Annapurna Post Explained

Annapurna Post
Type:Newspaper
Online news portal
Format:Broadsheet
Owners:Annapurna Media Network (AMN)
Publisher:Captain Rameshwar Thapa
Chiefeditor:Akhanda Bhandari
Newseditor:Shambhu Kattel
Language:Nepali language
Headquarters:Corporate Tower, Tinkune, Kathmandu
Publishing Country:Nepal

Annapurna Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Nepal.[1] [2] [3] It started printing in 2002 and launched its online news portal in 2013 by Annapurna Media Network, which also owns The Annapurna Express, AP1 TV and Radio Annapurna Nepal.[4] [5] By 4 April 2014, its online news portal was listed among 10 most visited news portal in Nepal.[6] It also launched its own mobile news app by 2018.[7]

In the annual newspaper classification report 2073/2074 BS by Press Council Nepal, this newspaper was categorized in the A category, the second highest possible rank below A+.[8]

Readership

Annapurna Post is among the second most-widely read Nepali language newspapers, whose shares of readership were around 4 - 7% of Nepalis who read a newspaper according to an audience survey in 2016, considerably behind the leader Kantipur which was read by over half of those who read newspapers.[9] [10]

Critiques

It is reported that 7% of its posts were based on unrevealed source of information which apparently falls under misleading news media.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nepal PM's b'day celebrations marred by controversy over cutting of cake with country's map . . en.
  2. Web site: China grabs Nepal's territory, erects fences blocking locals . . 2 July 2022.
  3. Web site: House committees matter, but they don't matter. In Nepal, mini parliaments are failing in their job . . English.
  4. Web site: About AMN AMNNepal . 2022-04-03 . en-US.
  5. Web site: History of Nepali newspapers: It began 400 years late, but downfall might just follow global trend – OnlineKhabar English News . . 21 July 2020.
  6. Acharya . Bhanu Bhakta . 2015 . Nepali media landscape in the age of digital media: A critical reflection . academia.edu . Samhita . 10 .
  7. Web site: Annapurna Post News App Available on Android and iOS . TechLekh . 10 December 2018.
  8. Web site: Press Council's report widely criticized. Republica. My Republica. en. 2020-02-21.
  9. Acharya. Ujjwal. Nepal: Media Landscape . 2018-02-03 . 3778840.
  10. Book: Understanding World Media. 2021. 99 . K.K. Publications .
  11. Web site: Research finds 3.70 per cent misleading news in Nepali media; THT most reliable . The Himalayan Times.