Category: Media

With the rejection from the National Council members to table RTI bill in the upcoming session of the partliament, that begins on June 8, the council members Sangay Khandu seems bit frustrated. The council members, though few supported his idea, decided against tabling the bill saying the society is...

The Journalist Association of Bhutan (JAB), which came into shape despite disputes this year, has called for a logo design competition for the organistion. The designers are invited to design the logo and submit to the organisation by July 1 with brief interpretation of the logo. In a notice,...

Election Coverage: It is not only essential for the reporters covering elections to understand the country’s electoral process, but also be familiar with electoral laws, know country’s election history, and understand media’s role in democratic elections. So, Belinda Goldsmith, a trainer from Thomson Reuters Foundation, who has covered elections...

The Bhutanese media has had a major impact on the evolution of Bhutanese democracy, government policies, laws, corruption, individual mindset and governance. Serious and credible newspapers using thorough research, reliable information networks, ethical norms and also a certain degree of boldness has created a significant impact especially in the...

The two-day media dialogue in Thimphu on the freedom of expression and the media’s service to society this week added more depth to Bhutan’s continued discourse on the media’s role in the democratic polity. The dialogue brought together local media practitioners, public servants and a few media experts from...

In a young democracy like Bhutan the media is the most important dynamic. And given our demographic the media is basically run and managed by the young, the agents of change. What then is the path the Bhutanese media should take as it tries to live up to responsibilities...