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New Assignment on Social Media and Online Journalism

Tribhuvan University

Central Department of Journalism & Mass Communications

RR Campus, Kathmandu

Subject: Social Media and Online Journalism (JMC 563)

 

The current status of the 'reader comments' on political issues in online news portals of Nepal

a paper presentation based on four online news media's three days comments.

 

Submitted to:

Rishikesh Dahal

Asst. Professor

 

Submitted by:

Bishnu Maya Sighak

Roll No.24

Section –A

MA Third Semester

2015

 

Acknowledgements

Firstly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my instructor and lecturer Rishikesh Dahal for providing me an opportunity to complete this assignment under his instruction. He is the one who supported me in generating topic idea and helped me by providing supportive documents. I must humbly express my deepest respect for him to accomplish this.

I am very much thankful to my friends, family and the people who helped me to study on my topic. I would like to thank them heartily for their kind co-operation and support.

                                                                                                    Bishnu Maya Sighak

Table of Contents

                                                   I.            INTRODUCTION

                                                                                                              II.            OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

                                                                                                           III.            LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

                                                                                                                         IV.            LITERATURE REVIEW

                                                                                                             V.            RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

                                                                                     VI.            ANALYSISAND DATA PRESENTATION

6.1   Online News Portals in Nepal

6.1.1    www.onlinekhabar.com

6.1.2    www.setopati.com

6.1.3    www.ratopati.com

6.1.4    www.pahilopost.com

6.2   First day comments

6.3   Second day comments

6.4   Third day comments

6.4.1    Current status: data analysis

6.4.2    Which headline gets more comments?

6.4.3    Which news portal gets how many comments?

6.4.4    Attacking while comment

                                                                                       VII.            SUMMARY OF ONLINE COMMENTS

Work Cited

1.INTRODUCTION

Today everybody wants to get updated with the latest happenings around the world. But in today’s fast life nobody has time to sit in front of television all day and watch breaking news. Nowadays web media has become a great medium of educating and informing people. Majority of the people use internet on their smart phones and thus they can easily access online news portals whenever and wherever they want to know that what is going on around the whole world. People can get news of any region just by putting an appropriate keyword in the search engine.

There is no doubt that most of the people spend their more time on web media for reading news and information rather than spending time on traditional media like television, radio, newspaper etc.

Nepal now has a critical mass of online users. Low startup costs mean that new portals are sprouting all over the place. Mainstream media also have digital editions, although in many cases their sites are just dumping ground for print content.

1.1 Online News Portal

A portal is a door or an entryway. The term online refers to the Internet and the web pages that form part of the World Wide Web. An online portal, or web portal, is a website that provides an entry point for a range of information, tools, and links.

An online portal may serve a variety of purposes. Some types of online portal are meant to serve as a one-stop shop for most of what certain Internet users would need most. By offering an array of the most often used types of information and services and sometimes allowing for personalization; an online portal can save a user a lot of time. One part of the typical offerings for this type of online portal are the top current events that are found in many newspapers: headlines and links to important national and maybe local news, weather forecasts, the day’s primetime television listing, stock market reports, and sports headlines. Also typical are entertainment news, health news, dating and romance tips, a horoscope, trending topics, hyperlinks to related sites, a search engine, and sometimes free, web-based email.

An online news portal serves many purposes:

1) Provide Information:  Online news portal give information about every field- political, social, sports, health, science, entertainment etc to the public.

2) Educate People:  Online news portals not only provide information but also educate people about the social & political structure. People come to know about the upcoming challenges and learn how to combat the circumstances.

3) Instant & Latest News:  Online news portals made latest news only a single click away. People can get a minute update across the globe only by a single click.

4) News Per Interest:  People have their own interest. Some might be have interest in politics while others can have interest in sports or entertainment. Web media does not work on bullet theory.  People have ample of options to choose from. They can read news as per their interest.

5) Easily Accessible:  Online news portals are easily accessible. Today 66 per cent of people have smart phones and they access internet on their smart phones only. People can get updated with the latest updates anywhere they go.

