Nepal

Name: Media Landscapes
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Nepal’s newspapers have a history of over a hundred years but the first private commercial daily newspaper began publishing in 1993. Since then, the circulation of newspapers has increased, contrarily to many countries where the industry has experienced a slowdown in sales because of the emergence of Internet.

Print page

100

Press freedom ranking
54.7 %

Internet penetration
93

Peace index ranking
TV

Most trusted medium
N/A

Net trust index
Federal Presidential Republic

Government type

References

Centre for Media Research – Nepal (2017). Press Freedom in Constitution of Nepal 2015, (research.butmedia.org).
D. Aryal, B. KC, T. Pathak (eds) (2014). Media Reader, Jagadamba Prakashan: Kathmandu.
P. Kharel (eds) (2013), Select Media Topics, Central Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. Tribhuvan University: Kathmandu.
Sharecast Initiative Nepal (2016). Media and Democracy Survey 2016.
UNESCO (2013). Assessment of Medai Development in Nepal.

Nepal

100

54.7 %

93

TV

N/A

Federal Presidential Republic

Author

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