{"id":72965,"date":"2026-08-08T19:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/?p=72965"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:05:57","slug":"kathmandu-to-host-3rd-international-indigenous-language-journalism-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/kathmandu-to-host-3rd-international-indigenous-language-journalism-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Kathmandu to Host 3rd International Indigenous Language Journalism Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Kathmandu-to-Host-3rd-International-Indigenous-Language-Journalism-Conference.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72966\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8th August 26:Kathmandu, Nepal: (Prof.S.S.Dogra)<\/strong> The 3rd International Indigenous Language Journalism Conference 2026 will be held in Kathmandu from August 9\u201312, bringing together journalists, editors, media professionals, researchers, Indigenous leaders and policymakers from around 40 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-layzr=\"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SJF-International-President-Raju-Lama.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72967\" style=\"width:163px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organised by the Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Nationalities Journalists (FoNIJ) in coordination with the Newa National Forum of Journalists and the SAARC Journalist Forum (SJF), the conference will focus on \u201cIndigenous Language Journalism for Cultural Diversity, Climate Justice and Inclusive Democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to SJF International President Raju Lama, the conference aims to strengthen Indigenous and minority-language journalism, promote press freedom and cultural diversity and create stronger professional networks across South Asia and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference will also explore the role of digital media, climate justice, Indigenous knowledge, journalist safety and cross-border cooperation. The organisers hope the Kathmandu gathering will lead to practical initiatives including journalist training, fellowships, investigative collaborations and a global network of Indigenous-language journalists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8th August 26:Kathmandu, Nepal: (Prof.S.S.Dogra) The 3rd International Indigenous Language Journalism Conference 2026 will be held in Kathmandu from August 9\u201312, bringing together journalists, editors, media professionals, researchers, Indigenous leaders and policymakers from around 40 countries. Organised by the Federation of Nepalese Indigenous Nationalities Journalists (FoNIJ) in coordination with the Newa National Forum of Journalists and the SAARC Journalist Forum (SJF), the conference will focus on \u201cIndigenous Language Journalism for Cultural Diversity, Climate Justice and Inclusive Democracy.\u201d According to SJF International President Raju Lama, the conference aims to strengthen Indigenous and minority-language journalism, promote press freedom and cultural diversity and <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1875],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72968,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72965\/revisions\/72968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dwarkaparichay.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}