Global perspectives on journalism in Nepal : Nepalese news media in the twenty-first century / edited by Bhanu Bhakta Acharya and Shyam Sharma

"With more than one thousand newspapers, eleven hundred local radios, two hundred television channels, two thousand online news portals, and over eighty colleges providing media education and training, news media and media education are vibrant fields in Nepal. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Nepal's news media, including empirical studies, critical reviews, and theoretical and philosophical analyses focusing on journalism and contemporary media practices in the country, using local analyses and global perspectives. Laying foundations of academic research and discourse, it explores key issues about the state of media and journalism practices of Nepal and situates them against the professional standards of global journalism and journalism education. The book covers all news media, including traditional (newspaper, radio, television) and digital platforms"--