Nepali perspectives: Pragmatic relevancy of Buddhist Eightfold Path for implementing human rights
The Nepalis and others with faith in the Buddhist philosophy highly respect the date of birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama the Buddha. Today is the 2556th birthday of Gautama the Buddha, who was born in a Shakya family in what is now the south western Nepal. Today is his birthday as well as the day of his enlightenment and death. His philosophy is viewed the most scientific in the world. The world is taking more interest in understanding him. Therefore, this article is dedicated... more
Views: 1063Dimensions of press freedom: a Nepali perspective
Observation of the International Press Freedom Day is an annual reminder of what press freedom is, why it is necessary, how to use it and what should people and concerned institutions do to protect and promote it. When observed among bigwigs in a luxuruoius and well-facilitated atmosphere, the International Press Freedom becomes an annual feast for the honored and invited to enjoy. When observed through pro-social justice advocacy communication, it becomes the continuity of an effort towards... more
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In the age of media conglomeration and concentration, the voice of the voiceless as a basic journalistic mantra is getting far undermined at present. While multinational media corporations are busy producing their media contents as per their own priorities, promoting journalism in favor of majority interests equipped with a genuinely public conscience would definitely be more relevant. Moreover, advocating for political and socio-economic justice for the working class is important for conflict management in the world. Therefore, those whose professional or academic area is media or communication or who would like to advocate for public interests intead of favoring elitist interests should join their minds through public journalism perspectives.



