Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said the government was committed to promoting the local media.
Addressing the silver jubilee celebration of Community Radio Madanpokhara of Palpa on Friday, Minister Sharma said all three layers of government should work seriously for the physical and professional security of journalists and strengthening of the media houses.
“There is no lack of the media houses for instant dissemination of national and international news. But, only the community radio and local media houses can discharge the duty of presenting community people’s voices and aspirations in the local languages,” she added.
Stating that attraction of community radio will further increase, Minister Sharma suggested that the local media houses should be community-centric.
She argued that the local media have witnessed additional challenges due to rising number of the media houses and massive changes in the information technology and asked the local media to focus more o
n local contents.
Minister Sharma stressed that the local media should prioritize positive aspects of the society by doing away with the negativities.
On the occasion, she said that the province and local level governments should prioritize the local media in the dissemination and publication of the local advertisements by unveiling advertisement laws.
She, however, admitted that some confusions were seen for lack of federal laws for the systematizing the mass media sector and added that the government was preparing to preparer laws for this area.
“Media council bill is in the final stage for its registration in the federal parliament by its approval from the cabinet meeting,” Minister Sharma shared.
Source: National News Agency RSS