‘It is hard to feel neutral’: How Nepal's media covered the Gen Z uprising

Nepal's journalists faced significant personal and professional challenges while covering the Gen Z protests that erupted in Kathmandu on September 8th, during which at least 19 people were killed. Reporters like Sunita Karki, Angad Dhakal, Gaurav Pokharel, and Surendra Paudyal found themselves in dangerous situations, with some witnessing their own media offices being burned or vandalized by protesters. Many journalists had to hide their press credentials and struggled with conflicting emotions between maintaining professional neutrality and responding as affected citizens to the violence unfolding around them.