Gorkhapatra Sansthan is a Nepalese publishing house operated by the government of Nepal. It publishes a few newspapers, the most important being Gorkhapatra and The Rising Nepal.
Media assets
Publishing: Gorkhapatra, The Rising Nepal, Madupark, Muna, Yuvamanch
State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)
Ownership and governance
Gorkhapatra Sansthan is a fully government-owned company run by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
Source of funding and budget
Gorkhapatra Sansthan is majority funded by the government. State subsidies account for the largest part of the publisher’s budget, according to local experts. The publisher also receives money from a state advertising fund used to finance the media in Nepal, according to data from local experts and journalists.
Editorial independence
Like all state media in Nepal, the media outlets run by Gorkhapatra Sansthan are known to be pro-government, according to local experts.
No domestic statute and no independent assessment or oversight mechanism to validate the editorial independence of Gorkhapatra Sansthan’s publications have been identified.
September 2023