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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

Kathmandu Conference on Communication and Media 2024 concludes successfully

The Kathmandu Conference on Communication and Media 2024, which brought together journalism scholars and media experts from four South Asian nations, concluded on December 23 after two days of intensive discussions on the challenges and opportunities presented by technological advancement and social media in mass communication. The conference, jointly organized by the Center for Media […]

24.12.2024News & Actitivies

Stakeholders Stress Role of Media in Combating Corruption

The Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a discussion around its new publication “Corruption and Media” in Butwal, Lumbini Province on November 26, 2024. Stakeholders emphasized that media could play a crucial role in controlling corruption by focusing on investigative journalism. They argued that the media should expose corruption incidents and systemic issues […]

26.11.2024News & Actitivies

Nomadic Narratives: The Cross-Border Spread of Misinformation in South Asia

“Nomadic Narratives: The Cross-Border Spread of Misinformation in South Asia” is regional research project with ULAB, CMR-Nepal and SLPI conducting research in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

14.11.2024News & Actitivies, Report

‘Podcasting: A Short Introduction’ launched in Nepali

The CMR Nepal Journalism Academy launched Nepali translation of ‘Podcasting – A Short Introduction’ in Kathmandu on October 4. Benjamin Seidel, Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Development Cooperation and Economics at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kathmandu, and author Brigittee Hagedorn jointly unveiled the book at a program. The […]

04.10.2024News & Actitivies

CMR-Nepal annouces Media Research Fellows 2024

The Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) on September 26 announced two researchers as Media Research Fellows 2024. The fellows were selected from among 12 applicants who responded to the call for application for the fellowships. This year, CMR-Nepal has allocated NRs. 200,000 for the fellowship which will be used to compenstate the fellows’ […]

26.09.2024News & Actitivies

CMR Nepal, NSJF, and AIPS Asia sign MoU to strengthen sports journalism training

CMR Nepal Journalism Academy and Nepal Sports Journalists Forum (NSJF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for working together to strengthen sports journalism in the country. Academy’s Director Ujjwal Acharya and NSJF president Durga Nath Subedi signed the MoU in presence of and witnessed by AIPS Asia president Hee Dong Jung during the 25th AIPS […]

12.09.2024News & Actitivies

MIL training conducted in Lumbini Province

The Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) organized a Training of Teachers program on media and information literacy (MIL) in three locations in Lumbini province. The two-day trainings were held on April 29 and 30 in Nepalgunj; May 2 and 3 in Bardiya, and May 6 and 7 in Dang district. Each training was […]

09.05.2024News & Actitivies

Interparty Dialogue on Combating Information Manipulation organized

Top leaders of main political parties and Members of Parliament (MPs) asserted that the misuse of information technology and the adverse effects of misinformation are escalating at an alarming rate, emphasizing the need for collaborative efforts to mitigate its consequences. During a program organized by the Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) and the […]

24.02.2024News & Actitivies

CMR-Nepal submits media policy reviews to Minister Rekha Sharma

In a productive meeting held at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) office on January 10, the Center for Media Research – Nepal (CMR-Nepal) team engaged with Minister Rekha Sharma, submitting her media policy reviews. The CMR-Nepal delegation, led by Founder Chair and Director of CMR Nepal Journalism Academy Ujjwal Acharya, included Operations […]

10.01.2024News & Actitivies

‘Combating Information Manipulation’ in Nepali launched

The Nepali translation of “Combating Information Manipulation: A Playbook for Elections and Beyond“, a collaborative effort by the National Democratic Institute (NDI), International Republican Institute (IRI), and Stanford Internet Observatory, was launched at an event organized by the Center for Media Research-Nepal (CMR-Nepal) today in Kathmandu, Nepal. CMR-Nepal chair Deepak Aryal, IRI’s Prema Thapa, and […]

08.01.2024News & Actitivies