8.2 Press Council

The character (the Press Council Act, 2048): the statutory-but-press-led body — co- regulation's flagship: the state's statute creating the institution, the profession filling it. The world's press-council model's Nepal member (neither government censor nor toothless club — the design's promise). 8.2.1 Composition of Press Council and its Powers and Functions The composition: the Chairperson (the distinguished-journalist/jurist tradition — the government's appointment face, the autonomy's perennial question) + the members: the editors', publishers' and working journalists' representatives (the press associations' seats — the profession's internal voice) + the government's and academia's faces. The powers and functions (the exam's list): The Code's enforcement: the Code of Journalistic Conduct's administration (8.2.2); The complaints' adjudication: the public's grievances against the press — the citizen-vs- media disputes heard and decided (8.2.3's sanctions); The press freedom's promotion: the violations' monitoring — the censorship, harassment and attack record; the government's excesses criticized (the Council as the press's defender, not only its judge); The recognition faces: the press's classification; the journalist's identity (the press pass's world); The research and development: the media studies; the annual report — the press's state- of-the-nation record. 8.2.2 Code of Conduct of Journalists The Council's Code of Journalistic Conduct (the modern revision) — the professional duties: Truth and accuracy: the verification duty; the error's prompt correction; Independence: the bribes-and-favours bar; the conflicts disclosed;…