Media Policy News

Self-regulation to make media sector accountable: PM Dahal

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has called for the development of a self-regulation system to make the media sector dignified, responsible and accountable. Extending greetings on the occasion...

The new news age

The mainstream and online media have a voracious appetite for hard news because they need to keep feeding the beast. Press meets are cheap to cover on deadline, they do...

Elections in the age of social media

Candidates for the local level elections are advertising more and more on social media, especially Facebook, presenting the Election Commission with new problems it must account for. A sample of...

Misinformation questions media credibility: PM Deuba

KATHMANDU, MARCH 31 Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the government is committed to full press freedom. Inaugurating a ceremony to observe the 24th establishment day of Reporters' Club,...

Nepal can do much better

Bhanu Bhakta Acharya Nepal's press freedom situation in the year 2021 is a mixed feeling. On the one hand, there were no major incidents of press freedom violations (such as...

FNJ objects to Bagmati Province’s plan to run media

BHAKTAPUR, JUNE 20 Bhaktapur Chapter of the Federation of Nepali Journalists has submitted a memorandum to the Bagmati Province government showing serious concern about its plan to establish and run...

FNJ flays journalists’ arrest in Kathmandu

The Federation of Nepali Journalists Kathmandu Chapter has condemned the police arrest of the Chapter secretary Mohan Prasad Panta and central council member Mandhoj Lama. A team of the Central...

Media houses urged to help end untouchability

Dalit rights activists have urged private and public media outlets to play their roles in eradicating untouchability and empowering Dalit communities. Chairperson of Dalit Welfare Association Motilal Nepali presented a...

Govt forms Advertisement Board

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10 Based on the Advertisement (Regulation) Act 2019, the government has formed the Advertisement Board, which started operating from Wednesday. With an aim to regulate, monitor and operate...

Clean Feed Policy To Come Into Effect From October 23

By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, Oct. 15: The Ministry for Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) said on Wednesday that the clean feed policy would come into effect from October 23,...