bhutan tops press freedom in saarc
Even when the country’s Right to Information (RTI) bill is still in the process of being adopted, Bhutan enjoys freedom of press the most, among SAARC countries, a study revealed. Bhutan is followed by Maldives, Bangladesh, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. According to Reporters without Borders, a report...
world observes press freedom day at a time when one journalist is killed every five days
Dumped in plastic bags beside a street canal, the dead bodies of three murdered journalists in Mexico and one radio journalist shot dead in Somalia gave light to a horrific reality on Thursday, May 3, when the world was getting ready to observe the World Press Freedom day. UN...
Monitoring press freedom in Bhutan
I have made all efforts to continue monitoring situation of press freedom and status of media in Bhutan. As a result, I personally have compiled this new report on media freedom in Bhutan. Read the report here. I have also contributed to the annual press freedom report published by...
the problem of ethics in bhutanese media
The most palpable change in the media industry in Bhutan is that it continues to expand, at an unimaginable speed. From one national newspaper less than a decade ago, today there is a flood of weeklies and biweeklies – many Bhutanese don’t even know them by name or they...
Journalist union and its challenges
After years of tussle, the young media industry members in Bhutan finally got their trade unions. The Journalist Association of Bhutan (JAB) previously initiated by Gopilal Acharya has formally received new leadership on Tuesday. Pasang Dorji of The Bhutanese, a daily scheduled to be launched in later this month,...
Bhutanese media irresponsible?
By Pema Tenzin I literally grew up with cattle in a village; from about nine or ten of age, I can remember herding cattle with my friends. Those days were rather adventurous. Sometimes I had to go deep in the jungle alone to locate a missing animal. The search...