6) Live Coverage of Sports:  Online news portals provide live coverage of sports. News portals do not let disappoint fans of any sports no matter whether it is cricket match or a tennis tournament. Fans can get updated with the scores while they are at work.

7) Easy Feedback Receiver:  It is a big task for traditional media to collect feedback from their readers or viewers. But for web media, it is not a hard nut to crack. News portals can get feedback from their viewers by comment option. Even news website can get comment on their every news. It is a two way communication. People can easily send their views and feedback.

8) Minute to Minute coverage of any breaking news:  News websites do minute to minute coverage of breaking news. It is not possible for people to wait for next morning for news or sit all time in front of television to watch breaking news. Web media has broken all these barriers. People can get news on their mobile anywhere they go.

9) Exclusive Videos:  People can watch exclusive videos according to their convenience. People are not bound with the time.

10) Pictures of news events:  People can watch exclusive pictures of news events.

11) Archive:  It is the most important feature. People can get news of past anytime by searching it in archive section.

1.2 Comment on Online News Portal

The only way to expand the reach of media access was to write the letter to the editor in newspapers before. But after the drastic development of mass media nowadays, there are many ways to comment or post the feedback. Literally commenting is the free flow of expression in democracy. May be because of that the media houses give space to the audience naming the column 'letter to the editor' or they provide the blank space for 'comments'. Another aspect of giving comment in broadcast media is the vox pop, voice of people or the audience on any contemporary issues. It's all about media outreach. People love to comment when they feel like. Online media do not suppress readers' views rather allow them to appear on the post. It invites its readers saying "प्रतिकृया दिनुहोस".

In online news portal, the simple way to link all kind of people with media is by giving space and publishing the viewers comment. The viewers express their view and feelings freely upon what they read. This is the direct way to do the intervention. But the emotion will not work, the comment should be fact. Comments are always in the form of criticism, satirical, straightforward like a bullet. It is better if they are not biased, meaningful and any group or party oriented.

It doesn't mean that the viewer or commentator is lower level and the writer is superior one. In other media, the comments are edited and limited into words and seconds but in online media, the comments are published as it is. In case of unethical and vulgar comments are edited otherwise there is no chance of editing from anyone.

Why is comment needed?

1.     It corrects or guides the mistakes.

2.     It encourages for writing more.

3.     It helps media to know the popularity and volume of viewers.

4.     It is best way for online media to bring viewer in one place who are in favor of them.

5.     It helps to stop the wrong doings in media.

6.     It is the best platform to promote and publicize the works, campaigns and activities of any individual or institutions.

7.     The editor and reporter can generate new ideas of editing and reporting with help of comments.

8.     This is the only place for marginalized and disadvantaged communities to have access and to do the intervention in contemporary society.

9.     This is the place to express disagreements, complaints as well as can add more ideas, facts and realities.

 2.OBJECTIVE OF STUDY

The main objective of the paper is:

1.     To find out the current status of 'reader comments' on political issues in online news portals of Nepal.

2.     To know the importance of reader comments for online news media.

3.     LIMITATION OF STUDY

The internet based journalism can't be bounded geographically. Nepalese are operating and launching online papers from inside and outside country. Here, I have selected four most readable news portals of Nepal onlinekhabar.com, setopati.com, ratopati.com and pahilopost.com respectively. This paper will study only the published comments of three day's political news of these four news websites. The study will not include the issues of international politics.

4.     LITERATURE REVIEW

There are so many studies related to the internet and new media. Tribhuvan University and other university graduates have written thesis regarding this theme. Even the study upon the interaction, feedback and commenting trend of on social and online news media has also started.

Luckily, I got the thesis of Umesh Shrestha(Salokya). When I went through his thesis I became confuse about my topic because he has excellently done the standard research work of all aspects of reader comments. So, I have just tried to look current status like how much comments they receive and what kind of issues they get comments within political news, nature of the received comments and so on.

