Annapurna Post
TypeNewspaper
Online news portal
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Annapurna Media Network (AMN)
PublisherCaptain Rameshwar Thapa
Editor-in-chiefAkhanda Bhandari
News editorShambhu Kattel
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
LanguageNepali language
HeadquartersCorporate Tower, Tinkune, Kathmandu
CountryNepal
Websiteannapurnapost.com

Annapurna Post (Nepali: अन्नपुर्ण पोस्ट) 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 the 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]

References

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

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