Free and Ethical Media

Dedicated to the mission of media development and freedom, CMF endeavours to take steps on ensuring journalists’ safety, upholding professional rights of journalists, code of conduct and self-regulation. To be worthy of the title of a watchdog, media should abide by professional codes and ethics and CMF’s activities will be geared towards increasing journalists’ capacity to do ethical journalism. As part of its efforts to build environment for journalists to work professionally, the organisation will facilitate different trainings both in Nepal and in foreign countries. Those activities are structured through conferences, workshops, trainings and seminars, fellowships, international exposure to journalists, study tours, investigative reporting targeted to improve the capacity of journalists and media professionals to report accurately, independently and fairly so that they can help in good governance and build public trust among citizens.

CMF Focus Area
  • Free and Ethical Media

    Dedicated to the mission of media development and freedom, CMF endeavours to take steps on ensuring journalists’ safety, upholding professional rights of journalists, code of conduct and self-regulation.

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  • Governance and Inclusive Democracy

    CMF believes that independent and ethical media is able to promote the values of good governance, social justice and freedom of expression…

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  • Public Discourse and Debates

    CMF carries out structured debates at policy and grassroots level on media and governance issues. The organisation will make full use of available media outlets including print, broadcast and online portals as well as…

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  • GESI and Advocacy

    CMF is aware of the historical marginalization of women, third gender, dalits and ethnic groups in Nepali society and the need of proportionate inclusion of excluded social groups and women in the social mainstream…

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  • Research and Policy Intervention

    CMF conducts researches on media freedom, governance system, democracy, social justice, accountability and inclusivity issues to assist policymakers in identifying policy needs and implementing them…

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