5.     RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Basically, there are two types of online media in Nepal. One is website operated by traditional media and another is purely operated online media. Nepal is multilingual and multi ethnic country. Though, most of the online media are running either in Nepali or English languages, I have selected to study on Nepali language online news portal. This paper is prepared after the completion of the study of the comments of four online news media; onlinekhabar.com, setopati.com, ratopati.com and pahilopost.com.

Firstly, I have collected all the comments of political news from August 10 to August 12, 2015. Then, I have analyzed those comments according to my checklists. I took political related news and comments from various 'menus' of these four news portals. Pahilopost has the menu named 'Politics' and 'National', Onlinekhabar has 'News' menu, Setopati has 'Politics' menu and Ratopati has menu named 'News' and 'National'. The collected comments are analyzed in holistic approach. There is not specific clearance like the tone, language, mood, length and nature of the comments.

Mostly secondary data are used in this paper. Secondary data have been taken from previous related literature and online documents. Both qualitative and quantitative data have been used. Some of the checklists have been prepared for the easiness of collection of data.

Checklists were:

Role of political news headlines for commenting.

Volume of the comments.

Use of language in comments

Nature of comments etc.

6. ANALYSIS AND DATA PRESENTATION

6.1 Online News Portals in Nepal:

Till 2072/4/19 date, the 182 online media have registered for the enlistment at Press Council Nepal. Amongst all, the selected four online media onlinekhabar.com, setopati.com, ratopati.com and pahilopost.com are fall under top 20 sites in Nepal according to the alexa.com. Alexa Internet, Inc. is a California-based company that provides commercial web traffic data. The below data have been retrieved from internet dated on 2015 August 14.

(The sites in the top sites lists are ordered by their 1 month alexa traffic rank. The 1 month rank is calculated using a combination of average daily visitors and page views over the past month. The site with the highest combination of visitors and page views is ranked #1).

6.1.1 www.onlinekhabar.com :

The editor of this news site is Arun Baral. Its head office is in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal and is publishing by Onlinekhabar Nepal Pvt.Ltd.

How is this site ranked relative to other sites?

Alexa Traffic Ranks:

    Global Rank 

 6,857 463

Rank in Nepal 

 5  

6.1.2 www.setopati.com :

The ‘setopati’ (which means whiteboard) office is in Jhamsikhel, Lalitpur. Amit Dhakal is the chief editor of this news site.

How is this site ranked relative to other sites?

Alexa Traffic Ranks

 Global Rank 

 10,022 1,068

Rank in Nepal 

 6  

6.1.3    www.ratopati.com :

The editor of this news site is Kamlesh DC. This news based website is running by Bijaya Media Pvt.Ltd.

How is this site ranked relative to other sites?

Alexa Traffic Ranks

 

Global Rank 

 24,302 6,036

Rank in Nepal 

 17  

6.1.4 www.pahilopost.com :

PahiloPost is a news portal from Nepal covering politics, culture, social affairs, sports, technology, lifestyle, entertainment and many more. This news site resides at Subsidiary of Bizmandu Pvt. Ltd., Durbarmarg Kathmandu Nepal.

How is this site ranked relative to other sites?

Alexa Traffic Ranks

 Global Rank 

 33,126 1,431

Rank in Nepal 

18  

6.2 FIRST DAY COMMENTS: 2015/08/10

Table 1. Onlinekhabar.com (16 news published)

