council Bill further endangers
press freedom (kp 14/05/2019), Media
council bill draws flak from MPs, by Jagdishor
Panday (ht 14/05/2019), Mass
media draft bill draws heavy flak, by Ram Kumabr
Kamat (ht 14/05/2019), Media
Council Bill in favour of journalists: Minister
Baskota (ht 14/05/2019) [This
brazen minister is making idiots of the whole nation!],
Speaker,
NA chair assure FNJ of amending anti-press provisions
in bills (rep 14/05/2019)
Proposed
media bill envisions new press council with increased
government role: A new body overseeing the press could
alter the nature of the self-regulatory body and limit
press freedom, by Bhrikuti Rai (kp 11/05/2019), FNJ
denounces provisions of media council bill (ht
11/05/2019), Bill
on Nepal Media: New law seeks up to Rs 10m fine, 15
yrs jail for erring media persons: Govt may confiscate
media equipment, by Ashok Dahal (rep 12/05/2019),
IFJ,
FNJ ask govt to drop harsh provisions in proposed
media law (rep 12/05/2019), Let
the press be free (rep 12/05/2019)
Government
quietly moves Media Council bill to House:
Transparency and participatory law-making processes
are being overlooked, stakeholders say, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 09/05/2019), New
bill ‘aims at curtailing press freedom’: Proposes
fines up to Rs 1 million against media outlets,
editors, journalists for ‘damaging someone’s
reputation’, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 10/05/2019), Govt
drafts bill with harsher provisions on media, journos,
by Ashok Dahal (rep 10/05/2019), Press
and freedom, by Gunjan Upadhyay (rep 10/05/2019)
Media
In Democratisation, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
07/05/2019)
FNJ
announces national campaign for press freedom (ht
06/05/2019)
Laws
are
being designed to stifle press freedom in Nepal, a new
report says: The report is the second in two days to
point to a ‘legal stranglehold’ over press
freedom, showing how laws are being used to
harass and silence journalists, by Tsering D
Gurung (kp 04/05/2019)
[See IFJ report The
Legal Stranglehold]
Threats
to
press freedom have only increased in Nepal, report
says: Even as violations of press freedom nearly
doubled in the last 12 months, the
administration is formulating tighter laws, by
Bhrikuti Rai (kp 02/05/2019)
[see report
by Freedom Forum], 104
cases of press freedom violations in a year (ht
02/05/2019), FNJ
organises rally for press freedom (ht 02/05/2019),
The
fourth estate: Free press is a pillar of democracy and
it should be allowed to function unhindered (kp
03/05/2019), Media
freedom protects and supports us all, by Richard
Morris (kp 03/05/2019), Journalists
still working under threat: NHRC chair Sharma (rep
03/05/2019), Long
shadows, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 03/05/2019)
Minister
Baskota slams media (ht 28/04/2019) [Another
statement by the government, which only aims to
undermine freedom of the press and freedom of
expression!]
Supreme
Court issues an interim order to stop Kathmandu
District Court’s ban on PUBG, by Nayak Paudel (kp
20/04/2019)
Nepal
has failed to ensure full press freedom: Reporters
Without Borders, by Nayak Paudel (kp 19/04/2019)
Lawyers
challenge
government order to ban PUBG at top court: On April
10, the game was banned by the district court in
response to a Public Interest Litigation filed by the
Metropolitan Crime Division, by Nayak Paudel (kp
17/04/2019)
The
palanquin
press: The Nepali press corps consists by and large of
committed professionals wedded to the ideology of
neoliberalism, conservatism and ethnonationalism,
by CK Lal (rep 15/04/2019)
After
tightening
screws on porn and social media, Nepal bans popular
online gamePolice say they’ll arrest anyone who is
found playing PlayerUnknown’s Battleground after the
district court allowed the ban on Wednesday, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 12/04/2019), Govt
bans
popular online game PUBG: Stakeholders say prohibition
not a solution, stress awareness drive targeting
parents, teachers, by Roshan S Nepal (ht
12/04/2019), Should
the
state tell kids what to play online? Nepal doesn’t
have laws to ban games like PUBG, and legal experts
say the move banning the massively popular game is a
slippery slope, by Arpan Shrestha (kp 13/04/2019)
In
latest
attempt to squeeze media, government seeks
journalists’ payroll details, violating the
constitution: Ministry of Information uses issue of
working journalists’ minimum wage to block
broadcasters’ payments to satellite
companiesnCircular follows a series of regulations to
muzzle journalism, by Anil Giri (kp 04/04/2019), Rescind
orders
against free press: Nepal Media Society: ‘We have seen
how such moves in the past by those drunk on power
have boomeranged on them' (kp 05/04/2019), Two
steps back: The government wants to keep
journalists on a tight leash (kp 05/04/2019)
Government
proposes harsh punishment for posting ‘improper’
contents online, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 14/02/2019),
Govt
pushes IT bill to control social media, by Ashok
Dahal (rep 14/02/2019)
Many
muzzles: Press freedom cannot be curtailed in the name
of ‘regulation’ (kp 12/02/2019)
Provincial
media
bills will curtail press freedom, experts warn:
Provincial assemblies should take into account the
importance of fourth estate in democracy and
governance, observers say, by Tika R Pradhan (kp
11/02/2019)
Minister
Baskota says he cares about freedom of press. Really?
Muzzling of press unabated,
by Roshan Sedhai (rep 31/01/2019)
Through
the eyes of our cartoonist: The journey of Dr Govinda
KC, by Abin Shrestha (kp 29/01/2019)
Assessing
media
attack: When public figures indulge in media attacks,
the prospects and conditions for the media grow dimmer
and dangerous by the day, by P Kharel (rep
28/01/2019)
Media
fraternity fears government’s bid to control
advertisements, by Anil Giri (kp 04/01/2019)
A
tightened muzzle: Protracted governmental strategies
have led to waning press freedom in Nepal, by
Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 04/01/2019)
Press
freedom
anxiety: To demonstrate that it will work as per the
spirit of the Constitution, the govt has no option but
to amend some of the draconian provisions (ht
03/01/2019), Civil
society and media: Give them their due, by Dutta
Shree Duwadi (Khanal) (ht 03/01/2019)
Violations
of press freedom up: Report (kp 02/01/2019)
[see report by Freedom Forum],,
2018,
a challenging year for freedom of press: Federation of
Nepali Journalists (ht 02/01/2019)
Culture
of
learning: The illusion of being informed is so strong
that even the educated have lost the ability to
differentiate between misinformation, disinformation
and ‘genuine’ fake news, by CK Lal (rep
24/12/2018)
'Monopoly
of capitalist big media houses' must en, says Dahal
(rep 13/12/2018) [Another
frontal attack on free press and freedom of opinion!!]
PM’s
threats
are unbecoming of his high office, intellectuals say:
Oli takes a stab at academics and journalists who have
been vocal critics of his administration, by Anil
Giri (kp 07/12/2018)
Minister
orders state media to muzzle—and counter—Dr KC,
Nirmala news, by Anil Giri (kp 29/11/2018) [Another step towards dictatorship!
The people should no longer read government owned
media!]
Stringent
IT law to replace Electronic Transaction Act:
Advocates of press freedom concerned over its effects
in digital age, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 28/11/2018)
Minister
instructs state-run media to avoid Nirmala-related
news (rep 26/11/2018) [This
proves the non-existence of press freedom in Nepal!
