Innocence Abroad

We had come to Nepal prepared to teach the basics of reporting and public relations skills to novice journalists who had no understanding of the Western belief in the power of the press. Little did we know at the time that in Kathmandu a small group of those registered for the course would use the opportunity to argue passionately for freedom of the press, the issue they felt was at the heart of their journalistic problems. By freedom of the press, they meant the right to criticise the corrupt politicians who appear to have no concern for Nepal's poor, and only disdain for those who oppose them.