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Global Perspectives on Journalism in Nepal Nepalese News Media in the Twenty–First Century

Edited By Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, Shyam Sharma Copyright 2022
    342 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    342 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    342 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge
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    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 philosophical analyses focusing on journalism and contemporary media practices in the country, using local standpoints and global perspectives. Laying foundations 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.

    List of tables

    Preface

    Acknowledgments

    List of contributors

    1 Setting the Scene: Perspectives on Nepali News Media in the 21st Century

    BHANU BHAKTA ACHARYA AND SHYAM SHARMA

    PART I

    Professional Perspectives

    2 Media Accountability Mechanism: A Case of Press Council of Nepal

    SHREEMAN SHARMA, BHANU BHAKTA ACHARYA, AND SAMIKSHA KOIRALA

    3 Employing Professional Standards Through Policy Reformation

    LAXMAN HUMAGAIN AND TULASI ACHARYA

    4 Diasporic Nepali Online Journalism: A Study of Professionalism and Sustainability

    BHAGIRATH YOGI AND JAGAN KARKI

    5 How Do Nepali Newsrooms Endure Digital Transformation?

    RAMA KRISHNA REGMEE

    PART II

    Academic Perspectives

    6 Framing Diffusion: Nepalese Journalism Education in the 21st Century

    BHANU BHAKTA ACHARYA AND SHYAM SHARMA

    7 A Critical Overview of Development Communication in Nepal

    SUJEENA SHAKYA AND PIUS MISHRA

    8 Impact of COVID-19 on Media and Journalism: A Case of Nepal

    KUNDAN ARYAL

    9 Perspectives of Nepali Youths on the Prevention of Disinformation During COVID-19 and Beyond

    KABI ADHIKARI

    PART III

    Sociopolitical Perspectives

    10 Where Are the Women? Representation of Gender in Nepali Newspapers

    SAMIKSHA KOIRALA

    11 Can State-Owned Media Perform Watchdog Functions? A Case of Nepal

    LEKHANATH PANDEY

    12 Muckraking Without Tools: Persistence of Investigative

    Journalism in Nepal

    USHA KIRAN REGMI

    13 Experiencing the Sustainability Challenges by Nepal’s Local Radio Stations

    SANDESH DASS SHRESTHA

    PART IV

    Technological Perspectives

    14 Hope-Driven to Uncertainty-Driven Innovation: Digital Transitions of Newspapers in Nepal

    HARSHA MAN MAHARJAN

    15 News Content Sharing on Social Media: A Comparative Study of Nepali and Norwegian Newspapers

    BIMALA THAPALIYA

    16 Sustainability of Online News Media in Nepal: Financial Models and Prospects

    PRABESH SUBEDI

    17 Social Media: An Innovative Approach of Agricultural Extension Services in Nepal

    RAM HARI TIMILSINA AND PURNA BAHADUR NEPALI

    18 Perspectives from the Ground Up

    SHYAM SHARMA AND BHANU BHAKTA ACHARYA

    Index

    Biography

    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.

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