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What should Bhutan News Service (BNS) look like?
Presented By: Bhagirath Khatiwada& Tika Acharya
Bhutanese Community of New Hampshire (BCNH)
Presentation in Nutshell
Why BNS?What readers expect from BNS?What is BNS missing?What makes
BNS stronger/professional?RecommendationsQAs/?
Why (BNS)?
Source of communicationExile media hubUpdates about (Bhutan &
Diaspora)Media WatchdogLed by youth since the beginningSurvived
through hardships
What readers expect from BNS?
Diversity in coverageMore news reporters/journalists and
writersReliable source of information (day to day)Legal
statusGenerate its own revenueManaged by manySustainability
What is BNS Missing?
Legal Registration as non-profit/profit entityIncorporation under
Office of SecretaryIRS Obligation/Obtain EINFundraising/Revenue
generationYouth & intellectuals mobilization Develop greater
professional linkage
What makes BNS Stronger?
Securing consistent funding sourcesLatest technology
adoptionAdopting legal statusCovering wider areasGood governance
(transparency, accountability & participation)Leadership
development (Board, Executive & Advisory Team)
Recommendations
Transition to professional setupFinancial stabilityEmphasis on
marketingQualitative journalismWider participationQuality
news
QAs?
Questions, please?
Thank You
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