2.09.2007

why was the media biased in the terai issue

not surprising when you look at the numbers:

Table: Involvement of Madheshi People in Media  
Pahadi to Madheshi ratio

A. Government Media:
Management Committee    
Press council 10:1
Radio Nepal 4:1
Gorakhapatra 5:0
Nepal Television 5:0
Rastriya Samachar Samiti 5:0
Subtotal 29:2     

B. Non-government Media    
Nepal Patrakar Federation 23:1
Press Chautari 21:0
Nepal Press Union 12:0
Press Group 22:1
SAAF Nepal 25:0
Nepal Environment Media Group 15:0
Federation of National News Media 12:1
Subtotal 128:3

Source: Madheshvani, January 2006

1 comment:

saatdobato said...

One of the good things to come out of the Madhesi revolution, hopefully, will be the end of Kantipur's hegemony. Regional media has already made huge progress in radio. there's no reason for print to be any different. Kantipur's coverage of the Madhesh revolution was pathetic, kind of like Gorkhapatra during gyanendra's rule.

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