About Dr. Rishikesh Dahal : Journalism and Mass Communication Scholar in Nepal
Academic Position and Teaching Experience
Dr. Rishikesh Dahal is a Lecturer at Tribhuvan University, Ratna Rajyalaxmi Campus, in Kathmandu, Nepal, a position he has held since 2006, teaching Journalism and Mass Communication.
Training, Research, and Media Development Experience
Dr. Dahal’s professional experience encompasses training and research too, having served as a Trainer/Researcher at the Center for Media Research – Nepal from February 2011, and previously as Chair from 2018 to 2020. He served as a Producer at the Center for Professional Journalism Studies from February 2017 to January 2018, with responsibilities such as production management, planning, presentation, and news editing for the television show “Matabhimat.”.
Newsroom Leadership and Editorial Experience
In newsroom operations, Mr. Dahal has been Editor at Bizmandu.com since October 2014. Prior to becoming a Senior Correspondent at Nepal Republic Media Private Limited from October 2009 to October 2014, he engaged in editorial activities such as copy editing, reporting, and posting news. His past experience includes Sub Editor, Kantipur Publications Private Limited, November 2006 to October 2009, Editor, Federation of Community Forestry Users Group (FECOFUN), January 2005 to November 2006, and Reporter, Space Time Publications Private Limited, April 2002 to October 2004 and Naya Sadak Daily, July 2000 to April 2002.
Educational Qualifications
Dr. Dahal acquired his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Journalism and Mass Communications from Tribhuvan University in January 2025, and his doctoral thesis was “Agenda Setting Role of Nepali Newspapers During Election”. He also acquired his M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications (2003-2005) from Tribhuvan University.
Research Skills and Technical Expertise
Organizational skills manifested in teamwork and group work, and field-based research, data collection, analysis, and synthesis skills are all possessed by Dr. Dahal. His technical capabilities are Program, Web, Social-media, and Data Visualizations, and experience in still news photos.
Research Publications and Academic Contributions
Dr. Dahal’s research publications include some of the following: “An Anatomy of Information Manipulation in Nepal” (2025), “Framing Misinformation: A Review of Literature and Media Discourse” (2025), “Information Manipulation in Nepal: A Landscape Study” (2023), and “The Influence of Social-media on Agenda-setting in Nepali Journalism” (2023).
Books and Other Scholarly Works
Other works include “Agenda Setting Bhumikama Social-media (Agenda setting role of social media)” (2022), a chapter in “Mahamarima Media (Media in Pednemic)” (2021), and “Akhabari Patrakarita (Newspaper Journalism)” (2014). His research contributions also include “Interactivity in Nepali Online Journalism” (2014) and “Ethics in Online Journalism” (2013). In 2025, Center for Media Research-Nepal has published his book titled ‘Digital Paridrishya’.
Professional Training, Awards, and Recognition
He has also participated in various professional training programs, such as the Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2023 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Visual Facilitation for Journalism Trainers (March 2023), Training of Trainers (2022), and Data Driven Journalism (2020/2021). Mr. Dahal was also awarded the Kantipur Journalism Award (2004) and the Gorkhapatra Journalism Award (2004).