The minister should be dismissed and face trial for
this crime!]
NHRC
asks
govt to remove ambiguity from penal code: Chairperson
of the National Human Rights Commission Anup Raj
Sharma today said the new penal code contained
ambiguous words that could be used to punish
journalists (ht 17/11/2018)
Watching
the
watchdog: Absence of good mentoring in journalism
schools or within the newsrooms has failed to create
new breeds of journalists with knack for news, by
Pranab Kharel and Gaurab KC (rep 15/11/2018)
Fearing
backlash,
Cabinet keeps key decisions to itself: In an
unprecedented move and against a longstanding
practice, journalists on Sunday were denied
information on government decisions, by Anil Giri
(kp 13/11/2018), Govt
move to deny info on cabinet decisions causes
widespread controversy (rep 13/11/2018), Govt’s
information gag draws flak, by Jagdishor Panday
(ht 13/11/2018), Not
disclosing cabinet decisions a huge setback for
freedom of info, by Taranath Dahal (rep
14/11/2018), Cabinet
to share its decisions only once a week: Prime
Minister Oli warns ministers not to divulge decisions
to media, by Tika R Pradhan (kp 16/11/2018) [??????], PM
cements information gag order, by Rewati Sapkota
(ht 16/11/2018), Nepaleaks:
Why is the greatest communist government on Earth
afraid of its own people, media and even well-wishers?,
by Guffadi (kp 17/11/2108)
Sacking
of Gorkhapatra GM stayed (ht 01/11/2018)
Parliamentary
panel lifts media restriction slightly, by Rewati
Sapkota (ht 01/11/2018)
Media
And The Public, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 30/10/2018)
Squeezing
the press: The state wants to intimidate the media, up
surveillance and promote self-censorship, by
Taranath Dahal (kp 15/10/2018)
Treat
the press equally: Discrimination between state and
private media will harm democracy (kp 10/10/2018),
Media
Society urges government to correct ‘its anti-media’
attitude (kp 11/10/2018), Govt
move to prioritise state media ‘guided by ill
intention’, by Roshan S Nepal (ht 11/10/2018), Attempt
to kill private media: NMS (ht 11/10/2018), Malevolent
move: The govt must understand any move against free
media, the cornerstone of democracy, would boomerang
on it (ht 12/10/2018)
CJ
calls for media sensitivity over sub-judice matters
(rep 10/10/2018) [Opening the
way for suppression of press freedom?]
Media
As Mediators, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn 09/10/2018)
FNJ
condemns Banskota comment (kp 06/10/2018)
Ministry
asks offices to favour state media, by Anil Giri
(kp 05/10/2018) [This is the
opposition of press freedom!!]
Media
sector urged to highlight economic issues,
by Dev Narayan Sah (kp 05/10/2018)
Journalism
should not be controlled: Experts (rep 22/09/2018)
Journalists’
body declares drive to protect free press: Federation
of Nepali Journalists to launch a pressure campaign
against restrictive laws in Civil Code and Criminal
Code (kp 17/09/2018)
‘Make
media integral part of disaster reduction strategy’
(kp 16/09/2018)
Ministry
forms media panel to review new code (kp
12/09/2018), Revised
privacy bill limits privacy of public office bearers:
Task force formed to revise laws curtailing press
freedom (rep 12/09/2018), House
endorses revised ‘press-friendly’ Privacy Bill (kp
16/09/2018)
Uphold
press freedom: We cannot imagine a democratic society
without freedom of speech and free flow of information
(ht 05/09/2018)
Leaders
pledge
to amend laws limiting free press: Leaders of various
political parties sympathise with the concern raised
by journalists and writers over the new laws that
restrict press freedom (kp 03/09/2018),
Lawmakers
seek to remove restrictions on scribes thru amendment
proposals (ht 04/09/2018)
Gagging
the press in installments: Added up, the Communist
government’s recent moves are aimed at muzzling the
media, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 31/08/2018)
Press
Freedom Under Attack?, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
22/08/2018), Government
ignores free press concerns: New bill bars journalists
from even gathering information on public staff,
by Binod Ghimre (kp 22/08/2018), Solidarity
against press freedom curbs (kp 22/08/2018), Truth
to power: The main duty of a free press is to uphold
the people’s right to know (kp 23/08/2018), Value
differing opinions: The new code has provisions that
limit free expression and criminalise media lapses,
by Binod Bhattarai (kp 23/08/2018), Suppressed,
by Om Astha Rai (nt 24/08/2018), ‘Revise
criminal code’: Federation of Nepali Journalists
issues Godawari Declaration to put pressure on Centre
(kp 26/08/2018)
Press
council grills editors (rep 18/08/2018)
Free
press on edge as new laws come into force today,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 17/08/2018), Media
Society warns against anti-press rules (kp
17/08/2018), Privacy
and the press: Press freedom might come under attack
as the government passes new law (kp 17/08/2018),
Nepal
must amend its new criminal code to guarantee press
freedom: RSF (rep 18/08/2018), ‘Anti-press
provisions’ in new laws draw mixed reactions (ht
18/08/2018), Press
Council's grilling of editors against jurisdiction and
a misuse of authority: Freedom Forum (rep
19/08/2018)
PM
Oli tells media to be responsible to its role (kp
13/08/2018) [Your statement
partly violates the fundamental right to freedom of
the press, Mr Oli!]
