Annapurna Post

Annapurna Post (Nepali: अन्नपुर्ण पोस्ट) is a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Nepal.[1][2][3] It started printing in 2002 and launched its online news portal in 2013 by Annapurna Media Network, which also owns The Annapurna Express, AP1 TV and Radio Annapurna Nepal.[4][5] By the 4 April 2014, its online news portal was listed among 10 most visited news portal in Nepal.[6] It also launched its own mobile news app by 2018.[7]

Annapurna Post
TypeNewspaper
Online news portal
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Annapurna Media Network (AMN)
PublisherCaptain Rameshwar Thapa
Founded2002 (2002)
LanguageNepali language
HeadquartersCorporate Tower, Tinkune, Kathmandu
CountryNepal
Websiteannapurnapost.com

In the annual newspaper classification report 2073/2074 BS by Press Council Nepal, this newspaper was categorized in the A category, the second highest possible rank below A+.[8]

Readership

Annapurna Post is among the second most-widely read Nepali language newspapers, whose shares of readership were around 4–7% of Nepalis who read a newspaper according to an audience survey in 2016, considerably behind the leader Kantipur which was read by over half of those who read newspapers.[9][10]

Critiques

It is reported that 7% of its posts were based on unrevealed source of information which apparently falls under misleading news media.[11]

References
  1. "Nepal PM's b'day celebrations marred by controversy over cutting of cake with country's map". The Tribune.
  2. "China grabs Nepal's territory, erects fences blocking locals". The Sunday Guardian Live. 2 July 2022.
  3. "House committees matter, but they don't matter. In Nepal, mini parliaments are failing in their job". The Kathmandu Post.
  4. "About AMN | AMNNepal". Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  5. "History of Nepali newspapers: It began 400 years late, but downfall might just follow global trend - OnlineKhabar English News". Online Khabar. 21 July 2020.
  6. Acharya, Bhanu Bhakta (2015). "Nepali media landscape in the age of digital media: A critical reflection". acedemia.edu: 10.
  7. "Annapurna Post News App Available on Android and iOS". TechLekh. 10 December 2018.
  8. Republica. "Press Council's report widely criticized". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  9. Acharya, Ujjwal (2018-02-03). Nepal: Media Landscape. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network. SSRN 3778840. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  10. Understanding World Media. K.K. Publications. 2021. p. 99.
  11. "Research finds 3.70 per cent misleading news in Nepali media; THT most reliable". The Himalayan Times.
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