Challenges of misinformation

Emerging AI tools will result in a playground of information manipulation in the upcoming elections.

Nepali media is becoming increasingly vulnerable to misinformation. The country has always had a weak media system, limited resources and a small market. Over the years, we saw the emergence of a partisan press than an independent and credible source of information. Mission journalism, a term used for opposition media during the authoritarian monarch-led Panchayat regime (1960s to 1990), defined Nepali journalism as a tool for advocacy and struggle. As state-owned media and mission-driven private media presented vastly different perspectives, the citizens often viewed them as political instruments.