As authoritarian leaders seek to delegitimise journalism, news outlets must assert their independence through rigorous reporting
A Dart Centre Asia Pacific Report on how Nepal's media covered the GenZ uprising
While media houses are also about their owners and their advertisers, they are mostly about the journalists who run them, giving up their lives to uphold high journalism standards
The hidden costs of AI and the fight for ethics
Nepali Times was born at the dawn of the new millennium. It started publishing online in May 2000 before the #1 print edition in the week of…
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
Himal Media Mela 2025 welcome remarks by publisher Kunda Dixit
Manisha Pande, set to deliver the keynote address in Himal Media Mela 2025, shares about future prospects for journalism in a curtain raiser interview.
Two-day international conference will discuss digital media freedom and multilingual journalism
When the other pillars of democracy fail to act as check and balance, the press has to step in to hold power to account
Namaste, journalists, climate experts and friends of the planet! The third edition of the Himal Media Mela is going to be held on 3rd May 2024,…
Splice Beta 2023 Festival in Chiang Mai finds ways for startups to survive and thrive in new media landscape
Interview with Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary General of the Stockholm-based International IDEA during his visit to Kathmandu this week.
More than ever before, the medium is the message
Second annual Himal Media Mela comes to an end as journalists examine how newsrooms can be more professional
Photo: MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYAThe United Nations has singled out 42 countries (out of 193 member states) for condemnation– virtually blacklisting…
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…
Photo: GUNARAJ LUITELIf this was the Oscars, my award would be for Best Supporting Role category. Because that is actually what my journalism…
A S PANNEERSELVAN. Photos: MONIKA DEUPALAA S Panneerselvan is executive director of Panos South Asia, which fosters public debate in the region.…
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHETTRIThe past two years have accelerated the trends already buffeting the media industry pre-Covid: migration of readers…
Nepal’s governments have been biologically incapable of going to the root of any issue to find solutions. Instead, they introduce knee-jerk…
Nepali Times #1076 27 August - 2 September 2021Two Nepali reporters are winners in top investigative journalism awards announced on 2 March, and…
As a newspaper of record it is our job here to report on the ongoing party conventions by sticking to the factions — and not allow facts to get…