अनलाइनखबर	Headlines	Number of comments
२५ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	थारु आन्दोलनलाई बाबुरामको समर्थन, अखण्डको विरोध	18
२५ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	सुर्खेतमा अखण्ड माग्दा धादिङका मान्छे घाइते !	14
२५ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	प्रचण्डले भने- नआत्तिनोस्, ६ प्रदेशको सीमांकन परिमार्जन हुन्छ	43
२५ साउन, सुर्खेत ।	अखण्ड मध्यपश्चिमको आन्दोलन हिंसात्मक, प्रहरीको गोली लागेर तीनको मृत्यु	4
२५ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	महेश बस्नेतको दाबी : मेरो जीवनबाट युवाहरुले प्रेरणा लिनेछन्	19
२५ साउन, काठमाडौँ ।	लिपुलेक सम्झौताको विरोधमा विप्लव माओवादीको प्रदर्शन	1
२५ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	थारु समुदायको आन्दोलनमा मधेसी मोर्चाको समर्थन	4
२५ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	भदौ पहिलो साता प्रधानमन्त्रीको राजीनामा : कांग्रेस नेता ढुंगाना	0 Comments
२५ साउन, जुम्ला ।	जुम्लामा प्रहरी र सीडिओ कार्यालयका गाडी जलाइयो	2
२५ साउन, सुर्खेत ।	सुर्खेतमा प्रहरीको गोली लागेर एकको मृत्यु	39
२५ साउन, सुर्खेत ।	सुर्खेतमा कर्फ्यु, जुम्लामा प्रदर्शन नियन्त्रण बाहिर	26
२५ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	कर्णाली र थरुहट प्रदेश माग्दै सुदूरपश्चिम आन्दोलित	27
२५ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	थारु मधेसीको संयुक्त आन्दोलन चर्काउने तयारी	18
२५ साउन, पर्सा ।	हिन्दूराष्ट्रको माग गर्दै पर्सा बन्द	11
२५ साउन, काठमाडौ ।	अखण्ड आन्दोलनलाई वैद्य माओवादीको समर्थन	0 Comments
२५ साउन, सल्यान ।	सल्यान बिहानैदेखि बन्द	7

Table 2. Setopati.com (12 news published)

सेतोपाटी	Headlines	Number of comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	सुर्खेतबासीलाई संयमता अपनाउन खड्काको आग्रह	0 Comments
काठमाडौँ, साउन २५	आन्दोलनमा उत्रेका सबै पक्षलाई संयमित हुन आग्रह	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	सुर्खेत आन्दोलनमा एमालेको नियोजित षडयन्त्रः खड्का	9 Comments
धनगढी, साउन २५	थरूहट आन्दोलन चर्किदै	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	गृहमन्त्रालयले भन्यो- सर्वसाधारणको जिउधनको रक्षाका लागि हवाइ फाय	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	नक्शा परिवर्तन हुनसक्छ: दाहाल	0 Comments
काठमाडौँ, साउन २५	पहिचान र अधिकारबाट विमुख बनाइएको छ: थारूवान् संयुक्त सङ्घर्ष समिति	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	किन चर्कियो सुर्खेतमा आन्दोलन?	6 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	सुर्खेतमा प्रहरीको गोली लागि एकको मृत्यु, चार गम्भीर	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	सुर्खेतमा प्रदर्शन उग्र बन्यो, प्रहरीद्वारा गोली प्रहार, वीरेन्द्रनगरमा कर्फ्यु	0 Comments
दाङ, साउन २५	सल्यानलाई दाङ अन्तर्गत राख्न माग गर्दै बन्द	0 Comments
पर्सा, साउन २५	हिन्दूराष्ट्रको माग गर्दै पर्सा बन्द	0 Comments

Table 3. Ratopati.com (10 news published)

रातोपाटी	Headlines	Number of comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	६ प्रदेशमा हस्ताक्षर गर्नेबाटै ‘सशस्त्र’ आन्दोलनको तयारी	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	लिपुलेक सम्झौताको विरोधमा विप्लव माओवादीको विरोध प्रर्दशन	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	जुम्लामा बन्दकर्तामाथि रबर गोली प्रहार, सुर्खेतमा कफ्र्यु आदेश	0 Comments
पर्सा, साउन २५	हिन्दूराष्ट्रको माग गर्दै पर्सा जिल्ला बन्द	0 Comments
काठमाडौँ, साउन २५	संविधानको मस्यौदामाथि एमाओवादीको १२ बुँदे फरक मत	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	राप्रपा नेपालसहितका दलले संविधानसभा हलभित्रै प्रतिवेदन च्याते	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २५	राप्रपाका पूर्व नेता तथा साहित्यकार राजेश्वर देवकोटाको निधन (फोटोसहित)	0 Comments
दाङ, साउन २५	बेलुका ५ बजेदेखि सल्यान बन्द खुल्यो	0 Comments
नवलपरासी, साउन २५	नवलपरासी जिल्ला टुक्राएकोमा बन्दको आह्वान	0 Comments
काँकडभिट्टा (झापा), साउन २५	झापामा हराएका तीनसय उनन्तीस जना अझै बेखबर	0 Comments

