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1. CODE OF CONDUCTS/ETHICS IN
NEPALI MEDIA
(SEMINAR PAPER PRESENTATION)
PRESENTED BY:
PRABIN DHUNGEL, BMS, KU-SOA, HATTIBAN, LALITPUR
MEDS 410, YEAR IV

2. CODES OF CONDUCTS/ ETHICS?
• ETHICS- DISTINGUISH BETWEEN GOOD AND BAD, RIGHT OR
WRONG, VIRTUE AND NON-VIRTUE MOSTLY ASSOCIATED WITH
BEHAVIORAL DYNAMICS OR BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
• CONCERNED WITH BEHAVIOR AND CONDUCTS AND JUDGMENT
• SET OF GUIDELINES- ENSURE ETHICAL ASPECTS
• PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY, CONDUCT AND HONESTY
• OUTLINES THE VISION, MISSION, AIMS, CORE VALUES AND
OBJECTIVES OF FIRM/ORG
• HOW TO APPROACH PROBLEMS, ISSUES

3. WHY CODE OF ETHICS/
CONDUCTS ??
Transparency (Complete and Thorough)
Accountability and Credibility
Duties and Responsibilities
Honesty
Professional Integrity and Professionalism
Maintain work Efficiency and Efficacy
Decision-making

4. MAJORTENETS OF CODE OF
ETHICS/CONDUCTS• JOURNALISM FOR COLLECTIVE WELFARE OFTHE PUBLIC
• TRUTHFULNESS, HONESTY AND OBJECTIVITY IN JOURNALISM
• ACCURACY, IMPARTIALITY ANDTRANSPARENCY
• PROVISION OF FACTUAL INFORMATION
• RESPECT OTHER’S PRIVACY, RIGHTS AND FREEDOM
• RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM
• BALANCE AND EQUILIBRIUM IN MEDIA CONTENTS
• NO PLAGIARISM AND BIASED PRIORITIZATION
• AVOID SLANDER AND LIBEL
• AVOID SUBTERFUGE AND CONTENT MANIPULATION
• INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM (DEVOID OF ADS, MONEY, FEAR, POLITICAL GAINS,

5. CODE OF CONDUCTS IN NEPAL
• PRESS COUNCIL CODE OF CONDUCTS ( AMENDED AND REVISED
EVERY YEAR)
• REGULAR UPDATE AND MONITORING- PRESS COUNCIL
• BORROW ELEMENTS FROM WESTERN CODES SUCH AS SPJ, CANONS
OF JOURNALISM, ETC.

6. PRESS COUNCIL- NEED OF CODE
• FOR PROFESSIONALISM AND INTEGRITY
• DECENT, ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE
JOURNALISM
• FOLLOW NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NORMS
AND VALUES
• PROTECT, PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD USAGE OF RTI,
FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OPINION AND EXPRESSION
• HUMAN RIGHTS
• AVOID EXPLOITATION OF MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

7. MEDIA IN NEPAL
Media Outlets Number (as regd with Press Council Nepal)
Radio Stations 800 +
TV Stations 100 + (license req), 60 + operating
Newspapers (Dailies) 135
Newspapers (Weeklies) 450
Magazines 250 +
Online portals 753

8. LIST OF INTERVIEWED JOURNALISTS
S.No
.
Name Media Channel Affiliation
1 Ananda Kumar
Gauchan
Print Nepal Samacharpatra
2 Amrit Jung Karki Online Nepalkhabar, Online Khabar
3 Surendra GC Radio Radio Paryabaran
4 Biplov Pokhrel TV Mountain TV
5 Asmita Pathak Radio Radio Audio, Keeps FM
6 Aabha Bidari Radio Radio Paryabaran
7 Shanta Rijal Print + TV Nepal, Naari, Sagarmatha TV, Avenues
TV
8 Kanchan Adhikary Print Kantipur, TKP
9 Sanjeev Phuyal Print + Online Kantipur, TKP, ekantipur

9. LIST OF INTERVIEWED REPRESENTATIVES
S.N
o.
Name Designation Affiliation
1 Mahendra Raj
Bista
PR, logistics,
info
Press Council Nepal
2 Deepak Khanal Information Press Council Nepal
3 Rajesh Mishra Treasurer,
Information,
PR
FNJ
4 Prof. Bhanu
Bhakta Acharya
Media,
researcher,
professor
University of Ottawa, Canada
5 Ananta Gautam Lecturer Oxbridge Int’l College, TU-
affiliated HSS & College

10. CODE OF CONDUCTS- 2 SCHOOLS
OF THOUGHTS
Follow the Code of
Break/ Flout the Code of
conducts

11. Watchdog and Surveillance- EQ, Disaster, Election, relief
Gatekeeper of Information- conflicts and violence
Voice of the Voiceless- rural Nepal
Aware Authority, 24*7 workflow
Bridge the gap between people and state/authority

12. Fear of Assault
by Gundaraj---
Nexus between
Politicians, Media
Org and Goons
Political Interests,
affiliation and
Org. Pressure/
Commands
Greed for
economic gain
Living expense in
urban

13. WHEN THEY BREAK THE CODES ?
•DURING ELECTION COVERAGE
•DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
•POLITICAL CONCERNS
•NGOS/ INGOS- DISASTER
•NEXUS AND ALLIANCE
•ORDER FROM HIGHER-UP
•CONFLICTS

14. WHY THEY BREAK THE CODES ?
•HURRY OF LITERATURE, VESTED INTERESTS
•COMPETITION FOR TRPS, READERSHIPS, PAGE
VIEWS, SALES AND MARKETING
•PROPOGANDIZATION
NOISE AND NEWS, QUANTITY THAN QUALITY IN JOURNALISM CONTENTS
• -RAJESH MISHRA, FNJ
KANCHAN ADHIKARY (KANTIPUR) – BREAKING CODE IN CASE OF ANUJA
BANIYA, AMABAR GURUNG…. JOURNALISM IN HURRY , TIME-
CONSTRAINTS , DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS FOR CODE-BREAKERS.

