Comment / Members-only What makes a journalist? In Sri Lanka, there are many factors shaping mainstream media coverage of citizen-led protests. By Chhetria Patrakar / 13 May 2022
Comment / Members-only Reporting Palestine The Southasian press is growing increasingly attuned to the history of the Palestinian struggle. By Chhetria Patrakar / 28 May 2021
Comment / Members-only Too keen to withhold? Why we know so little about the temporary blocking of the Twitter accounts covering farmers’ protests. By Chhetria Patrakar / 3 Feb 2021
Comment / Members-only The myth of mainstream On the dangerous trajectory of state institutions and popular media in India. By Chhetria Patrakar / 22 Aug 2020
Comment / Members-only How free is the media in Southasia? Governments are finding new ways to silence the press thanks to COVID-19. By Chhetria Patrakar / 5 May 2020
Comment / Members-only ‘A picture of malicious intention’ On the Chinese embassy’s undiplomatic letter to a Nepali newspaper. By Chhetria Patrakar / 19 Feb 2020
Comment / Members-only The PEMRA penumbra Pakistan’s state-run media regulator tries to shut down TV-news anchors. By Chhetria Patrakar / 1 Nov 2019
Comment / Members-only Ad-freeze zone The Modi government has reportedly been cutting ads to major newspapers. By Chhetria Patrakar / 9 Jul 2019
Comment / Members-only Who owns India’s media? We need more studies on media ownership in Southasia. By Chhetria Patrakar / 6 Jun 2019
Comment / Members-only Bhutan’s media maladies The closure of a weekly paper in Bhutan signals a troubling decline in media diversity and journalistic space. By Chhetria Patrakar / 4 Apr 2019
Comment / Members-only The disappearing act Al Jazeera website inaccessible in Bangladesh after publication of an investigative report. By Chhetria Patrakar / 25 Mar 2019
Comment / Members-only And then they came for my Instagram filter Nepal’s proposed regulations on social media have troubling implications for journalism and free speech. By Chhetria Patrakar / 20 Feb 2019
