Summary:
Press Council Nepal has registered 163 complaints regarding media content in the current fiscal year, as it steps up monitoring ahead of the upcoming National Assembly and House of Representatives elections. Measures taken include issuing 77 rebuttals, 14 apologies/corrections, withdrawing five contents, and cautioning or blacklisting some media outlets. The Council monitored 744 pieces of content across 632 media and non-media platforms, issuing warnings to 136 media outlets and 27 non-media platforms for election code violations. It has launched a special mechanism to enforce compliance with the Election Code of Conduct effective from Magh 4, 2082. The Council warned against spreading unverified, misleading, or hateful content aimed at influencing elections and urged journalists to avoid partisan activities on social media, emphasizing the need to maintain professional and independent journalism.
Archives: