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CMR-Nepal: 2025 Year in Review

2025 marked the 15th year of Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal). The year reflected an expansion of its works from a primarily research-focused CSO to one engaged in professional media development, grassroots empowerment, and information integrity across Nepal. 2025 at a Glance Key Areas of Work Media & Policy Research The September Gen […]

31.12.2025News & Actitivies

#HerClimateStory: Orientation Workshop for 12 Female Journalist on Climate Change Reporting

The Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR–Nepal), with support from Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Norway launched the #HerClimateStory Climate Change Reporting Fellowship 2025 with an orientation workshop in Kathmandu. The fellowship began with 12 women journalists from across Nepal participating in a four-day residential orientation workshop in Kathmandu (December 26–29, 2025). Eight of the […]

30.12.2025News & Actitivies, Uncategorized

Applications Open for the “Her Climate Story Fellowship”

नेपाली भाषाका लागि तल स्क्रोल गर्नुहोस् । With an aim of empowering the presence of women journalists in environment and climate journalism, the Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal), with support from Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway, under the Norwegian Agency for International Development Aid (Norad) has opened applications for the Her Climate Story Fellowship. […]

01.12.2025News & Actitivies

CMR-Nepal launches provincial activities to empower youth against misinformation and online harassment

The Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR Nepal) announces the launch of provincial activities under an initiative aimed at combating misinformation and online harassment through provincial digital literacy training and community-level micro-interventions. The activities, which runs from November 2025 to January 2026, is co-funded by the Canada Fund of Local Initiatives (CFLI) and Purak […]

06.11.2025News & Actitivies

CMR-Nepal donates books to National News Agency’s Library

The Center for Media Research-Nepal (CMR-Nepal) has donated 30 books of 15 media-related titles to the library of National News Agency (Rastriya Samachar Samiti – RSS). CMR-Nepal’s director Ujjwal Acharya handed over the books to RSS Executive Chairperson Dharmendra Jha at RSS Central Office, Bhradrakali Plaza, Kathmandu. Upon receiving the books, Executive Chairman Jha emphasized […]

07.08.2025News & Actitivies

CMR-Nepal’s submission on Media Council Bill to the Parliamentary Committee

On July 28, 2025, the Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) was invited by the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee of the House of Representatives of the Federal Parliament of Nepal in a consultation meeting with CSOs/experts on the Media Council Bill. Executive Director Mr. Tilak Pathak represented CMR-Nepal in the deliberations; and […]

28.07.2025News & Actitivies

Discussion held on “AI, Communication & Journalism”

The Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a discussion on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Communication and Journalism with experts in the relevant fields sharing their opinions, ideas and perspectives on the use of AI and its possible impact in the future. During the program, Prof. Bhanubhakta Acharya of the University of Ottawa said that […]

29.05.2025News & Actitivies

Nepal’s Misinformation Landscape launched to mark five years of NepalFactCheck.org

The Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) launched Nepal’s Misinformation Landscape, an anthology of research articles, to mark the fifth anniversary of its fact-checking initiative on March 25, 2025. NepalFactCheck.org was initiated in March 2020 as an urgent response to COVID-19 misinformation by CMR-Nepal and the first Nepali-language blog, MySansar. It has been a […]

25.03.2025News & Actitivies

CMR-Nepal supports Digital Literacy workshop for women in Kalaiya

The Center for Media Research – Nepal partnered with the Civic Federation Nepal of Bara to empower women in Kalaiya through a 3-day digital literacy workshop to mark the International Women’s Day. The workshop was held March 9-11 and brought together 27 women representing all wards of Kalaiya Municipality in Madhesh province. Funded through the […]

11.03.2025News & Actitivies

The Future of Journalism (in Nepal)

On December 24, 2024, the Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a panel discussion on “The Future of Journalism” during the Kathmandu Conference on Communication and Media in Kathmandu. Here is the summary report: Moderator: Dr. Shreeram Paudel (Assistant Professor, Central Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Tribhuvan University) Panelists: Mr. Yubaraj Ghimire […]

29.12.2024News & Actitivies

The Complex Relationship between Media and State

On December 24, 2024, the Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a panel discussion on “The Complex Relationship between Media and State in Nepal” during the Kathmandu Conference on Communication and Media in Kathmandu. Here is the summary report: Moderator: Dr. Samiksha Koirala (Assistant Professor, North South University, Bangladesh)Panelists: Binod Bhattarai (expert), Dr. […]

26.12.2024News & Actitivies

How to Make Journalism Viable in Nepal

On December 23, 2024, the Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a panel discussion on “Making Journalism Viable” during the Kathmandu Conference on Communication and Media in Kathmandu. Here is the summary report. Moderator: Tilak Pathak Panelists: Ajay Das (The Asia Foundation), Nirjana Sharma (UNESCO Kathmandu), Ameet Dhakal (editor, Setopati) and Ashutosh Tiwari […]

24.12.2024News & Actitivies