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Nepali Times Is Industries Around the World #610 22 - 28 June 2012 16 pages Rs 30 MIN RATNA BAJRACHARYA EDITORIAL BREAK AWAY Antisocial media page 2 There is more to the CPN, M breaking CYBERSPHERE away from the UCPN-Maoist than a move from a dash to a comma. The ore Nepalis today are getting information online than the cause of the breakup was less ideology number of readers of all dailies combined. This digital and more centralisation of brute power, Mcommunity is making up Nepal’s new public sphere. state power and wealth in the hands of Social media accords its users much more power to participate in the Maoist chairman. the production of information, it is interactive, immediate and has multimedia content. Many of the estimated 3.5 million new voters in BY THE WAY the next election will be Internet users. This crowd to protest a Maoist by ANURAG ACHARYA page 11 five-day strike in Kathmandu in 2010 (above) was mobilised largely by net activists. As with all media content, there are the good, the Digital multiply ANALYSIS bad and the ugly. The Internet is a double-edged sword whose very by Rubeena Mahato by KANAK MANI DIXIT page 12-13 freedom provides a forum for those against freedom. page 4-5 2 EDITORIAL 22 - 28 JUNE 2012 #610 ANTISOCIAL MEDIA he global digital divide between the ugly. At a time when the mainstream those who are wired and those who press is being co-opted, coerced or bought Tare not is mirrored within Nepal. off by political parties not known for their Affordability and accessibility issues have adherence to democratic and free press kept large sections of the population out values, social media holds out the hope of of reach of the Internet. The digital divide, keeping the democratic space open. in fact, is just an extension of the income The Internet is a double-edged sword. divide and education divide in Asia’s most Just as it can help mobilise pro-democracy unequal country. uprisings, its very freedom also provides a However, things are changing fast. The forum for those against freedom. Not just number of Facebook users in Nepal has in Nepal but across the world, social media crossed 1.4 million and is growing fast, instead the levelling the playing field and there has been a sudden surge in Twitter being a marketplace of ideas, fragments accounts among Nepalis, and more and society into thought ghettos. Instead of more people are reading news online. building bridges, it fosters echo chambers Many of the five million or so Nepalis who for corrosive dialogue. live and work abroad are hooked up to social media so In this dynamic, interactive and in- Nepali language social media, instead of bringing they can keep in touch with home. stantaneous public cyber-sphere, society together has turned increasingly into a carrier The Nepali media has so far not been affected by the of hate speech across ethnic lines. Racism, intolerance, migration of eyeballs to online sites, although print is opinions being made and spread are incitement to violence and open threats characterise many suffering from advertisers moving to tv. But as the number good, bad and sometimes ugly. of the postings on social media sites. They range from of people getting news on PCs, laptops and smart phones absurd biological determinism to support for supposed increases, paper media will shed readers in the coming curve in understanding new media even though it is superiority of certain castes, to vitriolic postings that years. The new media is born, but the old is not dead yet. going to have an increasingly important role in future resemble anti-Semitic rhetoric elsewhere. Into this transition has arrived social media: blogs, elections. This may be a way to let off steam, dissipate anger, email groups, online media, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube For now, social media is a free-for-all. It is still and Nepal’s strong inter-ethnic bonds may be able to and what-have-you. Like it or not, this is going to affect dominated by the personal, but is increasingly being used withstand the onslaught, but it does have the potential politics because the young middle-class is getting wired as a political platform by citizens to air their views. It is to devastate social harmony and take communal ties to in increasing numbers. A roundtable on social media in this dynamic, interactive and instantaneous public breaking point. organised this week by Himalmedia heard that more than cyber-sphere that opinions are increasingly being made Fortunately most Nepalis, wired or otherwise, value half of Nepal’s population is under 21. One way to look at and spread. News of the Maoist split spread right across peace and harmony and want grievances addressed this is as an alarming demographic bulge, but it also has Nepal and to