Thoughts on news media’s role in Nepal’s democratic process

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  • Sten T Brand visiting Lecturer in Media Studies at the Department of Language and Mass Communication

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/bodhi.v3i1.2810

Keywords:

Democracy, Media

Abstract

This paper explores media's role in the wake of the 2008 Constituent Assembly (CA) Election in Nepal. The paper will first discuss some important concepts within the field of political science, and then it will move on to incorporate communication theory. After underlining the concepts, the paper will focus on one particular research study focusing on access to information and how this relates to attitude and knowledge among villagers ahead of the 2008 CA election. Finally it will discuss the findings and conclusion.

DOI: 10.3126/bodhi.v3i1.2810

Bodhi Vol.3(1) 2009 p.35-43

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Author Biography

Sten T Brand, visiting Lecturer in Media Studies at the Department of Language and Mass Communication

Sten T. Brand, Norway, is a visiting Lecturer in Media Studies
at the Department of Language and Mass Communication.
Previously he worked in online media and television channels
in the USA and Norway. He did his Masters’ Thesis on
Constituent Assembly Election of Nepal. Email: stenbrand@gmail.com

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Brand, S. T. (2010). Thoughts on news media’s role in Nepal’s democratic process. Bodhi: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(1), 35–43. https://doi.org/10.3126/bodhi.v3i1.2810

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2009)

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Articles

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