Formulate
media-friendly laws, FNJ urges government (ht
11/08/2018)
NMS
elects new exec committee (kp 07/08/2018)
How
does the Nepali media cover rape?, by Bhrikuti Rai
(nt 03/08/2018)
Ensuring
Editorial Freedom, by Tikaram Rai (rn 01/08/2018)
Two
media
forums dismiss ministry’s claim: Nepal Media Society
and Radio Broadcasters’ Forum were recently named in
royalty collection panel (kp 24/07/2018)
Baskota
vows state will not muzzle media freedom KMG chairman
hopes state includes stakeholders’ voice in new act
(kp 20/07/2018)
What
makes news: The media gives little coverage to women’s
issues regardless of their importance, by Rashmila
Prajapati (kp 08/07/2018)
FNJ,
media fraternity condemn cancellation of NTV talkshow:
Producer claims the show was cancelled at Minister
Baskota’s behest (kp 14/06/2018), NTV
shuts down program ‘after presenter grills minister’
(rep 14/06/2018), We’ll
ask questions: State watch on media (rep
17/06/2018)
Nepal
Media Policy And Law Update, by Taranath Dahal (rn
27/05/2018)
Suicide
and the media: A degree of caution is required, by
Gael Robertson (ht 22/06/2018)
On
churning
water: Censorship is harmful to society in all its
forms, but self-censorship is perhaps more injurious
as it spreads into the body politic in subtle and
insidious ways without anyone taking notice, by CK
Lal (rep 07/05/2018)
‘Violation
of press freedom continues’ (ht 03/05/2018)
NRM
marks anniversary amidst special function (rep
25/04/2018)
How
Nepal’s media landscape is being transformed (nt
13/04/2018)
Journalists’
groups set new standards against fake news (kp
04/04/2018)
SC
justices split over CJ Parajuli’s judicial conduct
(kp 08/03/2018), Writing
news does not amount to contempt of court: FNJ; Says
all state bodies should respect freedom of press
(kp 08/03/2018), SC
full bench to hear Kantipur case today (kp
11/03/2018), CM
Rai flays attempts to muzzle the media (kp
11/03/2018), SC
full bench to hear Kantipur case today (kp
11/03/2018),
Hearing
on Kantipur case begins (kp 12/03/2018), FNJ
threatens protests (kp 12/03/2018)
Contempt
case against Kantipur sent to full bench: Hearing from
Kantipur Publications members over (kp
07/03/2018), Barring
of media gets ire (kp 07/03/2018)
If
govt institutions are broken and press silenced, we
are going down a dark path, interview with Krishna
Pahadi (kp 05/03/2018)
Complicated
courtship: Media and civil society will have to be
vigilant to keep govt with two-thirds majority on its
toes (kp 01/03/2018)
CJ
Parajuli
orders media probe: Legal experts ‘slam attack on free
press’; NHRC says it’s against right of fair trial
ensured by global HR law (kp 26/02/2018), Attempts
to censor media draw flak (kp 27/02/2018), NMS
urges SC to rectify its decision (kp
27/02/2018),
NMS
opposes SC order against Kantipur daily (ht
27/02/2018), Apex
court’s decision draws serious concern of FNJ (ht
27/02/2018),
US
stresses unbiased judiciary (kp
27/02/2018),
Supreme
offence: CJ Parajuli should stop hearing cases, as he
is not cleared from a serious probe (kp
27/02/2018), CJ
Parajuli's order: Attempt to ‘muzzle media’ draws flak
(kp 28/02/2018), Concerns
over censorship order: Chief Justice Parajuli’s
attempt to muzzle press draws widespread criticism
from different sides (kp
28/02/2018),
Journalist
bodies
condemn CJ order: Federation of Nepali Journalists
says contempt of court case against Kantipur daily
‘unconstitutional’;Gag order clearly constitutes a
misuse of the judicial apparatus for personal ends:
Paris-based RSF (kp 01/03/2018)
[see RSF
statement], Contempt
case has no merit: Experts (kp 02/03/2018)
Advocate
files Contempt case Over Kantipur news Report (kp
21/02/2018)
‘Media
should focus on peace building and transitional
justice' (ht 24/01/2018)
CJ
urges press to refrain from commenting on sub-judice
cases (rep 22/01/2018) [???]
KMG
reaches out to readers in East (kp 20/01/2018)
Calling
for
press freedom: Nepal is still a long way from complete
press freedom, and all stakeholders need to speak
against violations, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp
17/01/2018)
FNJ
flays
police interference in media: Press Council acting
chair says that as per Article 19 of the constitution,
police cannot ask journalists to reveal their sources
(kp 09/01/2018), Don’t
force journos to reveal sources, NPC tells police
(ht 09/01/2018)
Sumargi
files defamation case against Kantipur Publications
(kp 08/01/2018), Sumargi
firms laundered Rs9b into Nepal: Govt report, by
Rupak D. Sharma (kp 11/01/2018), NMS
demands
Sumargi to show proof: Nepal Media Society has
said in a statement that Sumargi could be
manoeuvring to intimidate the press (kp
11/01/2018), KMG
statement on its coverage of Sumargi’s financial
transactions (kp 17/01/2018)
News
portals asked to reveal news sources in Silwal case
(kp 25/12/2017), MPR
asks online media to reveal source (ht
25/12/2017), Online
portals move HC against police order (rep
27/12/2017)
The
need for a watchdog: The media needs to get its
priorities right and report news that matters to the
public, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 24/12/2017)
‘Government
media not inclusive’ (ht 20/12/2017)
Women
leaders demand more media coverage to promote female
leadership (ht 27/10/2017)
Media’s
role key in breaking taboos on menstruation (ht
26/10/2017)
Free
press for development: Government should remove
obstacles that prevent people from exercising their
right to information, by Meera Rajbhandari Amatya
(kp 13/10/2017)
Media’s
role stressed in mainstreaming marginalised voices
(ht 10/10/2017)
Int’l
media conference starts today (kp 09/10/2017)
For
the common good: Nepal’s media is unable to reflect
public interests, even though it should, by
Aashish Mishra (kp 10/09/2017)
Media
Society launches campaign against corruption (kp
07/09/2017)
‘Working
to formulate media-friendly policies’ (kp
06/09/2017)
IFJ
urges Nepal to discourage false lawsuits aimed at
silencing media (rep 06/09/2017)
NOC
chief sues Nagarik for defamation, seeks Rs 800m
damages (rep 01/09/2017)
Media
malpractice? Mass media is not merely a means of
disseminating news; it is also very important for
moulding opinions, by Shyam KC (kp 04/08/2017)
Media
attention to education sector not enough, says study
(ht 01/08/2017)
Making
sense
of the media: The press could be anything; but it
must obviously be a permanent watchdog of state
policies and practices of public position holders,
by Mohan Guragain (kp 15/07/2017)
Cleaning
up
cyberspaceSocial media has improved lives, but it has
also been used to spread disinformation, by Kabi
Adhikari (kp 12/07/2017)
Govt
unable
to roll out clean feed policy on time (kp
07/07/2017)
Deuba
sends
social media into frenzy: PM goes blunt on Sajha
Sawal, heckles members of the audience, by Sanjeev
Giri (kp 04/07/2017)
Our
virtual
underbelly: Most alarming and disturbing were videos
that featured khukuri-wielding youths threatening to
behead Shrestha, by Dharma Adhikari (rep
04/07/2017)
Pluralistic
publics
in the age of social media: All institutions should
become capable of extending positive qualities of
vibrant Nepali public sphere to the online world,
by Pratyoush Onta and Yogesh Raj (kp 03/07/2017)
Routines
galore:
There is little difference among news channels in
story selection and display. They differ only in
explanation of their decisions, by Dharma Adhikari
(rep 20/06/2017)
Numbers
vs.
