The Kathmandu Post

The Kathmandu Post
Without Fear or Favour
Front page of The Kathmandu Post on 2 February 2017
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
PublisherKantipur Publications
Editor-in-chiefBiswas Baral[1]
FoundedFebruary 1993; 31 years ago (1993-02)
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersKathmandu
CountryNepal
Circulation95,000[2]
Websitekathmandupost.com

The Kathmandu Post is a major daily newspaper published in Nepal. Founded in February 1993 by Shyam Goenka,[3] it is one of the largest English-language newspapers in the country.[4][5] The newspaper is published by Kantipur Publications, the publishers of Nepal's largest selling newspaper, the Nepali-language Kantipur.[6] Post is a member of the Asia News Network, an alliance of nineteen Asian newspapers.[7] The Kathmandu Post is Nepal's first privately owned English broadsheet daily, and is Nepal's largest selling English language newspaper, with a daily circulation of 95,000 copies.

The Post's first five pages are primarily dedicated to national news. Each day, the last page offers a variety of features, including explainers, interviews, auto reviews, and restaurant reviews and destinations. During the weekdays, the newspaper also features culture & arts pages, which cover national and international news on society, life and style, fashion and technology. On the weekends, the Post focuses on long-form journalism, satire and creative non-fiction articles.[8]

Since 2018, under the editorship of Anup Kaphle,[9] the Post focused on longer investigative pieces,[10] analyses and explainers, making those the core of its daily reporting. Kaphle resigned in February 2020 and was replaced as editor by Sanjeev Satgainya.[11] Biswas Baral, former editor of The Annapurna Express, was appointed editor in September 2022 after Satgainya resigned.[12] Satgainya and Baral reversed many of the changes that Kaphle had made, turning the paper back to its previous focus on op-ed and political reporting.

  1. ^ "Biswas Baral appointed new Editor of the Post". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  2. ^ "The Kathmandu Post". kmg.com.np. Kantipur Media Group. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Nepali Media at Crossroad". nepaldemocracy.org. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ^ Mayhew, Bradley; Everist, Richard; Brown, Lindsay; Finlay, Hugh; Vivequin, Wanda (2003). Lonely Planet Nepal. Lonely Planet. p. 57. ISBN 1-74059-422-3. Retrieved 12 August 2008 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Reed, David; McConnachie, James (2002). The Rough Guide to Nepal. Rough Guides. p. 53. ISBN 1-85828-899-1. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  6. ^ "Nepal's largest newspaper office attacked by ex-communist rebels' union". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2008. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Pakistan's 'The Nation' joins Asia News Network". The Jakarta Post. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
  8. ^ "Kantipur Publications (P) Ltd". kmg.com.np. Kantipur Media Group. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Editor's Note | The Kathmandu Post's next chapter". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Kathmandu Post Investigations". The Kathmandu Post. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Sanjeev Satgainya appointed new editor of The Kathmandu Post". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Biswas Baral appointed new Editor of the Post". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.