Table 4. Pahilopost.com (2 news published)

पहिलोपोस्ट	Headlines	Number of Comments
२५ साउन २०७२ Read count :5073	उत्तेजना र भ्रममा नपरौँ, सीमाकंन हेरफेर हुन सक्छः प्रचण्ड	no comments
२५ साउन २०७२ Read count :4518	पञ्च नेता राजेश्वर देवकोटाको निधन	no comments

6.3 SECOND DAY COMMENTS: 2015/08/11

Table 5. Onlinekhabar.com (25 news published)

अनलाइनखबर	Headlines	Number of Comments
२६ साउन, सुर्खेत ।	सुर्खेतको आन्दोलन राजनीतिक नेतृत्वको नियन्त्रण बाहिर जाने खतरा	8
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	धर्म निरपेक्षताको विकल्प खोज्दै ठूला दल	39
२६ साउन, सुनसरी ।	इटहरीलाई अशान्त देखाएर प्रदेशको राजधानी धनकुटा लैजाने चिन्ता	14
२६ साउन,काठमाडौं ।	अखण्ड वा खण्डका आन्दोलनमा नलाग्न केपी ओलीको निर्देशन	17
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	भदौ तेस्रो साता ओलीको नेतृत्वमा सरकारः विष्णु पौडेल	9
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	१३ प्रदेशकै भिन्न रुप हो ६ प्रदेश	56
२६ साउन, पाँचथर ।	हामीलाई नौ जिल्लाको लिम्बुवान प्रदेश चाहियो-कुमार लिङदेन	36
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	आन्दोलनमा सहभागी नहुन कार्यकर्तालाई कांग्रेसको निर्देशन	4
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	दाङ वा सुर्खेतलाई राजधानी बनाउन १० सभासदको पत्र	3
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	कांग्रेस एमालेका सभासदसमेत कर्णाली प्रदेशको पक्षमा	4
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	लिपुलेक हिडेका १० नेपाली विद्यार्थी एसएसबीको नियन्त्रणमा	5
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	चार दलका नेताले भने-सीमांकन परिमार्जन गर्न सकिन्छ	11
२६ साउन, जाजरकोट ।	अखण्ड मध्यपश्चिम माग्दै जाजरकोट बन्द	2
२६ साउन, भैरहवा ।	फोरम लोकतान्त्रिकका नेताले दिए गच्छदारसँग सम्बन्ध तोड्ने चेतावनी	2
२६ साउन, सुर्खेत ।	सुर्खेतमा झडप, प्रहरीद्वारा २५ राउण्ड हवाइ फायर	1
२६ साउन, जुम्ला ।	जुम्ला सदरमुकाम खलंगा तनावग्रस्त, प्रहरीको गोली लागि एक घाइते	11
२६ साउन, सुर्खेत ।	प्रदर्शन चर्किएपछि सुर्खेतमा कर्फ्यू आदेश जारी	1
२६ साउन, घोराही ।	एकीकृत राप्तीको माग गर्दै दाङमा आन्दोलन	3
२६ साउन, मुगु ।	मुगु तेस्रो दिन पनि बन्द	1
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	आन्दोलन रोक्न र संयम रहन शीर्ष नेताको अपिल	5
२६ साउन, गुलरिया ।	थरुहट राज्य माग्दै अनिश्चितकालीन बर्दिया बन्द	5
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं  ।	परिमार्जित प्रतिवेदनमा कांग्रेस-एमालेको स्वागत, एमाओवादीको आलोचनात्मक समर्थन	3
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	उपेन्द्रले भने- चारदलका नेता बन्दूक बोकेर हिँडे पनि विद्रोह रोकिँदैन	25
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	सभासदलाई बिहानदेखि साँझसम्म बोल्न दिइने	No comments
२६ साउन, सल्यान ।	सल्यानमा सर्वदलीय आम हड्ताल	8

