FNJ Paanchthar Vice-chair dies of COVID-19

FNJ to fight for working journalists' rights

The journalists in Nepal worked at the forefront of the global crisis posed by COVID-19

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Six journalists to be prized

KATHMANDU, August 13: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Associate Province Committee has decided to honour six journalists with ‘Active Journalism Encouragement Prize in Crisis’. Associate Province Committee’s general secretary Royal Acharya said in a statement on Thursday that the prizes are announced for the journalists active in economic, photo, film, sports, politics and cartoon journalism. Rina Moktan would be prized with film journalism prize, Menuka Karki with economic journalism prize and Jit Bahadur Saud with Sports Journalism Prize. Likewise, Govinda Marasini with Political Journalism Prize, Birochan Malla Thakuri with Cartoon Journalism and Chandra Bahadur Ale is named for Photo Journalism Prize. The journalists were selected for the prize for their untiring efforts in journalism in the time of COVID-19 pandemic. Each journalist will be prized with a purse of Rs 10,000, the FNJ Associate Province Committee said. Acharya said that the prize would help encourage the journalists to continuously work in this field.

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FNJ Province 1 to institute Rs 10 million fund for welfare programmes

ITAHARI, August 9: Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Province 1 Committee has decided to institute a fund worth Rs 10 million for the social security of journalists of the province. FNJ Province 1 Committee came to this decision after second full-fledged meeting of the provincial committee. ''This fund will be used for professional journalists affected by pandemic, disasters and other varied troubles,'' informed Lawa Dev Dhungana, the Vice-President of FNJ Province 1 Committee. According to Dhungana, the name of the fund will be 'Journalist Welfare Fund, Province No. 1''. ''We will manage the entire fund within the tenure of this committee,'' said elated Dhungana. He said the fund would be a good welfare programme for around 1300 journalists who are member of FNJ Province No. 1 and others. Issuing the press release of the decisions of second full meeting of FNJ Province 1 Committee, Bibek Gautam, the General Secretary, informed that four journalists have succumbed to COVID-19 in the province and 125 have been infected. Likewise, four departments have been created namely organizational, women, inclusion and Dalit. General Secretary Bibek Gautam will lead organizational department, Vice-President Himakumari Chemjong will head women department and Secretary Santosh Yadav and working committee member PB Diyali will chair inclusion and Dalit departments respectively. The meeting has also urged all media operators to pay pending dues of all working journalists from their respective organizations and has asked government to support startup news media outlets run by working journalists themselves. Now, FNJ Provincial Committee will issue identity card of all members of journalists within the province that was previously issued from FNJ Central Committee, said General Secretary Gautam in the press release. Likewise, the meeting has requested all insurance companies to pay pending insurance amounts to all journalists in the province.

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FNJ UK Chapter provides fellowship to journalists

LONDON, July 23: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) UK Chapter raised fund to provide fellowship to journalists affected from the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK Chapter of FNJ said that it collected Rs 516,000 to assist altogether 25 journalists from across the country. It is said that each journalist will be provided with Rs 20,000 in fellowship. The fellowship amount would be given away to the awarded journalists through the FNJ central committee. As decided, the amount has already been deposited to the bank account of the FNJ central committee. A meeting of the FNJ UK Chapter held in the second week of last June had decided to assist the journalists suffering in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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FNJ UK Chapter provides fellowship to journalists

The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) UK Chapter raised fund to provide fellowship to journalists affected from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19 sets limitations for Nepali journalism, paradigm shift to virtual reporting

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FNJ UK gets new leadership

LONDON, June 14: The UK chapter of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has got a new leadership with Dhrubaraj Aryal as a chair. The election held on Sunday picked the new leadership. Correspondent of Annapurna Post and editor of nepalilink.com Dhrubaraj Aryal and journalist for wenepali.com Shyam Luitel were in the race for leadership. Among other office-bearers elected are Diensh Pariyar (senior vice-president), Narendra Basnet (general secretary), Shiva Bhandari (vice-president), Prameela Labung Rai (women vice-president), Manju Bhandari and Khemraj Ranabhat (secretary), SK Gurung (treasurer) and Surendra Ingnam (co-treasurer). Goma Rana, Narendra Nembang and Jayaram Tamang were unanimously elected as members of FNJ UK committee. As the election could not take place face-to-face due to COVID-19 pandemic, members had sent their ballot through postal mechanism. Some 38 members had participated in the election.

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BAN president Neupane dies of COVID-19

INARUWA, May 28: Broadcasting Association of Nepal (BAN) president Chandra Neupane has passed away on Friday morning. He was 50. Neupane died of COVID-19 at Birat Medical College where he was undergoing treatment, Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Sunsari president Janak Rishi Rai said. He was admitted to the Birat Medical College after coronavirus infection was confirmed in him on May 11. He was kept on ventilator after his health condition became serious. Neupane was the Station Manager of Saptakoshi FM in Itahari. He was also the member of the Advertising Board.

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Over 750 journalists contract COVID-19, 13 dead: FNJ

KATHMANDU, May 16: Over 750 journalists have been infected with COVID-19 and 13 succumbed to the disease so far, according to the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ).

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91 journalists under FNJ corporate province contract coronavirus

KATHMANDU, May 7: As many as 91 journalists associated to the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) under its corporate branches have so far contracted the coronavirus. FNJ Corporate Province shared that 91 working journalists of 25 media houses, including 19 corporate branches had been confirmed with the COVID-19. The data was collected through telephonic conversation undertaken by FNJ Corporate Province with the chairpersons and journalists of different 48 media, including 33 corporate branches. Corporate Province Chair Bal Krishna Adhikari informed that a central committee member elected from corporate province, a province committee member, two chairpersons of corporate branches and former central secretary among other office-bearers have been diagnosed with coronavirus. Adhikari further shared that journalists serving with 25 media house, including Rastriya Samachar Samiti, Radio Nepal, Gorkhapatra, Kantipur Television, Kantipur, Rajdhani, Nepal Television, Mountain TV, Nepal Press, Avenues, Metro FM and Naya Patrika have tested positive for the virus. Informing that coronavirus-infected journalists are undergoing treatment at different hospitals, including Manmohan Hospital, Patan Hospital, Norvic Hospital, Teku Hospital and Nepal Police Hospital, the Corporate Province leadership has wished for the speedy recovery of entire journalists receiving treatment.

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FNJ Paanchthar Vice-chair dies of COVID-19

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The journalists in Nepal worked at the forefront of the global crisis posed by COVID-19

The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) UK Chapter raised fund to provide fellowship to journalists affected from the COVID-19 pandemic.

KATHMANDU, May 16: Over 750 journalists have been infected with COVID-19 and 13 succumbed to the disease so far, according to the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ).