The campaign funded by the British Embassy will be conducted for three months starting November 1. [break]
According to the British Embassy, two journalists who will produce the best investigative stories during the campaign will be awarded with a trip to the UK where they will be provided an opportunity to meet British journalists and visit newspapers offices there.
British Ambassador John Tucknott said a free and high quality media are integral to ensuring people´s fundamental rights.
"The absence of rule of law, numerous reported cases of impunity, and widespread corruption and financial irregularities regularly dominate Nepal´s headlines. But beyond the headlines, we rarely see exclusive news stories that have forced policy makers to rethink their approach or which have made a significant impact on issues related to the rule of law and economic accountability," the British envoy said.
"Despite its tremendous potential, investigative journalism is still in its infancy in Nepal," the ambassador said after handing over training certificates to 15 journalists who participated in a five-day training organized by the Centre for Investigative Journalism, British Embassy and Thomson Foundation.
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