Bhutan media goes vocal
TANDING UP to the Government’s indirect tactics to control them, the private media in Bhutan continues to report on national political corruption and nepotism. A confidential letter from Ministry of Information and Communication, directing all departments under the Ministry to stop providing advertisement to The Bhutanese bi-weekly newspaper, was...
Bhutan killing private media
The latest reports from Bhutan have clearly indicated that the current government is in the way to demoralise and kill the budding media industry. The government has targeted specially the private media, who are critical of the activities of the government and ruling party leaders. The opposition party, almost...
Journalism in the Age of Internet
Four-Day Basic Course: Journalists live or die by their sources is one of the basic principles every student is reminded of, as they walk into their journalism classes. This dictum was further emphasised during the ongoing four-day basic journalism course the Bhutan Media Foundation is conducting for reporters from...
Trainings for media personnel begins
Twenty-four young reporters from print, television and radio media houses are attending an intensive course on basic journalism that began in the capital yesterday. The five-day course by trainers from India will cover topics ranging from the art of storytelling, planning, research, the essential of news reporting to, writing...
private tv licensing stalled without further notice
Bhutan may not have its first private TV until the next elections are over Media regulator and licensing body, Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA), has further delayed the issuance of in-principle license for Bhutan’s first two private television stations. Although BICMA’s letter to the promoters quotes cross media...
NC in favor of RTI but not in haste
Majority for a more comprehensive one that comes through consideration and discussion The private member draft RTI bill sponsored and proposed by National Council (NC) member Sangay Khandu failed to garner the required-support to be tabled as an urgent bill in the 10th parliamentary session following discussions in the...