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That picture story

That picture story

Do intellectual property principles or fair use policies only apply to Western creators and producers? It is hard to believe AFP and Getty Images can be so negligent about their professional ethics

Do intellectual property principles or fair use policies only apply to Western creators and producers? It is hard to believe AFP and Getty Images can be so negligent about their professional ethics

Whose Media Council?

Whose Media Council?

Drop the draft bill, don’t even consider revising it. Rather, force the media community to form their own independent press standards mechanism. Let them call it whatever name they choose

Drop the draft bill, don’t even consider revising it. Rather, force the media community to form their own independent press standards mechanism. Let them call it whatever name they choose

Our virtual underbelly

Our virtual underbelly

Most alarming and disturbing were videos that featured khukuri-wielding youths threatening to behead Shrestha

Most alarming and disturbing were videos that featured khukuri-wielding youths threatening to behead Shrestha

Routines galore

Routines galore

There is little difference among news channels in story selection and display. They differ only in explanation of their decisions

There is little difference among news channels in story selection and display. They differ only in explanation of their decisions

Numbers vs. Stories

Numbers vs. Stories

Relentless coverage of preliminary vote tallies and leads with a few hundred votes counted was perhaps the most farcical

Relentless coverage of preliminary vote tallies and leads with a few hundred votes counted was perhaps the most farcical

Plugged in, tuned out

Plugged in, tuned out

Technology is reconfiguring our way of life, unleashing a cultural revolution that even our most revolutionary politicians couldn’t achieve

Technology is reconfiguring our way of life, unleashing a cultural revolution that even our most revolutionary politicians couldn’t achieve

Talking digital journalism

Talking digital journalism

Online journalists understand media owners’ reluctance to invest. Why do more when the online business is already very profitable?

Online journalists understand media owners’ reluctance to invest. Why do more when the online business is already very profitable?

Persona of news sites

Persona of news sites

We are always looking for new internet haunts but during our search we often find online tags that are fragmented, jumbled and confusing

We are always looking for new internet haunts but during our search we often find online tags that are fragmented, jumbled and confusing

In the service of power

In the service of power

Governmental editorial directives on rising above ideological divides, instead of edifying journalists, end up irritating them

Governmental editorial directives on rising above ideological divides, instead of edifying journalists, end up irritating them

Media slogans

Media slogans

My interest was piqued when I noticed a number of our local tabloids, as slim as four pages, using the label “national daily”

My interest was piqued when I noticed a number of our local tabloids, as slim as four pages, using the label “national daily”