Table 6. Setopati.com(11 news published)

सेतोपाटी	Headlines	Number of comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	उग्रपन्थीको थलो बन्दैछ मधेश : जितेन्द्र देव	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	सुर्खेत प्रदर्शनमा अबाञ्छित घुसपैठ भयोः एमाले	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	आक्रामक गतिविधिमा संलग्न नहुन कार्यकर्तालाई कांग्रेसको निर्देशन	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	सुर्खेतमा आन्दोलनले उग्र रूप लियो, साढे ६ बजेदेखि कर्फ्यू	0 Comments
बुटवल, साउन २६	हिन्दु धर्मका पक्षमा जुटौंः कमलनयनाचार्य	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	भदौको दोस्रो साता संविधान, तेस्रोमा ओली नेतृत्वमा सहमतिको सरकारः पौडेल	0 Comments
काठमाडौँ,साउन २६	संयम अपनाउन शीर्ष नेताहरुको अपिल	0 Comments
बर्दिया, साउन २६	थरुहट माग्दै अनिश्चितकालीन बर्दिया बन्द	0 Comments
वीरेन्द्रनगर, साउन २६	सुर्खेतमा आज पनि प्रर्दशन जारी	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	शीर्ष नेताहरूले संयुक्त बक्तव्य जारी गर्ने	0 Comments
मोरङ, साउन २६	६ प्रदेशको बिरोध गर्दै बेलबारीमा पनि मस्यौदा जलाइयो	0 Comments

Table 7. Ratopati.com (16 news published)

रातोपाटी	Headlines	Number of Comments
भक्तपुर, साउन २६	हिन्दू राज्यको माग	0 Comments
सुर्खेत,साउन २६	वीरेन्द्रनगरमा निषेधाज्ञा	0 Comments
बिर्तामोड, साउन २६	झापामा आन्दोलन शान्तिपूर्ण बनाउने सहमति	0 Comments
डोल्पा, साउन २६	अखण्ड कर्णालीको माग गर्दै दोस्रो दिन पनि डोल्पा बन्द	0 Comments
मुगु, साउन २६	सीमाङ्कनको बिरोधमा मुगु तेस्रोदिन पनि बन्द	0 Comments
बर्दिया, साउन २६	थरुहट माग्दै आजदेखि अनिश्चितकालीन बर्दिया बन्द	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	केपी ओलीले भने, ‘महेश बस्नेत रत्नाकार डाँकुबाट बाल्मीकी बनेको होइन’	0 Comments
काठमाडौँ, साउन २६	हिमाल–पहाड–तराईको पाँच प्रदेशको सुझाव	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	सुरक्षा घेराभित्र दलित अधिकारकर्मीहरुको सिट्टी जुलुश	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	रकुम र सल्यानका सभासद्का निर्णय : सुर्खेत राजधानी भए सुर्खेत जाने, दाङ राजधानी भए दाङ जाने	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	कांग्रेस महाधिवेशन : कुन जिल्लामा कुन पक्षको पकड ?	0 Comments
जलेश्वर, साउन २६	महोत्तरीमा प्रधानमन्त्री कोइरालाको पुत्ला दहन	0 Comments
जाजरकोट, साउन २६	प्रादेशिक राजधानी सुर्खेत माग्दै जाजरकोटीको प्रदर्शन र बन्द	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २६	विद्रोहको चेतावनीसहित मधेशी दल तथा राप्रपा नेपालद्वारा संविधानसभाको बैठक बहिस्कार	0 Comments
भीमदत्तनगर, साउन २६	वैद्य माओवादीका विद्यार्थी लिपुलेक हिँडेपछि एसएसबीले महाकाली नदीको तुइन काटे	0 Comments
नवलपरासी, साउन २६	अखण्ड नवलपरासीको माग गर्दै दोस्रो दिन पनि दाउन्ने पश्चिम बन्द	0 Comments