Stories: Relentless coverage of preliminary vote
tallies and leads with a few hundred votes counted was
perhaps the most farcical, by Dharma Adhikari (rep
23/05/2017)
Baral
picked
as new Press Council chair (kp 19/05/2017)
Nepal
clueless
about how to benefit from India’s South Asia Satellite
(ht 12/05/2017)
Local
elections not a priority for foreign media (rep
12/05/2017)
Social
media
a strong tool this poll season? Difficult to say it
indeed will have an impact on voters: Experts, by
Binod Ghimre (kp 10/05/2017), Why
social media won’t change anything: We’re still a
masu-bhat, raksi and ‘dai ko mama ko party’ type of
nation and we tend to vote accordingly, by Gunjan
Upadhyay (rep 12/05/2017), It’s
party
time on the internet: … but still doubtful if the wave
of digital campaigning in this local election will
translate into votes, by Sonia Awale (nt
12/05/2017)
Media
Coverage Of Polls, by P. Kharel (rn 08/05/2017)
‘Nepali
media
still under threat, remains unsecure’: Impunity for
crimes against journalists a big concern, says a newly
launched IFJ report (kp 04/05/2017) [see IFJ
report, Nepal on pp. 72-77], 70
cases of press freedom violation in a year: FNJ
(rep 04/05/2017), Vibrant
and
vigilant: Nepali press faces problems, but has evolved
considerably over the years (kp 05/05/2017)
‘South
Asia
Satellite launching on May 5’, by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (kp 01/05/2017)
The
press
and the people: Journalism should provide a platform
for common people to voice their opinions, including
critical ones, by Prashant Sharma (kp 11/04/2017)
Talking
digital
journalism, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 11/04/2017)
LGBT
and media: Reel truth, by Ayush Joshi (rep
11/04/2017)
Media
urged
to promote Nepal-India relations (ht 04/04/2017)
Poisonous
legacy:
The media gave extensive coverage to CIAA accusations
against government officials but were miserly in
covering their acquittal, by Jayash Paudel (rep
04/04/2017)
Media
ought
to help farmers raise issues (kp 01/04/2017)
Persona
of
news sites: We are always looking for new internet
haunts but during our search we often find online tags
that are fragmented, jumbled and confusing, by
Dharma Adhikari (rep 28/03/2017)
Are
journalists
opinion-makers? The growth of media in Nepal has far
exceeded the speed of the country’s political
transformation, by Khagendra Nath Sharma (kp
26/03/2017)
Online
media
operation code issued (ht 23/03/2017), Writ
petition filed at SC against Online Media Directive
(rep 27/03/2017)
In
the
service of power: Governmental editorial directives on
rising above ideological divides, instead of edifying
journalists, end up irritating them, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 14/03/2017)
The
weak
link: General media users and audiences are still
viewed largely in the nineteenth century mentality
filtered through “letters to the editor”, by
Dharma Adhikari (rep 14/02/2017)
Focus
On Informed Citizenry, by P. Kharel (rn
13/02/2017)
Said
a
little bird: Trump is a prolific tweeter while
Prachanda has not posted anything for two months,
by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 05/02/2017)
Committee
formed
to draft new media laws (ht 04/02/2017)
SC
quashes
contempt cases against Kantipur (kp 03/02/2017)
Report
at
your own risk: Press freedom remains a myth in daily
practice despite broad legislative measures, by
Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 08/01/2017)
Panel
to
provide suggestion on Mass Com policy (kp
06/01/2017)
Media
Society
takes serious exception to obstruction at media houses
(kp 03/01/2017)
Crush
On Column Writing, by P. Kharel (rn 02/01/2017)
Prudent
Use Of Social Media Platform, by Hira Bahadur
Thapa (rn 31/12/2016)
2016
relatively
peaceful year for Nepali media (ht 31/12/2016)
On
media writing: Why do I write? Because there is the
editorial page. And I write for fun, not for the
paltry remuneration, by Dharma Adhikari (rep
20/12/2016), On
Media
Writing-II: Our approach to media writing remains
largely willy-nilly and depends on hard work of few
individuals (or institutions) who love what they do,
by Dharma Adhikari (rep 03/01/2017), On
Media
Writing-III: Our media are at crossroads and absence
of timely analyses of trends and developments makes
the scene rather chaotic, by Dharma Adhikari (rep
17/01/2017)
Ministry
seeks
Rs 27.9 million ‘to make journos comply with code’:
‘To curb social media users from harming country
through posts’ (kp 16/12/2016)
‘Fixation
on
political news bane of Nepali media’ (kp
10/12/2016), Post
interacts
with Pokhara, a city more than a tourist hub (kp
10/12/2016)
The
stereotypes: Media embeds stereotypes in consumer
minds. Gender stereotyping is blatant in most Indian
and Nepali ads, by Aleena Udas Sharma (rep
10/12/2016)
Post-truth
journalism:
Let’s wage war against the trend of selling emotions
over facts on digital platforms, by Bhanu Bhakta
Acharya (kp 06/12/2016)
Journalism
of
‘Pusti’: Children today are fish in technological
waters. Media education should thus be part of the
curricula from primary school level, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 06/12/2016)
Nepali
media
suffers due to unabated impunity, says study (ht
22/11/2016)
Social
media
dangerous, says PM (kp 12/11/2016)
The
way
we talk: Never before have we been so vocal and
articulate. We have dismantled the old regime via the
sheer power of talking defiantly, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 08/11/2016)
Not
all
bad news: A genuinely independent media has never been
more important for the future of Nepal, by Kiran
Bhandari, Dipak Bhattarai and James Deane (kp
27/09/2016)
Muckraking
in
Nepal: Editors can inspire, encourage and guide their
reporters to do the legwork and write stories behind
the events, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 27/09/2016)
Snide
journalism:
Often, international write-ups on Nepal are full of
misrepresentations, misinterpretations and
misinformation, by Deepak Thapa (kp 22/09/2016)
No
more
of the same, please: Event-driven and
‘he-said/she-said’ journalism coverage is hardly good
news for watchdog entity of public interest, by
Pratyoush Onta, Devendra Uprety and Lokranjan Parajuli
(kp 19/09/2016)
Clear
provision to ensure freedom of expression on internet
sought, by Shraddha Amatya (rep 03/08/2016)
A
big story: The coverage of Dr Govinda KC’s satyagraha
is an example of the democratization of news in our
mainstream media, by Dharma Adhikari (rep
02/08/2016)
National
Media
Policy, 2016 approved (kp 23/07/2016)
The
local
news: It is time we moved past the tantalizing,
anecdotal examples of the power of local news and
focus more on the real agenda of the community itself,
by Dharma Adhikari (rep 12/07/2016)
Govt
draws
flak for bid to control news sites (kp
18/06/2016), Bid
to
restrain online media draws flak (kp 20/06/2016),
Pressing
the
freedom: New online media directive could seriously
endanger press freedom (kp 20/06/2016), Govt
forms
team to review online media directive: Govt agrees to
form review team after journalists flay the clauses
contradicting the constitution (kp 22/06/2016), Nepal’s
online
revolution: Its residue, by Kundan Aryal (ht
04/07/2016)
Web
Of Complexity, by Shyam KC (kp 14/06/2016)
Breaking
views:
Nepali media, despite all its flaws, is the only
institution that can keep guard over government
branches and private enterprises, by Dharma
Adhikari (kp 14/06/2016)
Mediterranean
tremors:
A coherent policy on integrating all forms of media,
including platforms like internet, mobile and social
networks is the need of the hour, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 31/05/2016)
It’s
about
us: … it’s not about Ansari, Dixit or Penner, by
Puru Shah (nt 13/05/2016)
Press
Council
asks ABC TV to apologise: Council says an interview of
Madhesi rights activist CK Raut aired by the TV stoked
social disharmony and threatened sovereignt (kp
13/05/2016) [???]
