Abide by ethical standards during elections, experts to journalists As the election fever is slowly gripping the country, media experts have called on journalists to abide by ethical standards and give proper space to genuine concerns of voters. Nepal 16 Oct, 2022
Biased media reporting undermines election integrity: Pant Underscoring that biased media reporting can undermine the integrity of elections, acclaimed media advocate and researcher Laxman Datt Pant called on media persons to produce accurate, unbiased and credible news stories and to adhere to the journalistic code of conduct during the upcoming federal and provincial elections. Nepal 13 Oct, 2022
Ahead of elections, Sudurpaschim journalists rally for neutral role Inclusive and independent media can promote democratic participation, voters' literacy and interaction between political parties and people. Therefore journalists must stay away from spreading mis- and disinformation as well as hate speech. Nepal 11 Oct, 2022
'Fair and ethical journalism crucial for democratic elections' 'Fair and ethical journalism crucial for democratic elections' Nepal 30 Sep, 2022
Journalists trained on fair media coverage of elections, approaches to countering hate speech Media Action Nepal (MAN), a Member and Co-Chair of the Media Freedom Coalition-Consultative Network (MFC-CN) is offering series of intensive training and mentorship sessions on fair media coverage of elections to 175 journalists covering 20 districts of all seven provinces of Nepal including fellowships to 14 selected reporters. Nepal 28 Sep, 2022
Only 0.30pc news stories have bylines of female journalists in Nepali media ​​​​​​​A recent study by Media Action Nepal found that only 0.30 per cent of the news stories published in Nepali media had bylines of female journalists. Kathmandu 19 Jul, 2022
MAN joins South & South-East Asian Sub-committee of Journalism Media Action Nepal (MAN), a member of the Media Freedom Coalition- Consultative Network (MFC-CN), has been selected as the Council member of the South and Southeast Asian University Network Sub-committee of Journalism and Communication. Nepal 29 May, 2022
Govt urged to abide by press freedom commitments Media activists, senior journalists, and press freedom stakeholders have urged the government to abide by its press freedom commitments. Nepal 04 May, 2022
Media industry in South Asia: Fostering digital safety of journalists Journalists today continue to face high levels of risks due to the unprecedented impact of the COV- ID-19 alongside shutdown of many media outlets and authorities’ attempts to control independent media in the ploy of curbing disinformation, and or maintaining peace and security across South Asia. Opinion 03 May, 2022
More needs to be done to ensure presence of women at decision-making level in Nepali media Editors and media stakeholders have expressed happiness at the increasing participation of women in media and the increasing awareness of gender sensitivity but stress that more needs to be done to have an acceptable situation. Nepal 28 Apr, 2022
Call for structural change to end media bias Media experts and journalists of South Asia have called for systematic structural change in media outlets of the region to break the bias against women and accelerate women’s equal participation in leadership roles. Nepal 10 Mar, 2022
South Asian experts call for structural change to end media bias Media experts and journalists of South Asia have called for a systematic structural change in the media outlets of the region to break the bias and to accelerate women’s equal participation in leadership roles. Kathmandu 09 Mar, 2022
