User:Usedtobecool/PSN

This is a list of sources commonly found used in Nepal-related articles. A list of sources considered reliable by the wider community is available at WP:Perennial sources, and formal community discussions on reliability of any particular source is done at WP:RSN. You can edit this page but I reserve the right to revert it; talk page discussions most welcome on both how to make it more useful and what here you disagree with.

News agency

RSS / रासस

The only reliable news agency in Nepal. News credited to this agency, no matter the publisher, is credible. The agency is National News Agency (राष्ट्रिय समाचार समिति). The domain is http://www.rss.com.np, which doesn't itself publish news.

Journal repository

Nepal Journals Online

The domain https://www.nepjol.info is maintained by Tribhuvan University, the oldest and most reputable university in Nepal. It claims to only host papers from peer-reviewed and quality-controlled journals. Take it on their word, until proven otherwise.

Radio Nepal

Radio Nepal This Site is also reliable and Notable

News websites

Y Y -- Generally reliable, adds to notability

Y? -- Generally reliable (because it's a prolific publisher with no evidence of unreliability), but not enough reputation/public-information to unquestionably confer notability to what it covers

?? -- Not reputed yet but has some form of a small editorial team such that both reliability and contribution toward notability might need to be considered case by case, ok for filling in the details

? N -- Useful to fill gaps, doesn't add to notability

N N -- Generally unacceptable, doesn't add to notability

Domain	Source	Organisation	Reliability	Notability	PCN rating	Notes
kathmandupost.com	The Kathmandu Post	Kantipur Publications	Y	Y		Best of any two, some coverages look like promotional placements
thehimalayantimes.com	The Himalayan Times	International Media Network	Y	Y	A	Second best, found typo: subject's name, some coverage looks like paid promotion (skeptical eyes needed in case of SIGCOV of borderline notable rising stars)
kathmandutribune.com	Kathmandu Tribune	Nepal Tribune Media	N	N		pretty sure it publishes pages with sole purpose of citing them on Wikipedia
myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com	MyRepublica	Nepal Republic Media	Y	Y	A	poor English, typos
therisingnepal.org.np	The Rising Nepal	Gorkhapatra Sansthan	Y	Y	A	Publicly owned (Pro - Government of Nepal bias, severity depends on the government)
ujyaaloonline.com	Ujyaalo Online	Ujyaalo 90 Network	Y	Y		Online portal of the most trusted radio news network.
www.unn.com.np	Ujyaalo Online	Ujyaalo 90 Network	Y	Y		Nepali version of ujyaaloonline.com
lexlimbu.com	Lex Limbu		N	N		Personal blog, Not news
gorkhapatraonline.com	Gorkhapatra	Gorkhapatra Sansthan	Y	Y	A	Publicly owned (Pro - Government of Nepal bias, severity depends on the government)
www.news24nepal.tv	News24	Nepal Broadcasting Channel	Y	Y		Online portal of reliable TV news channel
avenues.tv	Avenues TV		Y	Y		Online portal of reliable TV news channel
onlinekhabar.com	Online Khabar		Y-ish	?		Up-and-comer exclusively online news portal, no evidence of unreliability|| This looks complete bonkers, can't find the redaction	more craziness
rssnepal.com	National News Agency	National News Agency	Y	Y		News portal of the national news agency (RSS)
setopati.com/	Setopati		Y	?		A major online news portal, The Washington Post says
setopati.net/	Setopati		Y	?		A major online news portal, The Washington Post says
ratopati.com/	Ratopati	Discovery News Network	?	N		Quite obviously a pro-maoist propaganda news service
safalkhabar.com	Safal khabar	Vision Media Network	?	N		More a blog than a news portal, no journalistic credential
nepalnews.com	Nepalnews	Nepalnews Pvt. Ltd	?	N		More a blog than a news portal, no journalistic credential
rajdhanidaily.com	Rajdhani Daily	Rajdhani News Publication	Y	Y	A	Online portal of a national daily, not as reputable as the other national dailies but no reason to question reliability yet.
texasnepal.com	Texas Nepal		N	N		No journalistic credential
dcnepal.com	DCnepal		?	N		Lists the editorial team, but doesn't have journalistic recognition in the country, probably reliable
lensnepal.com		New name web Pvt. Ltd.	?	N		Entertainment coverage website, no journalistic credential, consider it on par with self-published source, accept filmography, award listing, discography, release dates, press releases, ordinary bio claims, etc. because otherwise there'd be nothing to write articles on Nepali film with
annapurnapost.com	Annapurna Post	Annapurna Media Network	Y	Y	A	It was once heavily criticised for political bias, but I don't rightly remember where the lean was alleged to be toward, so a bit skeptical but no solid reason to question reliability, counts toward notability
radioannapurnanepal.com		Annapurna Media Network	Y	Y		source owned/run by reliable news organisation, but the local editorial team could perform below par compared to the organisation's reputation
sampurnaweekly.com		Annapurna Media Network	Y	Y		source owned/run by reliable news organisation, but the local editorial team could perform below par compared to the organisation's reputation
theannapurnaexpress.com	Annapurna Express	Annapurna Media Network	Y	Y		English version of Annapurna Post, but the local editorial team could perform below par compared to the organisation's reputation
ap1.tv	AP1 TV	Annapurna Media Network	Y	Y		Online portal of reliable TV news channel
nepal24hours.com			N	N		Nothing to suggest reliability. In light of this, I wouldn't mind an active purge of all links to this site from Wikipedia.
xnepali.net			N	N		Personal blog, not reliable.
nepalisansar.com			N	N		business startup pretending to be journalism, no journalistic credential.
filmykhabar.com			?	N		pretend journalism with an editorial team of 2/3, acceptable for filling in mundane details (third world and all that), doesn't count towards notability as it's openly for promoting people and products of Nepali film industry.
lumbinimedia.com			N	N		No credentials, probably a personal blog masquerading as news.
likenepal.com			N	N		No journalistic credential, internet business startup.
moviemandu.com			N	N		It's a business and has been put on sale, as of September 2021; even if it comes back, it clearly is not trying to be an RS.
hariyopati.com			N	N		Setopati/Ratopati rip-off, equivalent to a personal blog, not acceptable.
saurahaonline.com			N	N		Most likely a blog, or a business of 2/3 people, not real journalism.
glamournepal.com			N	N		A business of 2-3 people, not real journalism.
cinelahar.com			N	N		Personal blog
archive.nepalitimes.com			Y	Y		It is an opinionated source; not sure if it pays as much attention to accuracy of its claims; one gets the feeling it may be exaggerating or bending the truth when it's pushing its viewpoints

Searching reliable sources

Use the format as follows to avoid unreliable sources in google.

youSearchkeyWords site:ekantipur.com OR site:gorkhapatraonline.com OR site:annapurnapost.com OR site:risingnepaldaily.com OR site:thehimalayantimes.com OR site:myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com OR site:ujyaaloonline.com OR site:news24nepal.tv OR site:avenues.tv OR site:setopati.com OR site:radioannapurnanepal.com OR site:theannapurnaexpress.com OR site:ap1.tv OR site:archive.nepalitimes.com OR site:elibrary.tucl.edu.np

References

• Press Council Rating