Becoming A Journalist In Exile Author/Editor T. P. Mishra Co-authors R. P. Subba (Bhutan) Subir Bhaumik (India) I. P. Adhikari (Bhutan) C. N. Timsina (Bhutan) Nanda Gautam (Bhutan) Laura Elizabeth Pohl (USA) Deepak Adhikari (Nepal) David Brewer (United Kingdom) Book: Becoming a journalist in exile Publisher: T. P. Mishra for TWMN - Bhutan Chapter Date of publication: March, 2009 Number of copies: 2000 (first edition) Layout: Lenin Banjade,
[email protected] ISBN: 978-9937-2-1279-3 Cover design: S.M. Ashraf Abir/www.mcc.com.bd, Bangladesh and Avinash Shrestha, Nepal. Cover: The photo displays the picture of the Chief Editor cum Publisher of The Bhutan Reporter (TBR) monthly, also author of "Becoming a journalist in exile" carrying 1000 issues of TBR (June 2007 edition) from the printing press to his apartment in Kathmandu. Photo: Laura Pohl. Copyright © TWMN – Bhutan Chapter 2009 Finance contributors: Vidhyapati Mishra, I.P. Adhikari, Nanda Gautam, Ganga Neopane Baral, Abi Chandra Chapagai, Harka Bhattarai, Toya Mishra, Parshu Ram Luitel, Durga Giri, Tej Man Rayaka, Rajen Giri, Y. P. Kharel, Bishwa Nath Chhetri, Shanti Ram Poudel, Kazi Gautam and Nandi K. Siwakoti Printed at: Dhaulagiri Offset Press, Kathmandu Price: The price will be sent at your email upon your interest to buy a copy. CONTENTS PART I 1. Basic concepts 1.1 Journalism and news 1.2 Writing for mass media 1.3 Some tips to good journalistic writing 2. Canons of journalism 2.1 The international code of journalist 2.2 Code of ethics 3. Becoming a journalist 4. Media and its role PART II 5.