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Imagery, Algorithms, and the Ballot
What Takaichi’s Victory Says About Youth Politics in the Digital Age
Nepal’s digital dependency
How much sovereignty can the country actually have over its digital space in an interconnected world?
Nepal’s meme revolution
GenZ movement was an uprising on fast forward thanks to social media
The present and future of news
Himal Media Mela 2025 focused on video content for digital reach and revenue while underscoring the significance of journalism in the age of AI and polarisation
Journalism Reboot
Himal Media Mela 2025 welcome remarks by publisher Kunda Dixit
Messaging is the Message
A polarised internet paralyses democracy and drowns out independent journalism
Protecting children from anti-social media
Australia’s new ban is a critical step toward protecting children in the 21st century
Jail the messenger
There is freedom of expression in Nepal, but not necessarily freedom after expression.
Balancing free expression with fake news on social media
UNESCO official outlines conclusions of a report on governance of digital platforms
Nepal’s religious leaders urge harmony
Interfaith collective blames social media for disturbing tradition of peaceful coexistence
TikTok ban won’t stop Nepali netizens
Why TikTok was different and what next after the platform was blocked by the government
Journalism is all about storytelling (and money)
Himal Media Mela 2023 continues, delves into good storytelling, digital reader revenues and covering the climate crisis
Nepal should be open for South Asia
On World Press Freedom Day, Himal Media Mela examines state of the media in Nepal and the region
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…
TikTok has taken Nepal by storm
Photo courtesy: Anjana AryalThe woman rummages through her pantry.Wheat flour? Check,Ghee? Check,Smartphone? Check.She cooks a family recipe,…
Avoiding the quicksand of social media
Lions in Africa have been known to use quicksand to trap prey. For example, it is when a wildebeest finds itself mired in mud that the lioness…
So you want to become an influencer?
How the obsession with becoming a social media trendsetter can have unintended consequences for young women everywhere
Paradigm shift in Nepali media
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI The Himal Media Mela 2022 continued on Saturday following the keynote address of Ravish Kumar, group editor of NDTV…
Election infowar goes digital
The use of the social web has found a dominant role in campaigning for local elections, especially as the countdown to the 13 May local…
“All the people cannot be fooled all the time”
A S PANNEERSELVAN. Photos: MONIKA DEUPALAA S Panneerselvan is executive director of Panos South Asia, which fosters public debate in the region.…
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.…
Internet in everything
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHETTRIThe past two years have accelerated the trends already buffeting the media industry pre-Covid: migration of readers…
The message is the medium
Photo: DIWAKAR CHETTRIHistorians have pointed out that the reason for Nepal’s political dysfunction is that although it is South Asia’s oldest…
Boasting while pretending not to
We are not fooling anyone with humble bragging, fake modesty doesn’t win any friends