15. •ELECTION (POLITICAL PRESSURE,
PROPOGANDA, BIASENESS, PAID)
•CODE OF CONDUCTS BREAK DUETO FEAR, GREED
GREED AND NEXUS
•KILLTHE STORIES DUETO PRESSURE OF HIGHER-
UPS
•STING AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM-

16. CODE OF ETHICS/ CONDUCTS IN MEDIA (BB
ACHARYA)
Plagiarism, Advertorials, serve the owner/ top-brass
Editorials include political idealogie - mofussil
Citation of Wrong sources
Improper Reporting, Data, Sourcing and Verification
Political Propoganda tool
Fake News, Prophet Journalists
Money, Power, Manipulation

17. CODE OF CONDUCTS (RAJESH MISHRA)
Greed for
Money and
Power
Expensive
Urban
Lifestyle
Forceful
impositio
n , NEXUS
between
politician
s, mafia,
goons
and
media
house /
owner
EASY
MONEY
EARNING
BIASENESS,
PROPOGAND
A
Manipulatio
n of
SOURCES
and
AUDIENCES

18. Fake NEWS
Clickbait
Contents,
Source
verification,
Hurry
Political
Propoganda,
Manipulation
COPY-PASTE
journalism

19. DEATH OF PRAKASH DAHAL---
• DIFFERENT CAUSES OF DEATH– RACE O BREAK NEWS (NO CONSIDERATION
FOR OFFICIAL RESPONSE AND CONFIRMATION FROM DOCTORS, FAMILY
MEMBERS– INTERNATIONAL NORMS)
• SALABILITY AND MARKETABILITY OF NEWS – MORE PRIORITIZED OVER DEATH
AND HUMANITY
• BLUNDER IN QUOTATION FROM SOURCES
• RIGHT TO PRIVACY
• NO CARE FOR DAHAL FAMILY’S EMOTIONAL TRAUMA
• NEWS AND INFORMATION – (TRENDING IN YOUTUBE, DAILY MOTION AND
VIMEO)

20. • MEDIA MONITORING – NOT EFFECTIVE– CODES –LIMITEDTO
PAPER ONLY
• HELMET JOURNALISM, HURRIEDNESS, POLITICAL
AFFILIATION,YELLOW JOURNALISM
• GOVT. MEDIA-FOR GOVT. (CONGRESS/ UML/MAOISTS..) NO
CONTRADICTING GOVT. (BLIND FAITH)
• COPY-PASTE, PLAGIARISM, MISINFORMATION, NEWS FIRST
• ONLINE- LOSINGTRUE ESSENCE OF JOURNALISM (TELLTHE
TRUTH)

21. CODES OF CONDUCTS
VIOLATION (PCN)
• PROVINCIAL ELECTION (PHASE I) ’S SILENCE PERIOD –
113 NEWS DISSEMINATED VIA 54 MEDIA CHANNELS HAD
VIOLATED THESE CODES. OUT OF 54 MEDIA OUTLETS,
ABOUT 34 NEWS PUBLISHED IN 24 PRINT MEDIA OUTLET
VIOLATED THESE ETHICS, 32 NEWS CONTENTS
DISSEMINATED VIA RADIO STATIONS VIOLATED THE ETHICAL
ASPECTS, 27 NEWS BROADCASTED VIA 7 TV STATIONS
VIOLATED ETHICS AND 20 NEWS IN 5 DIFFERENT ONLINE

22. COC VIOLATION (CONTINUED)
• PROVINCIAL ELECTION (PHASE II) ’S SILENCE PERIOD –
300 NEWS DISSEMINATED VIA 116 MEDIA CHANNELS HAD VIOLATED
THESE CODES
AIRING INTERVIEWS OF SHER BDR. DEUBA AND AARZOO DEUBA (HIMALAYAN
TV)
LIVE BROADCASTING OF KP OLI’S SPEECH (JANATA TV)
OUTLOOK( WITH PRACHANDA AS EXCLUSIVE GUEST) – ABC TV
SPEECH OF MADHAV KUMAR NEPAL ; AND REPEAT TELECAST
DOCUMENTARY – RPP-NEPAL AS 296 SEC ADVERTORIAL+ USE OF CELEBS

23. ELECTION CODE OF CONDUCTS-2072
(REVISED)
•ASSERT IN SECTION 5 (A) THAT THE POLITICAL
PARTIES ARE ALLOWED TO PROMOTE THEIR
ELECTION AGENDAS THROUGH RADIO, TV, FM
RADIOS FOR THE DURATION UP TO 1 MINUTE
AT ONE TIME, 4 TIMES WITHIN 24 HOURS AND
HAVE A GAP OF AT LEAST ONE HOUR. BUT; IN
THIS ELECTION, THESE RULES WERE VIOLATED
BY PARTIES AND MEDIA.

24. COC VIOLATION IN MEDIA (PCN)
Radio Kantipur, ekantipur
Nepalbaani network
Radio Nepal
Ghatana ra Bichaar weekly, Gorkha Express
Dristi, Divya Darshan, Saanghu, Budhabaar
Nepal Bhoomi
Nepali Patra, Blast weekly