Center for Media Research Nepal (CMR-Nepal) has unanimously elected Deepak Aryal as its Chairperson. The 11th Annual General Meeting of CMR-Nepal held in Kathmandu elected Aryal as the new Chairperson on November 2, 2023, to lead the organization for the next two years.
Aryal is an academic engaged in teaching journalism and mass communication. He has a keen interest in media research, history, and sociology, with several publications in the field.
Aryal takes over from Mrs. Trishna Acharya, who completed her tenure from 2021 to 2023. The Assembly also elected Ms. Shruti Shrestha as Vice-Chairman, Mr. Navin Khatiwada remained as Secretary, Mr. Himesh Bajracharya as Treasurer, and Mr. Kanchan Adhikari, Ms. Aneeta Shah, and Ms. Sunita Karki as Executive Committee members.
Speaking at the AGM, Chairperson Aryal announced that CMR-Nepal would venture into new initiatives to develop independent publications to showcase CMR-Nepal’s presence in the field of policy and the academic sector. He further pledged commitments to take CMR-Nepal to new heights and continue the innovative work done by his predecessor.
During the AGM, Secretary of CMR-Nepal, Navin Khatiwada, presented a report updating the members on the project activities launched by CMR-Nepal in the fiscal year 2079/2080. Khatiwada informed about six projects launched by CMR-Nepal and pledged continuity in working in the field of media and journalism sector. He emphasized the need to campaign against misinformation and disinformation and promote media literacy in the upcoming years.
He also informed that CMR-Nepal would continue to expand fact-checking and engage in capacity building for journalists through the Journalism Academy. Furthermore, he stated that CMR-Nepal would develop cooperation with international organizations.
On behalf of Treasurer Shruti Shrestha, Khatiwada also presented the financial report of the organization. He presented the audit report of 2079/2080. Both documents presented by the Secretary and Treasurer were passed by the AGM.
Speaking at the program, outgoing Chairperson Trishna Acharya said that CMR-Nepal has continued to evolve as a think tank and has played a crucial role in the development of the media research tradition in Nepal. She thanked the media fraternity, academics, and the international community for their continued support for the organization.
