Presenting the findings, Dr. Kundan Aryal, one of the research team members and a media educator, said, “It is concerning that children’s issues are not getting due space in Nepali media. The media gatekeepers should be more aware of the gravity of and be more accepting of children’s issues. The media and civil society actors should collaborate for a child-friendly media in Nepal.”

 

Speaking at the event, Ayush Shrestha Joshi, Director of Advocacy, Communications, Campaigns and Media at Save the Children said, “There is a tendency of children’s issues being approached in a blanket manner without paying attention to the intersectionality during media coverage. This means that the voices of children with disabilities and LBGTIQ+ children, for example, are pushed to the margins. Save the Children is committed to working together with media and concerned stakeholders to ensure that children's voices are represented without any bias, and their issues are covered prominently. Furthermore, we are also committed to leverage the voices of children in mainstream media, to ensure that media is child-informed."