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VIBRANT INFORMATION BAROMETER - National Report - Nepal | 2024

17 Sep 2024

The contents of this report are the responsibility of IREX and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Government, USAID, or The Asia Foundation. [...] The fact that 41% of the population uses social panelists noted a gap between media media, as reported in a January 2023 education and the requirements of media survey.12 This difference in trust levels houses, and emphasized the need for highlights the continuing credibility of collaboration between classrooms and traditional media in Nepal, while digital newsrooms. [...] The 2015 Constitution in place, many panelists pointed out the of Nepal ensures “full freedom of the challenges in the impartial enforcement press” in its preamble, covering the of these laws. [...] This information flow disparity between intended transparency A notable gap in Nepal’s regulatory and actual practice was pointed out by framework lies in the absence of specific Babita Basnet, a member of the media 51 Clarification: The Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1990 initially guaranteed RTI as a fundamental right (Article 16). [...] 32 assesses how media and information the role of community media, garnered producers address the needs of the highest score of 27 among the their audiences, received a score principles, indicating that community of 21, suggesting opportunities for media platforms are performing improvements to ensure media outlets relatively better compared to other are responsive to their audience base.

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