Let’s Strive to Make Our Digital Platforms Accessible for All
Written by Jalasa Sapkota After the post pandemic period, our lives have revolved around two different worlds: one physical world, next virtual world. Our lives have become way simpler and more complex at the same time while navigating the world through...
Quarterly Media Monitoring Report (July to September 2022)
Freedom of Expression The arrest of comedian Apoorwa Kshitiz Singh once again raised questions regarding freedom of speech; a right guaranteed by the Nepal Constitution. Singh was arbitrarily arrested on charges of attacking and defaming the Newa culture, practices...
Fear of Using a Menstrual Cup
Written by Pooja Bista We live in a society where taboos surrounding sexual and menstrual health imposed on our vulva are like Pandora’s Box. Neither can we talk about it nor can we touch it-- reinforcing the patriarchal concept of “purity”, “the idea of protecting...
Digital discrimination
Increasing internet and social media use fosters exchange and visibility, but comes with its own dangers Written by: J B Biswokarma On 25 May 2020, George Floyd was murdered in the US city of Minneapolis by a white police office Derek Chauvin....
My Curiosity Led to Discovery – Discovery of Self-Pleasure.
Written by Mahima Pradhan Illustration by Mahima Pradhan When I was a high school student, I read a book titled ‘Eleven Minutes’ by Paulo Coelho which presents the story of a young girl named Maria who pursues a career in prostitution in order to make money...
नेपालमा नागरिक पत्रकारिताको बृहत्तर परिवेश
लेखकः वर्षा बराल यो लेख अंग्रेजीबाट नेपालीमा अनुवाद भएको हो | यो लेख अंग्रेजीमा पढ्न यता अनुवाद: बिभु लुइँटेल इन्टरनेट र उन्नत प्रविधिको विकासले पारम्परिक सञ्चारलाई नयाँ खालको सञ्चारतर्फ डोहोर्याउन प्रशस्तै बाटो खोलेको छ । नयाँ सञ्चार विधिको विकासशील रुप हो मोबाइल...
F for Fandom, F for Feminist Space
Author Dikshya Khadgi Fandom - a cultural phenome I love gushing over things that perks my interest. I love fandom spaces. From the time I have had access to the internet, I have been a part of many fandoms. Fandoms, mostly where the number of participants is women...
Nuances of Digital Citizen Journalism in Nepal
Writer: Barsha Baral The evolution of the internet and advanced technology has unfolded a pathway to revolutionize traditional media into new media. The emerging form of new media storytelling is mobile journalism. One doesn’t necessarily have to be...
अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रता र सीमान्तीकृत
लेखक - रीता बरामु कसैले गीत–कविता लेखे त कसैले कमेडी गरे । कसैले मिम बनाए । जे–जे आउँछ र मन लाग्छ, त्यो गरे । तर समाजका पहरेदारहरूलाई सबै मान्छे बोल्न थालेपछि छटपटी भयो । सूचना प्रविधि विधेयक र योसँग जोडेर नागरिक अधिकार, अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रता,...
ऐक्यबद्धताका लागि आग्रह
मिति २०७७ माघ ३० गते आयोजित वृहत नागरिक आन्दोलनको महिला मार्चमा सम्मिलित अभियन्ता, कवि र महिलाहरुको आवाजलाई लिएर सामाजिक सञ्जालहरुमा घृणात्मक सन्देश फैलाउने, ट्रोलिङ्ग र अनलाईन दुर्व्यहार भएपछि सो अभियान्ता र बडी एण्ड डाटाले मिलेर ऐक्यबद्धताका लागि पत्र...