KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the incumbent government, which has attached top priority to democracy and civil rights, will always protect the freedom of expression. 

At a program organized on the 39th Anniversary of Nepal Television on Wednesday, PM Dahal said, "I believe in free democratic practice, not in control and direction. So I want to see the broadcast contents following the basic norms of democracy, civil rights and freedom of expression in Nepal Television."

Stressing that the first television of the country should be updated as per the latest changes in the information and communication sector, the PM mentioned that Nepal Television should not make any delay to establish its production and broadcasting through new technology. 

Stating that the dissemination of information content through the use of new technologies would be made even more effective by enhancing the credibility of the new media in the long run, he said, "Some policy provisions made by the government that has encouraged the use of technology and the promotion of the journalism sector are for regulation and management, but not for control."

He said that the responsibility of the mainstream media and media persons has further grown with the expansion of social networking sites.

"There remains the risk of a person being harmed, and family and society being broken and ultimately the State becoming weaker due to false and biased news and information. Therefore, journalists and the journalism sector should be serious and sensitive in fulfilling the professional responsibility of disseminating true, fair and balanced news and information," PM Dahal said.

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