tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75732079081311978032024-03-11T08:35:32.460+05:45dharma adhikari : journalism, media and communicationsFeatures writings on journalism, communications, and intersecting topicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-22580695919082145312024-03-11T08:34:00.000+05:452024-03-11T08:34:03.799+05:45 Enriching our obits<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p><i>Proper obituaries are essential for instilling
professionalism in the genre. </i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2024/03/enriching-our-obits.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-17424133012093764302023-12-08T17:45:00.001+05:452024-01-13T11:35:05.235+05:45Language in Nepal’s English press<p><i>The charm of English in journalism is real. What remains less discussed is the quality of English</i><i>. </i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2023/12/storytelling-worth-name.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-86944544656360413432023-11-20T01:15:00.004+05:452023-11-30T22:52:58.978+05:45Stooping too low? <p><i>We have bridged the digital divide, but the knowledge divide on digital media use is widening. </i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2023/11/stooping-too-low.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-81645162380289276612023-09-11T11:03:00.004+05:452023-11-30T22:44:56.731+05:45What news is good news?<p> <i>The answer is tricky as the line between producers and consumers has been blurred.</i><i> </i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2023/09/what-news-is-good-news.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-13142513094347350302023-08-14T10:54:00.011+05:452023-09-14T11:02:47.901+05:45 Where do we go from here?<p><i>Print publications have lost a large number of subscribers as digital media proliferates.</i><i> </i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2023/08/where-do-we-go-from-here.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-42384627933478569822023-06-12T13:30:00.002+05:452023-06-16T09:29:59.639+05:45Storytellers from up north <p> </p><p><i>Chinese journalists find Nepal adaptable and familiar in terms of family and community values. </i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2023/06/storytellers-from-up-north.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-5496341963658150142023-05-08T11:06:00.001+05:452023-05-09T11:16:05.714+05:45The news-knowledge divide<p><i>Press freedom should be about more than just defending the media from political interference.</i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2023/05/the-news-knowledge-divide.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-24976711536505242032023-04-10T04:52:00.003+05:452023-04-14T05:01:15.554+05:45 Beyond ‘both’ sides<p><i>Reporters are generally good in the who, what, when and where; but not in the why and how</i><i>.</i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2023/04/beyond-both-sides.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-86757673718251710392023-03-13T12:31:00.000+05:452023-04-07T12:34:15.919+05:45Conflict of (attention) interest<p><i>Today, we have an increasing number of media persona types in relentless pursuit of attention.</i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2023/04/conflict-of-attention-interest.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-62177827440102727622023-01-09T11:10:00.001+05:452023-01-13T02:15:49.245+05:45The gods of mediated things<p><i>The media is often derided for all the ills, with little appraisal of the forces behind it.</i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2023/01/the-gods-of-mediated-things.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-37376364633713064932022-12-11T05:45:00.007+05:452022-12-14T06:47:32.073+05:45Content was and will remain the king<p><i> The Nepali media outlets haven’t been able to effectively monetise their content.</i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2022/12/content-was-and-will-remain-king.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-64550999152436345822022-11-23T05:45:00.011+05:452022-12-13T09:33:01.473+05:45A eulogy to unfact<p><i>During election campaigns, when truth is reduced to pithy slogans, facts are far from simple errors of details.</i></p><a href="http://www.dharmaadhikari.com/2022/11/a-eulogy-to-unfact.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-90715876433532160802021-04-07T13:40:00.005+05:452022-09-02T17:04:20.746+05:45nCoVmediastory.live -- Tracking the media story<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ncovmediastory.org/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1398" height="791" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyeZp3hCjV6sxjiNnzTQ5pY6vyDK2nwqgpFg9lx4Ciy0SQSdAg-psjva9xGOtyc_4WXHMGqeB2oooQHZ2-_-SmJDbSVZZxd8PHVUDMRT3kKAKklpg_t6PkDzyOxVJetRemNgBwVXonRWS/w540-h791/nCoVmediastory.png" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Journalists and media professionals lost to COID-19: a comrephensive update since the outbreak, updated ocassionally since April 2021</div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573207908131197803.post-37770334250669104542019-06-05T22:10:00.001+05:452019-06-06T01:30:01.685+05:45That Picture Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>Do intellectual property principles or fair use policies only apply to Western creators and producers? It is hard to believe AFP and Getty Images can be so negligent about their professional ethics</i><br>
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<i>Drop the draft bill, don’t even consider revising it. Rather, force the media community to form their own independent press standards mechanism. Let them call it whatever name they choose</i><br>
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<i>Buddha’s legacy has been monopolized by India. Nepal needs to reclaim the Buddha and his legacy as a fundamental part of nation’s identity and narrative. Our history is inseparable from Buddhism</i><br>
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<i>Buddhist tourism can appeal to a large number of faith-inspired travelers. Branding Nepal as Buddha’s birthplace would help to counter the persisting misinformation that Buddha was born in India</i><br>
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<i>Conventional focus on dominant religions, ethnicities, gender-orientations and culture still holds, but the media now appear increasingly open-minded in the coverage of minority groups and identities</i><br>
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<i>Online journalists understand media owners’ reluctance to invest. Why do more when the online business is already very profitable? </i><br>
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<i>Most alarming and disturbing were videos that featured khukuri-wielding youths threatening to behead Shrestha</i><br>
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<i>There is little difference among news channels in story selection and display. They differ only in explanation of their decisions</i><br>
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<i>Relentless coverage of preliminary vote tallies and leads with a few hundred votes counted was perhaps the most farcical </i><br>
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<i>Technology is reconfiguring our way of life, unleashing a cultural revolution that even our most revolutionary politicians couldn’t achieve</i><br>
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दस वर्ष पुरानो सुशासन ऐन– २०६४ मा टेकेर सरकारले अनलाइन सञ्चार माध्यम सञ्चालन निर्देशिका– २०७३ जबर्जस्ती जारी गरेको छ । शासकका आँखामा शासनै संसार, नियन्त्रण नै व्यवहार भनेजस्तो भएको छ ।<br>
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<i>We are always looking for new internet haunts but during our search we often find online tags that are fragmented, jumbled and confusing</i><br>
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