A
fool's paradise: Discord awaits us if the educated
public miss the big picture and voice personal
prejudices as arguments, by Pramod Mishra (kp
12/05/2016)
Towards
Greater Independence, by Shyam KC (rn 10/05/2016)
Speak
your
mind: Hallmark of a democracy should be the ease with
which it allows proliferation of ideas, however
unpalatable, by Pranaya SJB Rana (kp 04/05/2016),
Canadian
man
asked to leave Nepal in 2 days (kp 04/05/2016), Canadian
ordered
to leave Nepal over tweets (ht 04/05/2016),
No
one
can curb press freedom, says Prez (kp 04/05/2016)
[???],
Penner
moves
SC against DoI’s decision (ht 05/05/2016), Tweet
that:
Politically-charged predators on the prowl to pounce
on the next prey with 140 characters, by Bidushi
Dhungel (nt 13/05/2016)
Curbs
on
press freedom: Constitution drafters seriously
misunderstood idea of press freedom, which differs
from right to communication, by Bhanu Bhakta
Acharya (kp 25/04/2016)
Aftershocks
in
the fourth estate, by Suman Malla, Manish Gautam,
Binod Ghimire, Anup Ojha (kp 23/04/2016)
Nepal
ranks
second in South Asia in press freedom: Reporters
Without Borders (ht 21/04/2016), Faulty
report:
Nepalese media have become the most vibrant and
fearless, the least liable to action from the State
for their reporting of news and expression of views
(ht 22/04/2016)
Nepal
in
Chinese press: That it takes extraordinary events in
Nepal to earn an opinion piece in Chinese papers is
clear from the lone editorial published in China Daily,
by Dharma Adhikari (rep 05/04/2016)
‘Nepali
media
still not gender-friendly’ (ht 12/03/2016)
Disabled
demand
for more space to their issues in media (rep
10/03/2016)
Data,
the
giver: Data on data is a rare commodity here; It is
difficult to say how much information we have been
able to store, transmit or digitize in Nepal, by
Dharma Adhikari (rep 23/02/2016)
Govt
forms
panel to draft media policy: The high-level committee
will draft a new media policy to address the problems
faced by working journalists in the country (kp
04/02/2016)
Missing
links:
A mid-career journalist recently bemoaned he should
have saved copies of his works. Many of his stories
published online are not there anymore, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 26/01/2016)
Mostly
bad
news: The year just ended was marked by setbacks for
press freedom, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp
06/01/2016)
Nepali
media
set example in face of adversity (ht 03/01/2016)
2015:
Harrowing
year for Nepali media (ht 01/01/2016)
Police
doing
little to curb attacks on press, by Laxmi Sah (kp
29/12/2015)
Cancer
Of Media Concentration, by P. Kharel (rn
28/12/2015)
NMS
elects
new executive committee (kp 25/12/2015)
Media
suffers
blockade: More readers, but less revenue, by
Xiaotong Xu and Siran Liang (nt 18/12/2015)
Morcha
supporters
disrupt newspaper distribution (kp 17/12/2015)
Equality
for
women still a far cry in Nepali media, says GMMP
report (ht 27/11/2015)
Report
paints
gloomy picture of media situation in country (ht
25/11/2015)
Mind
the
gap: It's vital to increase participation of women in
media if Nepal wants a progressive future, by
Anuja KC (rep 04/11/2015)
Let
‘em
know: Data on media ownership and transparency is
limited, largely because of insufficient laws to make
media organizations disclose information, by
Dharma Adhikari (rep 03/11/2015)
Crisis
of
representation: Indian media are getting a lot of flak
for untruthful, dishonest and unreliable coverage of
Nepal, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 20/10/2015)
The
spectre
of the social media: It’s difficult to discern how
close the correlation is between facts on the ground
and fanatical rantings on social media, by Chahana
Sigdel (kp 10/10/2015)
Impact
of
fuel crisis on media worries FNJ (ht 02/10/2015),
Bandh
hits
media hard (ht 03/10/2015)
Pledge
to
save lives: Media can play a very important role in
suicide prevention by disseminating information and
raising awareness, by Ashley Hagaman, Kanchan
Rawat and Sagun Ballav Pant (kp 30/09/2015)
Hashtag
revolutions: Social media online movements don't
always result in real change, by Tsering Dolker
Gurung (nt 25/09/2015)
Curtains
On Critics, by P. Kharel (rn 14/09/2015)
‘New
constitution
should guarantee full press freedom’ (ht
14/09/2015)
Left,
right
and centre: Polarisation in the Nepali media is
becoming a part of the problem, by Tsering Dolker
Gurung (nt 11/09/2015)
Prospect
of
launching satellite or leasing slots to be explored:
Interested international firms asked to submit
expression of interest by October 2 (ht
06/09/2015)
War
on
the web: The recent spate of inflammatory posts in the
aftermath of the Tikapur killings point to an urgent
need for social media laws, by Bhanu Bhakta
Acharya (kp 04/09/2015), Beware
of
fake news: Inaccurate news of the Kailali killings
were an example of how facts can be bent to suit
different versions of the truth, by Bhrikuti Rai
(nt 04/09/2015), Any
means
necessary: The media now needs to create a climate for
compromise and put the onus back on the political
parties, by Bidushi Dhungel (rep 04/09/2015)
Wholesale
news:
There were complaints about the trend of unattributed
copy-pasting of RSS stories by news portals and other
outlets, or "hubahu journalism", by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 25/08/2015), Wholesale
news
again: When it started, the RSS symbolized the
country's sovereignty, Nepal's bridge to the world in
an era of post-colonial awakening, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 08/09/2015)
Nepal
Media
Society, TBN join forces (kp 18/08/2015)
Voice
of
the people: Journalism in indigenous languages has
come a long way in Nepal, by Meera Rajbhandari
Amatya (kp 02/08/2015)
Govt
plans
to keep tabs on media draw flak (kp 09/07/2015), FNJ
objects
to govt policy on media (ht 09/07/2015)
UNOCHA
director
terms media reports ‘nonsense’: Says damaged items
never distributed to victims, by Lekhanath Pandey
(ht 02/07/2015), UN
berates
Nepali media: Threatens to withdraw supplies from
Nepal, by Kosh Raj Koirala (rep 02/07/2015)
FNJ
calls
for ensuring press freedom (ht 01/07/2015), Rijal
unhappy
with FNJ (ht 01/07/2015)
Beware
of
Strawries: Media today show a world through a straw,
based on "stories" usualy advancing oversimplified views
of people and issues, by Shyam Sharma (rep
20/06/2015)
Users
praise
PM’s first official tweet, by Chahana Sigdel (kp
12/06/2015)
Social
media
proved effective in disaster response: Stakeholders
(ht 11/06/2015)
Following
the
script: Disaster reporting by the international media
followed a formulaic style that distorted reality,
by Kunda Dixit (nt 05/06/2015), Newfound
empathy:
Nepali journalists reported on the disaster with
compassion, others not so much, by Tsering Dolker
Gurung (nt 05/06/2015)
Taking
a
hit Journalists need to be trained to effectively report
on disasters (kp 06/05/2015)
Social
media
