BBC holds editorial training for partner FMs of Nepal

The BBC World Service and BBC Nepali Service are holding an editorial training workshop for editors and journalists of its partner FM radio stations in the country.

The five-day training began on Monday where participants from 34 partner FMs, who relay the BBC Nepali Service broadcast through their stations in various parts of the country, are taking part.

"We are holding this workshop in response to request from our partners a year ago. We are very committed to our partners and we are sharing our 76 years of editorial experience with the editors, journalists and station managers of the partner FMs," said Neil Curry, Head of Business Development Asia-Pacific Region of BBC World Service, addressing a press meet on Monday.

Last year, the BBC World Service and BBC Nepali Service had held a partners' conference to deepen its ties with its partner FMs.

"We hope that with this training workshop, all the participants can utilise the new experiences and share them with their colleagues to editorially strengthen their entire team," said Rabindra Mishra, Head of Nepali Service.

At the press meet, it was informed that the number of partner FMs in Nepal is second largest in the entire Asia Pacific, second only to Indonesia. nepalnews.com Jan 13 09