NEWS DIVISION

News Division has played an integral role in helping Nepal TV to move forward, From the very onset, it has provided the Organization with the highest percentage of programmes. The daily news in English and Nepali are just parts of the everyday schedule for its journalists who work in three shifts. Besides news, current affairs and news magazines are other news programmes that have continuously contributed to informing and educating the people with the objective of safe guarding their right to information.

This success led to yet other news programmes- the talk shows on various current issues.

For international and domestic news, Nepal TV uses the wire services of the National News Service (RSS) and footage from CNN for international news pictures besides news covered by its own reporters and stringers. For its annual round up of international news programme, World Television Network (WTN) services are used.

Along with the growth of the network, the number of staff in the News division has increased accordingly. Besides the regular reporters and editors, the number of stringers throughout the country has also increased. This has enabled NTV to update and break news as and when they come.

Another important activity of the News Division is satellite news contribution to international news media. Further more, it has been able to maintain its relationship with other TV organizations as well as with international news agencies.

The Division is basically made up of editorial, reporting and camera sections.