2/6/2011
by Ujjwal Acharya
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Egypt is in turmoil. The North African nation is going through the mass protests it had never seen before in an attempt to rid itself from the clutches of 30-year autocracy of President Hosni Mubarak. Regime change in Tunisia, its … Continue reading
12/29/2010
by Ujjwal Acharya
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Will newspapers still be called newspapers if they are not printed on paper? Or will it simply be called something like online news site or news-in-hands or news onscreen? It is kind of absurd in the Nepali context to think … Continue reading
10/6/2010
by Ujjwal Acharya
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Incident 1 (ABC Television): Two girls, tenth graders, were interviewed by the television. They were arrested for prostitution along with two pimps. The faces were blurred during most of the interview but frequently they were visible. And, the reporter named … Continue reading
8/31/2010
by Ujjwal Acharya
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If you read Nepal’s newspapers (some of them), Indian Embassy issued a press release directly attacking the press freedom and went beyond the diplomatic norms. If you read reports in some of Indian newspapers, Nepali media fraternity declared war against … Continue reading
4/2/2010
by Ujjwal Acharya
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An early morning cursory look at the newspapers – and their headlines – generally gives no good feeling. Mostly there are news that are more likely to dampen our enthusiasm. News about strikes and political impasse; and when available, news … Continue reading