ABSTRACT
Drawing from the global literature, this chapter depicts the situation of Nepali newsrooms as they cope with the prospects and challenges of the digital era. It pursues a qualitative method of study based on the knowledge and actions of those most concerned with the newsroom, i.e., working journalists. The paper's core value is that digital technology should enable newsrooms to serve public interest by informing the citizenry. Using Actor-Network Theory, this study conceives of digital platforms as a gateway to global communication for the shared well-being of humankind. In an era when modern newsrooms are globalized, digital, and evolving, they tend to foster democratic values such as freedom, independence, pluralism, and authenticity. This chapter assesses how well Nepali newsrooms, based on their practices, workflow, routine, and skills, are able to perform their roles of the Fourth Estate in order to nurture a free press and the public's freedom of expression.