plays crucial role in communication during the
national crisis (ht 03/05/2015)
Running
with
the herd: To suggest that the state has remained a
mere spectator in Jajarkot is not just wrong, it is
selective reporting, by Tsering Dolker Gurung (nt
24/04/2015)
Govt
keen
to improve press freedom: Rijal (kp 22/04/2015)
Twitter
barbs
sting BRB, by Chahana Sigdel (kp 08/04/2015)
‘Practise
ethical
journalism while reporting disaster’ (ht
26/03/2015)
Nepali
Corporate-Press
ties: Conflict of interests, by Amrit Kharel (ht
20/03/2015)
If
it
bleeds, it still leads: Even in the age of citizen
journalism, we can’t seem to cover the good news,
by Tsering Dolker (nt 20/03/2015)
Political
geography
of Nepal’s Twittersphere: About 30,000 tweets that
shared links from popular Nepali news websites were
mined for this analysis, by Bibek Paudel (nt
27/02/2015)
Kantipur
marks
22nd anniv (kp 20/02/2015)
Kantipur
vehicle
torched in Bara: Newspaper distribution obstructed for
two days; FNJ condemns act (kp 14/02/2015)
Attacks
on
media condemned (kp 21/01/2015)
Not
free
yet: Safety and security of journalists remained a
challenge in Nepal throughout the past year, by
Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 01/01/2015),
'14‚
a
mixed-bag year for journalists: Press freedom
violations reported, says Freedom Forum (ht
01/01/2015), ‘60
journos
affected in 2014’ (kp 02/01/2015)
Journalism
of
attachment: Should a journalist’s job extend beyond
just coverage to also help the people we are reporting
about?, by Mohan Mainali (nt 12/12/2014)
Medicine
and
the media: Instead of focusing on negative scandals,
the media could actually help the medical field
develop, by Rabi Shakya (kp 07/12/2014)
Social
adaptation:
As Nepali internet users rise, traditional media will
need to change its ways (kp 28/11/2014)
Investigative
climate
reporting stressed: Journalists urged to raise
awareness among communities (ht 21/11/2014)
‘Give
kids
news that matters to them’ (kp 18/11/2014)
SAARC
summit:
Limited media access to City Hall (ht 12/11/2014),
FNJ
seeks
accessfor private media (ht 25/11/2014)
BRB
becomes
Twitter celebrity (kp 11/11/2014)
Media
urged
to give voice to the voiceless (ht 01/11/2014)
The
media
in Nepal: Going digital, by Durga Nath Sharma (ht
17/10/2014)
Science
Awakening
For People's Benefit And Media, by Gokul Pokhrel
(rn 14/10/2014)
Means
of
no communication: Modern information technology can
help us gain knowledge, but it cannot be a replacement
for face-to-face contact, by Khagendra N. Sharma
(kp 28/09/2014)
The
law
and the media, by Binita Dahal (nt 26/09/2014)
Media
seeks
to strengthen democracy through information,
interview with Shiva Gaunle (kp 15/09/2014)
Media’s
Role
in Nation-Building in Nepal, by Dev Raj Dahal (sp
12/09/2014)
Contempt
charge:
Kantipur receives court subpoena (kp 06/09/2014),
Kantipur
to
record statements in SC today (kp 11/09/2014), Hearing
deferred
for second time (kp 12/09/2014), Kantipur
statement
recording postponed (ht 12/09/2014), Efforts
to
muzzle media: FNJ (kp 12/09/2014), Kantipur
to
submit replies within 5 days (kp 13/09/2014), Hundreds
gather
at apex court in support of Kantipur (kp
13/09/2014), SC
tells
Kantipur to submit written explanations (ht
13/09/2014), Kantipur
submits
replies to court (kp 17/09/2014), Hearing
begins:
SC arraigns only publishers and journalists of
Kantipur daily (kp 19/09/2014), Next
hearing
scheduled for Oct 13 (kp 20/09/2014), Hearing
on
Kantipur case re-scheduled for December 1 (kp
14/10/2014), SC
quashes
contempt case against Kantipur (kp 23/10/2014)
Call
for
in-depth media coverage on human trafficking (ht
04/09/2014)
Messenger
matters:
Journalism can greatly contribute to conflict
resolution in times of transition, by Yogendra P.
Paneru (kp 31/08/2014)
Contempt
of
court charge: SC summons Kantipur mgmt, editorial
staff (kp 27/08/2014)
Media
in
trouble (ht 25/08/2014)
Kantipur
slams
Baidya-Maoist threats (kp 21/08/2014), Baidya
union
plays foul: Kantipur Publications (kp 23/08/2014),
FNJ,
Media
Society deplore obstruction (kp 23/08/2014), Media
fraternity
urges govt to end Kantipur stand-off: State urged to
allow smooth flow of information (kp 24/08/2014),
Govt
slammed
for being mute spectator: Media fraternity smarting
under discriminatory rules; 10-point demand put forth
(ht 24/08/2014), Kantipur
staff
attacked, papers looted (kp 25/08/2014), Leaders
flay
Kantipur obstruction (kp 25/08/2014), Assault
on
press widely deplored (kp 26/08/2014), Minister
asks
union to end Kantipur violence (kp 26/08/2014), Kantipur
blockade
draws flak (kp 26/08/2014), Obstructions
in
Kantipur condemned: Journalists’ associations urge
trade union to resolve issues through dialogue (ht
26/08/2014), Leaders,
MPs
back Kantipur in union stir (kp 27/08/2014), Speaker
seeks
info on Kantipur row (kp 27/08/2014), Attack
on
Kantipur condemned (kp 28/08/2014), Union
calls
off Kantipur agitation (kp 01/09/2014),
Union
protest
at Kantipur Publication postponed (ht 01/09/2014)
Media
In
Nation Building: Senior media persons and political
scientists discuss the media’s role in nation building
(sp 15/08/2014)
FNJ:
reporting
on Modi was barred for private media (kp
05/08/2014), TBN
flays
govt for discriminating against media (ht
05/08/2014), Them
over
us: By denying permission to the Nepali media at TIA
during Modi’s arrival, establishment showed bias,
by Shyam K.C. (kp 08/08/2014)
Constituting
contempt:
Censoring the media in the name of contempt of court
can set a dangerous trend, by Dipendra Jha (kp
15/07/2014)
Judge
orders
to submit all sub judice contempt news (kp
04/07/2014), AHRC:
Don’t
muzzle press freedom to protect court (kp
04/07/2014),
Apex
court
demands ‘contemptuous items’ published in Kantipur
(ht 04/07/2014), Critiquing
any
judge is nocontempt of court: Experts, by Pranab
Kharel (kp 05/07/2014), Fair
trial
for free expression: Judicial precedents should
provide a reference for addressing the contempt of
court bill in Parliament, by Binod Bhattarai (kp
07/07/2014), Contempt
of
whom? Unless the Supreme Court protects the freedom of
speech, it will fail to uphold its own dignity, by
Prakash Bom (kp 08/07/2014)
Journos
deplore
Contempt of Court bill: Say government move is aimed
at muzzling the media (ht 21/06/2014), Bill
can
be amended: Ministers (kp
27/06/2014),
Speech
unfree:
A new law on social media that will also protect free
speech is an urgent need (kp 27/06/2014), Comment
is
not free, if you cannot write a line without fearing
court may throw you in jail because you were citing
its wrongdoings or flawed policies, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 02/07/2014)
Quest
For
Media Quality, by P. Kharel (rn 16/06/2014)
Media
In
Political Transition, by P. Kharel (rn 02/06/2014)
Just
Free, by Anil Karki (rn 25/05/2014)
Maiming
the
messenger: Democratic regimes with undemocratic
institutions can stifle press freedom, by Anurag
Acharya (nt 16/05/2014)
