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Defending press freedom in the age of Trump
As authoritarian leaders seek to delegitimise journalism, news outlets must assert their independence through rigorous reporting
Pulse of the people
Once again, a survey shows that Nepalis are short-term pessimists and long-term optimists
Climate, Democracy and Media
Freedom of expression and democracy are the most important adaptations to the climate crisis.
Ushering in the Anthropocene
The third Himal Media Mela concludes with a call for global efforts to local climate issues
The future of journalism is already here
Splice Beta 2023 Festival in Chiang Mai finds ways for startups to survive and thrive in new media landscape
Monopoly on information
More than ever before, the medium is the message
Media mêlée in the age of AI
This year’s Himal Media Mela will discuss the survival and relevance of journalism
Investing in investigative journalism
Photo: MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYAThe freedom of press is like a rubber band, you have to stretch it to make it work. Likewise, media independence can…
RONB's media model, decade in the making
A Facebook page started by a student to inform citizens about power cuts and political shutdowns has in 11 short years grown into Nepal’s most…
Freedom of the wild ass
All of us here in Assdom were pleasantly surprised this week to see that Nepal’s rankings in the World Press Freedom Index has improved by leaps…
Media as the custodian of people
Keynote speaker Ravish Kumar, senior editor of NDTV India. All photos: AMIT MACHAMASIRavish Kumar, group editor of NDTV India, opened the Himal…
Press for people
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHETTRIThis year, Nepal leapfrogged to 76 among 180 countries, up from last year’s 106, in the Press Freedom Index.…
Ban on alcohol ads
The Advertising Association Nepal, Nepal Media Society, ANFA, Media Alliance Nepal, and Nepal Beverages and Cigarettes Industries Association…
“I may not be alive by the time I am evacuated”
TOLOnews female presenter Beheshta Arghand interviewing Taliban spokesperson Mawlawi Abdulhaq Hemad on 17 August. Photo: TOLONewsSteven Butler…
The internet gag on Asia
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIInternet shutdowns have often been used by governments to clamp down on citizens, and the trend is becoming more…
The death of print is exaggerated
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAThe Year of Covid hit economies hard, and none more so than the media business which depends mainly on advertising. With…
How a rural radio thrived in Nepal lockdown
Sona Khatik in the studio of Kapilvastu Community Radio where she is Station Manager. She broke her leg while riding her bicycle to her studio…
Nepal’s journalists are also on the frontlines
In the past week, two photojournalists and several reporters at a digital news portal have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The group Photo…
20 years ago this week
Nepali Times issue #1The #1 print edition of Nepali Times of 19-25 July 2000 shows that even though much has changed in Nepal in the past two…
Nepal’s economy, already weak, takes direct hit
Photo: BIKRAM RAIWith business coming to a grinding halt globally due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal’s migration and tourism-based economy is…
Onward
I'm so old that I remember a time — back in the hoary 1990s — when you couldn’t expect flair, or at times even fluency, from Nepal’s…
Newswomen
Sahina Shrestha, Digital Products StrategistAs the results of the Sharecast Initiative Nepal Survey 2020 featured in this issue show, Nepal is…
Nepal media feels China’s wrath in coronavirus fallout
Wednesday was Nepal’s Democracy Day, it was the 27th anniversary of Kantipur Media Group, and the day Anup Kaphle was stepping down as editor of…
When panic goes viral
Nepali students on their way to the quarantine centre in Bhaktapur after landing in Kathmandu Airport on Sunday morning. Photo: RSSThe global…