the diaspora through Twitter and Facebook, without violence and conflict. This silent majority must huge political implications and opportunities. However, long before it “broke” on mainstream media sites. speak out and interact more on social media to drown out political parties and most leaders seem to be behind the But, as with all media there are the good, the bad and the voices of hatred and racism. ON THE WEB www.nepalitimes.com THE ASSASSIN CREED people like him to lead Nepal. Gurung’s beautiful songs have they are political pamphlets. And the district come in thousands, poorly A very appropriate editorial about Purba Rai always brought Nepalis together and media house will lose both money dressed, wearing only fl ip-fl ops, and the growing impunity in our country, I appreciate his article’s message. and readers in the long run. completely unprepared for the high however, I disagree with the writer’s I fully agree with the writer’s However, without correcting historical Dinesh altitude cold. There are long queues suggestion that we should “come to views. We need more people like him injustices, the meaning of unity outside the Himalaya Rescue our own conclusions on what [the in place of Dahal, Nepal, Poudel and and nationalism is pointless. For To have a really independent Association aid post in Manang assassinations] portend, and who Ang Kaji Sherpa. Today if anyone centuries, marginalised groups have media, Nepal must switch to digital where people suffering from pre- was responsible” (‘The assassin talks about unity, they are immediately been deprived of their rights in the media. This way, publishing houses existing conditions come in hopes creed’, editorial, #609). This will accused of ‘bahunbad’. But those who name of unity while the privileged will be free from the pressures of of fi nding a quick cure so that they lead to too many fi ngers pointed at want respect and recognition must classes continue living with their false dwindling revenues and journalists can continue their search for the too many directions, and add to the fi rst understand that they too need to sense of entitlement. Our society won’t have to beg or become preys caterpillar fungus. panic. The solution is to demand respect others. cannot thrive on such superfi cial of criminal politicians. All you need is Buddha Basnyat a prompt investigation and the Nagarik foundation. We must fi rst get rid of our a good computer and fast internet. Supreme Court should take the historical baggage and then talk about Srijana Shrestha Dwindling yarsa harvests lead because a member of the legal This is a very well-written and nationalism. point to the failure of the fraternity was murdered. heart-felt piece. It should be translated Abc Politicisation of the media is state’s agricultural policies. If Gyanu Adhikari into Nepali and printed in Himal and not just a Nepal-specifi c problem, the government can devise other dailies. ‘Unity’ and ‘nationalism’ It’s nice to talk about patriotism it happens all around the world. scientifi c and sustainable ways to Our police force is inept and have suddenly become bad words. But and love for one’s country. But Until journalism is perceived as a increase and regulate production, corrupt just like most government who benefi ts from undermining Nepali claiming that ethnicity-based business, and not a social service, yarsagumba has the potential to agencies. So who do ordinary and nationalism and unity? Not us Nepalis. federalism will rob the country of its this trend will exist. More than the massively boost Nepal’s economy defenseless Nepalis turn to for Hem Thapa unity is just baseless and very biased. media houses, we should blame the and help attract foreign investors. security and protection? Saran capitalist system we live in. They could even be sold as value Kiran Rai Amrit Gurung speaks the truth. Naran added products not just to China, Many Nepali “nationalistic” songs are I feel that waving fl ags and but health and pharmaceutical SINGING FOR NEPAL products of the Panchayat era where singing about unity aren’t enough. It’s ironic that Nepali Times is industries around the world. I fi nd a rare voice of compassion patriotism was manufactured in large True nationalism and unity are writing about publications losing their Raju Adhikari and rationality in Amrit Gurung’s scale. Nepal’s true unity lies in the possible only when there is equality political independence, when its writing, something that is lacking cultural, linguistic and ethnic diversity and respect among all Nepalis. sister publication Himal has become in the discourse of cynical couch that Gurung is celebrating. SL UML’s mouthpiece. We used to take potatoes in Kathmandu (‘Singing for Rabin Himal seriously when growing up, Nepal’, #609).
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