Decline
in
media freedom violations (ht 05/05/2014)
Nepal’s
press
freedom: Words of praise, by Andy Sparkes (ht
05/05/2014)
Importance
of
being Kanak: It is an odd reconciliation if it has to
scapegoat a man wearing a mop of white hair on his
head as a nuisance, by Bishal Thapa (rep
03/05/2014)
Bypassing
the
bosses: On World Press Freedom Day, there are more
reasons to be optimistic than pessimistic about
the Nepali media, by Anurag Acharya (nt
02/05/2014)
Free
the
press: A free and pluralistic media can help
sustain development gains and aid in good
governance, by Laxman Datt Pant (kp 02/05/2014), Just
free (nt 02/05/2014), Nepal
climbs
up in press freedom ranking (ht 03/05/2014), Room
for
improvement in Nepal’s press freedom (kp
04/05/2014)
Between
the
lines: Unresolved question is not if foreign support
to the media is acceptable, but to what extent and in
what manner; This clearly requires more open debate
and legislative measures, by Dharma Adhikari (rep
23/04/2014)
Donor
funds
used without accountability: Lawmakers (kp
18/04/2014),
Dixitspeak
(kp
18/04/2014),
Norway
denies
funding activities against ongoing peace process
(nn 18/04/2014), Funds
misuse
allegation: Norway: Action to be taken if charges
serious (kp
19/04/2014),
PM
asks
Norway to be transparent (kp
19/04/2014),
Norway
to
probe if its funds being misused: Assurance follows
allegation against South Asia Trust (ht
19/04/2014), A
Strange Case Of Foreign Funding In Media, by Ritu
Raj Subedi (rn 20/04/2014)
Kantipur
adds
new sister wing (kp 20/02/2014)
Kantipur
Publications
celebrates 21st anniv (kp 20/02/2014)
Press
freedom
scene not rosy (ht 13/02/2014)
CIAA
bars
journos from its programme (kp 12/02/2014)
Journos
barred
from taking CA ceremony pictures (rep
22/01/2014)
Rituals
and
other stories: The overall coverage was diverse and
market-driven, seldom focusing on substantive
professional issues like self-improvement,
mediaeconomics and creativity in media, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 15/01/2014)
Responding
to
disasters: The media’s role is vital in informing
people about what to do before, during and after
natural disasters, by Meera Rajbhandari Amatya (kp
07/01/2014)
News
dissemination
hurting investigation: CIAA (nn 07/01/2014)
Press
freedom
sees some improvement (kp 01/01/2014), Nepal's
press
freedom sees some improvement (nn 01/01/2014),
A
year of impunity: In the year 2013, many press freedom
issues were raised but none addressed adequately,
by Banu Bhakta Acharya (kp 01/01/2014)
Whither
online
media boom?, by Samik Kharel (kp 25/12/2013)
Stress
on
investigative journalism to fight VAW (ht
20/12/2013)
UNESCO
launches
report on Nepal’s media development (nn
19/12/2013) [see UNESCO
report], Quality
fails
in media boom: Unesco report (kp 20/12/2013), Study
reports
issues of indiscipline in media (ht 20/12/2013)
Few
females
in newsrooms, says study (kp 11/12/2013)
Call
to
promote vernacular journalism (ht 05/12/2013)
Media’s
role
for protection and promotion of human rights stressed
(nn 04/12/2013)
Fair
and
balanced? Labels like accuracy, balance and
credibility cannot obfuscate underlying tilt that
manifests in skewed coverage, in fixation of certain
candidates and parties and exclusion of others, by
Dharma Adhikari (rep 20/11/2013)
EC
issues
criteria for press passes (ht 15/11/2013)
Women
leaders
rue media coverage (kp 14/11/2013), Biased
media
riles women candidates (ht 14/11/2013)
Play
by
the rules: The media must adhere to the Election Code
of Conduct when reporting on election matters, by
Pratyush Nath Upreti (kp 03/11/2013)
Balancing
act:
Journalists play an important role in ensuring a
neutral coverage of polls (kp 30/10/2013)
EU
observation
mission starts media monitoring (kp 29/10/2013),
EC
opens
media, observation centre (kp 29/10/2013)
China
‘watching’
Nepal news outlets: Media controls are increasing in
Kathmandu: Report (ht 25/10/2013)
All
that
rubbish, by C.K. Lal (rep 25/10/2013)
Prioritise
moffusil
issues, media told (kp 30/09/2013)
Reporters
urged
not to collect poll-related news (ht 19/09/2013)
‘Media
should
raise indigenous issues’ (ht 01/09/2013)
Just
getting
started: "Digital" may be the signpost from the
future; Online journalism has already struck many of
our socio-psychological chords deep, by Dharma
Adhikari (rep 28/08/2013)
Widen
the
focus: Media coverage of politics, by Anjali
Subedi (rep 25/08/2013)
Situation
and
Challenges of Nepali Media in Europe, by Gautam
Shalik (nn 24/08/2013)
An
Overview
of Media Landscape, by P. Kharel (rn 19/08/2013)
EC
passes
media monitoring directives: Press Council Nepal
protests; Election Commission chief says PCN can act
against violators (ht 07/08/2013)
The
great
divide: In the coming months, it will be really
interesting to see how Nepali politicians use social
media to woo the youth, by Sujeev Shakya (kp
06/08/2013)
Election
media
monitoring: EC, Press Council at loggerheads (kp
04/08/2013)
Dominance
of
politics in media inevitable in transition: Editors
(kp 03/08/2013)
Instant
impact:
Social Media, by Ishwar Rauniyar (rep 29/07/2013)
Right
to
information: Media’s role in implementation, by
Pranav Bhattarai (kp 26/07/2013)
Why
the
media needs branding: Traditional media is the most
impacted, both as a brand and business model, says
Pradeep Guha (ht 20/07/2013)
Government
accused
of bid to bridle media (ht 16/07/2013)
Costly
aversion:
Social media and CA polls, by Arun Rai (rep
04/07/2013)
Press
Council
to register online news sites soon (nn 24/06/2013)
Breaking
views:
As elections look more probable, the mainstream media
also becomes an extension of the political parties,
by Anurag Acharya (nt 14/06/2013)
Excessive
taxation
breaking our back, says media fraternity (ht
13/06/2013)
Is
Phulkaji
evil? Pictures of reality that journalists produce can
form or solidify a destructive opinion, by Gyanu
Adhikari (kp 12/06/2013)
Social
Media,
Unsocial Users, by Guna Raj Luitel (sp 31/05/2013)
Media
Society
asks govt to make tax regime media friendly (kp
07/06/2013)
Media
Mirror
On Wall, P. Kharel (rn 27/05/2013)
Court
asks
NPC not to run libellous news (kp 23/05/2013), SC
stays
publication of libelous material (ht 23/05/2013)
Media
and
mountains, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 22/05/2013)
Reporters
urge
court to bar none Call for equal treatment to those
from TV,radio,online (ht 22/05/2013)
Report
stressing
need of inclusiveness in media submitted (nn
21/05/2013)
Contempt
case
against Kantipur Publications (ht 14/05/2013), Court
contempt
case against Kantipur daily (kp 14/05/2013), SC
seeks
Kantipur’s court articles (kp 16/05/2013), Judiciary
rapped
for attack on Kantipur (kp 18/05/2013)
MDGs
and
the media: A crucial linkage, by Meera Amatya (ht
07/05/2013)
228
anti-media
incidents in past one year (ht 04/05/2013), Press
for
change: Freedom of media in Nepal (rep 05/05/2013)
Women
in
media: ‘Few employed, few quoted’ (kp 26/04/2013)
