| Revolutionary Journalism at Gorkhapatra, TRN
The "new Nepal" effect is apparent in the old Rising Nepal, too. In that regard, this is an interesting (July 4/07) publishorial by Om Sharma (a pro-Maoist journalist) of, Gorkhapatra Sansthan. The executive chairman says no one will be king or minion in the new dispensation. He announces that with the concepts of new pro-people media, the slogan of a new the Rising Nepal (launched on November 28, 1964 to promote Nepal's equi-distance policy under the Non-Aligned Movement) will now be: autonomy and freedom. The question is who gets to decide what those weighty terms mean and to implement them? Mr. Mahara of the ministry? The autocracy of the ruling alliance? Or the editor himself or herself (not the publisher)? Good talking point for media watchers!
• Efforts on to make Gopa publications people-oriented: Sharma, TRN
• Gathering of Far-west revolutionary journalists, Gorkhapatra
• Media role has incresed in Nepal: Moriarty, VOA
• Press should protect democratic achievement: Sushil, TRN
• Journalists assaulted, threatened over article about police, IFEX
• Nepal media under severe attack, Telegraph Nepal