Setting the Scene

Acharya, Bhanu Bhakta; Sharma, Shyam Sunder

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“…Unfortunately, these officials' tenure seemed similar to the unstable political culture where the appointed members very often sacked in a short tenure when the government changes. Acharya and Sharma (2022) state that the government of Nepal not only appoints political loyalties in the board of the Press Council Nepal (PCN), the government also controls the media making policies of welfare advertisements of the private media. Maharjan (2014) found the government allocates a huge amount of budget in its annual plans and the PCN distributes it to the favorable media houses in order to carry welfare advertising across multiple mediums.…”

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Clientelism and its Influence in the Nepali Press

Dahal

2023

Bodhi: Interdisciplinary J

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This review explores the clientelist structure in politics and its influence in Nepali media with two aims: first, to identify how the clientelist structure has been practiced and influenced media in Nepal; second, to identify how the media perform the functions of clientelist networks. This review uses desk research of post 1990 documents focusing on the practices of clientelist structure in personalized behavior of the leaders, volatile political culture, fragmented civic society, and mounting corruption index in Nepal. Clientelism was a widely practiced phenomenon and it weakened the ideological base of the political parties and became the causes of uncertainty in Nepali politics. The unstable politics decreased public trust and reputation of the politicians, and visibility became a major concern to the leaders while reaching out to the electorate. In this context, the media became a vital tool to communicate with the public for political goals. The power holders practice clientelism, appointing loyalties in the board of directors in the state-owned media, attempt to endorse press restricted bills, and distribute welfare advertisements and subsidies to the favorable media. The media owners practice clientelism, recruiting professionals with strong political ties, frequently changing editors and journalists to ensure balanced representation of different political connections. The journalists tend to establish political connections and cover news with limited ethical guidelines with reference to their allies and advocate the political strategies of their patronage. Besides political intervention, the shrinking economy in the limited media market, long history of political parallelism of the press and the strong presence of the role of the state might be the explanation for adopting clientelist networks in the media.

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Clientelism and its Influence in the Nepali Press

Dahal

2023

Bodhi: Interdisciplinary J

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“…Nepal's media sector experienced significant growth after the restoration of democracy in 1990 (Onta, 2008;Pandey, 2022). The advent of digital technologies further propelled its surge, generating employment opportunities within the media industry and increasing the demand of skilled journalists (Acharya, 2018). Alongside the industrial boom, the media sector witnessed an increase in the number of journalists.…”

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“…Despite a history spanning one and a quarter century of Nepali journalism, Nepal initially lacked an education or training system to support the media industry (Acharya, 2018). Due to this, many journalists joined the profession without formal education or professional training in journalism for decades.…”

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“…Due to this, many journalists joined the profession without formal education or professional training in journalism for decades. This trend is still evident as many serving editors of major news outlets are from non-journalism academic background (Acharya, 2018). Many journalists, after a few years in the profession, feel the need for enchaining their skills.…”

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Bridging the Skills Gap: Aligning Journalism Education with Industrial Needs in Nepal

Pandey

2023

Hum. Soc. Sci. J.

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In Nepal, many individuals joined the journalism profession without professional training or formal education in the past. With the 1990’s democratic transition, the journalism landscape underwent significant changes, marking a proliferation of news media outlets, academic programs, and training opportunities. Even with many journalism programs and training opportunities available, there are still a gap in skills between classroom learning and industry demands, leading to journalism graduates lacking some essential professional skills. This study investigates the contributing factors to this skills gap, comprising outdated curricula, limited exposure to the newsrooms, and the lack of practical know how as well as confidence to work in the modern-day digital newsrooms. Employing key informant interviews with working journalists, newsroom leaders, and journalism educators, and reviewing the relevant literature, this study identifies skills gap not only among fresh graduates but also mid-career professionals, and proposes strategies to match journalism education and training opportunities with industry needs. The findings underscore the requisite for market-oriented curriculum design and regular updates, skill-centric teaching methods, adequate internship opportunities for journalism students and hands-on training for working journalists to prepare them for the realities of Nepal's evolving media landscape.

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Setting the Scene

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Clientelism and its Influence in the Nepali Press

Clientelism and its Influence in the Nepali Press

Bridging the Skills Gap: Aligning Journalism Education with Industrial Needs in Nepal

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