'Free
&
Fair': Media & CA-II, by Dharma Adhikari (kp
24/04/2013)
Outfit
cadres
torch van ferrying Post, Kantipur copies in Kavre, by
Manoj Basnet (kp 14/04/2013)
1
window ad policy: Apex court lifts stay order (kp
26/03/2013)
Trust
the
watchdog: With politicians without credibility and civil
society boxed in, the media is doing a great job
informing the public, by Pramod Mishra (kp
21/03/2013)
Interim
SC
order on one-window advert policy (kp 04/03/2013)
The
illusion
of impact, by C.K. Lal (rep 01/03/2013)
Covering
social
sciences: Social science practitioners can do with more
journalistic enquiry about their bad, mediocre and good
work, by Pratyoush Onta (kp 27/02/2013)
Writ
against
advert distribution policy (kp 25/02/2013)
Shaping
minds:
There’s little correlation between what we study in
press theory and its applicability in reality, by
Karishma Karki (kp 22/02/2013)
Rethinking
journalism:
The Nepali mass media should stop playing the role of
stenographers for the powerful, by Nirmal Rijal (kp
11/02/2013)
Cabinet
okays
media policy (ht 04/02/2013)
Govt
okays
‘one-window advertisement policy’: Move widely seen as
bid to control media outlets critical of it, by Anil
Giri (kp 01/02/2013), Advert
directive
for media gets govt nod (ht 01/02/2013), Ad
policy
not meant to target any media house: Chief secy (kp
02/02/2013)
Team
in
Kavre to take stock of press freedom (kp 01/02/2013)
World
Press
Freedom Index - 2013: Nepal slips 12 places, drops to
106 (kp 31/01/2013) [see index],
Nepal
not
safe for journalists, says RWB (ht 31/01/2013)
PCN
chairman:
Legal experts decry Yadav’s appointment (kp
28/01/2013), Ex-judge’s
appointment
as NPC Chair challenged (ht 31/01/2013)
Government
plans
incentives for media houses, scribe body: Committee
formed to implement the proportional ad distribution,
by Prakash Acharya (kp 28/01/2013), Media
fraternity
pleased, but doubt incentive plan: Many say scheme
benefits media owners more than journos (ht
30/01/2013)
Social
media
magnification: Domestic violence and the victimisation
of women is not new in our male-directed societies, what
is new is the degree to which its magnification through
social media can spread solidarity, and potentially
trigger policy change, by Kunda Dixit (nt
11/01/2013), The
news
makers: People set agenda these days, not mainstream
media, by Biswas Baral (rep 11/01/2013)
‘Press
freedom
squeezed in 2012’ (kp 01/01/2013), 25
mediapersons
killed in S Asia this year: Two Nepali scribes lost
their lives; 43 cases of vandalism of media houses; 20
journos sacked (ht 01/01/2013), On
a
tight leash: Press freedom in 2012 (rep 02/01/2013),
‘Media
working
amid threats’ (kp 03/01/2013)
A
dreadful year: The media scenario of Nepal this year was
one of the worst since the peace process commenced in
2006, by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (kp 30/12/2012)
Make
media
houses gender-friendly: Govt (ht 29/12/2012)
Journos
injured
as Shiva Senacadres vandalise media office, by Ankit
Adhikari (kp 21/12/2012), Nagarik
office
vandalised: 13 activists of Shiva Sena Nepal arrested
for the act (ht 21/12/2012)
Time
for
self-appraisal: It is worth looking onto how well the
Nepali media is serving the very essence of journalism,
by Shyam K.C. (kp 14/12/2012)
Telling
truth
to power: When the conscience keepers of society show
elastic ethics, it is time to worry, by Anurag
Acharya (nt 14/12/2012)
Our
ama,
our hero: Graphic journalist tells the story of Pushpa
Basnet and her children through comics (nt
30/11/2012)
Columns
and
inches, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 21/11/2012)
'Press
freedom
precondition for democracy' (nn 11/10/2012)
A
lesson in sensitivity: The implementation of the
journalistic code of conduct in Nepal, especially with
regards to insensitive airing of images related to
violence or death in the media, is dismal, by Kamal
Dev Bhattarai (kp 06/10/2012)
Power
with
grace, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 26/09/2012)
A
digital bubble: A three-day seclusion project—the New
Media Gufa—looked into the utility of social media in
the processes of newsgathering, and its growing impact
on our lives, by Nitya Pandey (kp 15/09/2012)
Digital
boon:
E-bidding, by Dhruba Nepal (rep 28/08/2012)
Trust
me, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 15/08/2012)
Call
for
inclusive newsroom (ht 07/08/2012), Int’l
Indigenous
Day today: Indigenous folk have little access to and
participation in media (kp 09/08/2012), UNESCO
for
inclusive media (ht 09/08/2012)
Online
media
gaining on traditional forms (kp 02/08/2012)
Between
the
lines: Media transparency, by Dharma Adhikari (rep
01/08/2012)
Breaking
traditional
news barriers (kp 01/07/2012)
The
messenger
is to blame: The platform for debating national problems
has itself become a part of the problem, by Anurag
Acharya (nt 15/06/2012), Paradigm
shrift:
Media loses its political independence when it becomes
unviable as a business, by Rubeena Mahato (nt
15/06/2012)
Report
calls
for more media coverage on rural issues (kp
08/06/2012), Looking
within
Media on rural issues (rep 13/06/2012)
Do
We
Get What We Want?, by Aditi Aryal (sp 08/06/2012)
Not
breaking
news: The 'national' media has no time for the personal
tragedy of the poorest villages of Nepal's poorest
districts, by Anurag Acharya (nt 08/06/2012)
Social
networking
sites a powerful medium for change: A large section of
the populace is away from online interactive culture
while others have failed to exploit it, by Roshan
Sedhai (kp 30/05/2012)
Raise
the
flag: Press freedom is a powerful tool to transform
Nepal into a sustainable democracy, by Axel Plathe
(kp 03/05/2012)
Pride
and
prejudice, by Narayan Kandel (rep 08/02/2012)
Speak
your
mind: The new media policy inherits some fundamental
contradictory issues, especially with regard to
investment and transparency, by Brabim Kumar and
Upendra Ghimire (kp 08/02/2012)
RTI
Revision
Invites New Trouble, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
01/02/2012), On
2nd
stay order, FNJ withdraws stir (kp 02/02/2012)
Media
policy
2012: Bad timing, by Ujjwal Acharya (rep
28/01/2012), Chief
secy
defends ‘transparent’, ‘progressive’ information policy:
Bin it fast, say journalists, RTI activists (kp
28/01/2012), FNJ
to
protest noose on press (kp 31/01/2012)
Nepali
media
still in tight spot: Press freedom report (ht
26/01/2012)
Media
complex, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 18/01/2012)
Mediascapes,
by Suresh Parajuli (rep 14/01/2012)
Truths,
half-truths
and damn lies: How easily an entire nation can be fooled
by a few unexamined facts, by Rubeena Mahato (nt
13/01/2012)
Printing
sector
faces a double whammy: Caught between armed groups,
police (kp 07/01/2012), The
media
malaise, by Anil Giri (kp 08/01/2012)
Resolution
next, by Dharma Adhikari (rep 04/01/2012)
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