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NEPALESE NEWS MEDIA IN THE
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Edited by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya and Shyam Sharma
Global Perspectives on
Journalism in Nepal
With more than 1000 newspapers, 1100 local radios, 200 television channels,
3000 online news portals, and over 80 colleges providing media education
and training, news media, and media education are vibrant fields in Nepal.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of Nepal’s news media,
including empirical studies, critical reviews, and theoretical and philosoph-
ical analyses focusing on journalism and contemporary media practices in
the country, using local standpoints and global perspectives. Laying foun-
dations of academic research and discourse, it explores key issues about the
state of media and journalism practices of Nepal and situates them against
the professional standards of global journalism and journalism education.
The book covers all news media, including traditional (newspaper, radio,
and television) and digital platforms.
Bhanu Bhakta Acharya is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa,
and Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada.
Shyam Sharma is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director at
Stony Brook University, USA.
Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
Series Editor
Stephanie Hemelryk Donald
Editorial Board:
Hongwei Bao, University of Nottingham
Emma Baulch, Monash University Malaysia
Gregory N. Evon, University of New South Wales
Devleena Ghosh, University of Technology, Sydney
Michael Keane
Tania Lewis, RMIT University, Melbourne
Vera Mackie, University of Wollongong
Kama Maclean, University of Heidelberg
Laikwan Pang, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gary Rawnsley, University of Nottingham (Ningbo)
Ming-yeh Rawnsley, School of Oriental and African Studies, University
of London
Jo Tacchi, University of Lancaster (London)
Adrian Vickers, University of Sydney
Jing Wang, MIT
Ying Zhu, City University of New York
The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new
and established scholars in the West and the East, on all aspects of media,
culture, and social change in Asia.
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Media-Culture-and-Social-Change-in-Asia-Series/book-series/SE0797
71 Queer Media in China
Edited by Hongwei Bao
72 Global Perspectives on Journalism in Nepal
Nepalese News Media in the Twenty-First Century
Edited by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya and Shyam Sharma
73 WeChat and the Chinese Diaspora
Digital Transnationalism in the Era of China’s Rise
Edited by Wanning Sun and Haiqing Yu
Global Perspectives on
Journalism in Nepal
Nepalese News Media in the
Twenty-First Century
Edited by
Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
and Shyam Sharma
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Contents
List of figures x
List of tables xi
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xiv
List of contributors xvi
1 Setting the Scene: Perspectives on Nepali News Media in the
21st Century 1
BHANU BHAKTA ACHARYA AND SHYAM SHARMA
PART I
Professional Perspectives 23
2 Media Accountability Mechanism: A Case of Press Council
of Nepal 25
SHREEMAN SHARMA, BHANU BHAKTA ACHARYA, AND
SAMIKSHA KOIRALA
3 Employing Professional Standards Through Policy Reformation 44
LAXMAN HUMAGAIN AND TULASI ACHARYA
4 Diasporic Nepali Online Journalism: A Study of Professionalism
and Sustainability 58
BHAGIRATH YOGI AND JAGAN KARKI
5 How Do Nepali Newsrooms Endure Digital Transformation? 71
RAMA KRISHNA REGMEE
viii Contents
PART II
Academic Perspectives 91
6 Framing Diffusion: Nepalese Journalism Education in the 21st Century 93
BHANU BHAKTA ACHARYA AND SHYAM SHARMA
7 A Critical Overview of Development Communication in Nepal 115
SUJEENA SHAKYA AND PIUS MISHRA
8 Impact of COVID-19 on Media and Journalism: A Case of Nepal 126
KUNDAN ARYAL
9 Perspectives of Nepali Youths on the Prevention of Disinformation
During COVID-19 and Beyond 139
KABI ADHIKARI
PART III
Sociopolitical Perspectives 153
10 Where Are the Women? Representation of Gender in Nepali
Newspapers 155
SAMIKSHA KOIRALA
11 Can State-Owned Media Perform Watchdog Functions?
A Case of Nepal 174
LEKHANATH PANDEY
12 Muckraking Without Tools: Persistence of Investigative
Journalism in Nepal 190
USHA KIRAN REGMI
13 Experiencing the Sustainability Challenges by Nepal’s Local
Radio Stations 210
SANDESH DASS SHRESTHA
PART IV
Technological Perspectives 227
14 Hope-Driven to Uncertainty-Driven Innovation: Digital
Transitions of Newspapers in Nepal 229
HARSHA MAN MAHARJAN
Contents ix
15 News Content Sharing on Social Media: A Comparative Study
of Nepali and Norwegian Newspapers 252
BIMALA THAPALIYA
16 Sustainability of Online News Media in Nepal: Financial
Models and Prospects 269
PRABESH SUBEDI
17 Social Media: An Innovative Approach of Agricultural
Extension Services in Nepal 290
RAM HARI TIMILSINA AND PURNA BAHADUR NEPALI
18 Perspectives from the Ground Up 307
SHYAM SHARMA AND BHANU BHAKTA ACHARYA
Index 316
