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Beware: It’s War Propaganda

Harsha Man Maharjan There is a huge uproar in Nepal this week. Unthought-of situations unfolded in political situation. I had not thought that the Maoist will resign from government on 4 May 2009. Neither did I hope to see old footage of the Maoist drilling to its carder of 2 January 2008. About 4-5 hrs of PM Prachanda’s resignation Image Channel broadcast clips of a video in which he was addressing his cadres. Many people were shocked to see it. Next day other TV channels also broadcasted the footage. The Maoist even organized a press meet to provide its view on the content of the video. The caretaker PM even informed journalists that he would be happy to provide other videos if media needed. What will the video incident do to Nepal’s peace process? It is difficult to answer. Only future will give that answer. Actually my interest is with leakage of the video. In a program organized by Martin chautari on media practices, Tirtha Koirala, News and Current Affair Chief of Kantipur Televi...

old qestions: Master Level II/ HumanitiesJournalism and Mass Communication 2064

Many friends preparing for the exam of masters II year asked me old questions of exam. I searched my collection and found these three papers. I lost questions of electronic media. Hope this posting will be useful for friends. Tribhuwan University 2064 Master Level II/II Year/ Humanities Journalism and Mass Communication Comparative Press Laws and Media System (JMC 511) Full Marks: 80 Time: 4 hrs. Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as for as practicable The Figures in the margin indicate full marks Attempt any THREE questions from Group “A” and FOUR from Group “B” Group A 3x16=48 Describe the main features of ASEAN and SAARC media and legal systems with special reference to Nepal. What are the characteristics of conventional and modern theories of press laws? Explain with suitable examples. Which clauses of the press laws of UK have inspired laws of developing coun...