Development of free pressin the country is the
primeconcern of Nepal Press Institute. Its
establishment 21 years back wasguidedby the
objectiveofprovidingprofessionalservicesto the
mediaindustry in Nepal. The Institute champions
the cause ofindependent and pluralistic press.

Working journalists now can get Advance news
reporting courses with Distance Learning
modules on radio and print media. The
participants can execute their daily work
simultaneously with advanced courses. The
“In-depth News Reporting for Print Media”
course is six month and the “Advanced Skills on
Radio News and Interview” is three month.
The training is blended with distance learning
modules and 2-5 days long face-to-face
modules..
The experienced e-trainers’ will provide
creative guidelines from angling to in-depth
snews reporting. They will also provide detail
feedback on participants' practical works.

In order to promote indigenous and community
media in the districts by facilitating access to
modern technologies and skills, NPI founded
two Regional Media Resource Centers in
Biratnagar and Nepalgunj (1995) and one in
Butwal (2003).