Global Perspectives on Journalism in Nepal

Nepalese News Media in the Twenty-First Century
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-0-367-68874-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 342 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 521 g

Reihe: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia

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.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Acharya, Bhanu Bhakta

Sharma, Shyam

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.