Table 8. Pahilopost.com (6 news published)

पहिलोपोस्ट	Headlines	Number of Comments
२६ साउन २०७२   Read count :2710	देवकोटाको निधनमा शोक प्रस्ताव पारित	no comments
२६ साउन २०७२   Read count :6289	संविधान बाइबल, कुरान जस्तो धर्मशास्त्र होइन : प्रचण्ड	no comments
२६ साउन २०७२ Read count :5021	हस्ताक्षर गर्ने दलकै सभासद्हरुले गरे सीमाङ्कनको संविधानसभामा विरोध	no comments
२६ साउन २०७२ Read count :4268	सीमाङ्कन आधारभूत रुपमा सही छ : ओली	2 comments
२६ साउन २०७२ Read count :5218	सुर्खेतमा आज पनि प्रदर्शन: प्रहरीद्वारा हवाई फायर, केही गिरफ्तार	no comments
२६ साउन २०७२ Read count :3370	सुर्खेतमा तेश्रो दिनपनि बन्द, ११ देखि ६ बजेसम्म कर्फ्यू	no comments

6.4 THIRD DAY COMMENTS: 2015/08/12

Table 9. Onlinekhabar (17 news published)

अनलाइनखबर	Headline	Number of Comments
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	बाबुराम र कृष्ण सिटौलालाई शीतलनिवासमा डेढघण्टा सेकताप !	1
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	यी हुन सक्छन् ६ प्रदेशका सम्भावित राजधानी (नक्सासहित)	72
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	मधेस प्रदेशमा किन उठेन आन्दोलन ?	12
२७ साउन, मुगु ।	स्वायत्त कर्णाली माग्दै जागे मुगाली महिला	1
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	दमकल लिएर जिल्ला जान एमाले सभासदलाई ओलीको निर्देशन	13
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	सभामुखले सरकारलाई भने-सभासदका कुरा सुन	no comments
२७ साउन, घोराही ।	दाङलाई प्रादेशिक राजधानी बनाउन दबाव समिति गठन	7
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	नेपाल अखण्ड हो, बाँकी कुनैपनि क्षेत्र अखण्ड रहन सक्दैनः बाबुराम	13
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	मध्यपश्चिमको छुट्टै प्रदेश, कर्णाली र थारुलाई विशेष अधिकार : ज्वाला	7
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	साउन मसान्तभित्र संविधानको अन्तिम मस्यौदा तयार हुने	no comments
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	बैदेशिक रोजगार विभागका महानिर्देशक सुवेदीमाथि माओवादी आक्रमण	16
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	सुर्खेतलाई सुदूरपश्चिममा नगाभ्न प्रधानमन्त्रीलाई आग्रह	2
२७ साउन, भीमदत्तनगर ।	राष्ट्रिय झन्डा फहराउन ढकाल नेतृत्वको टोली लिपुलेक प्रस्थान	No comments
२७ साउन, घोराही ।	थरुहट प्रदेशको माग गर्दै २२ जिल्लामा बन्द आहृवान	17
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	आन्दोलन फिर्ता लिन प्रधानमन्त्रीको आग्रह	6
२७ साउन, सुर्खेत ।	सुर्खेतमा ११ बजेदेखि ६ बजेसम्म कर्फ्यू	1
२७ साउन, सुर्खेत ।	मोदीको ट्वीटबाट थाहा भयो नेपालका प्रधानमन्त्रीको जन्मदिन !	2

Table 10. Setopati.com (12 news published)

सेतोपाटी	Headlines	Number of Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २७	रत्नाकर डाँकु वाल्मिकी भएजस्तो महेश बस्नेतको परिवर्तन होइन : ओली	1 comment
भीमदत्तनगर, २७ साउन	लिपुलेक जाने क्रममा पक्राउ परेका अखिल क्रान्तिकारीका कार्यकर्ता रिहा	no comments
महोत्तरी, साउन २७	सीमा क्षेत्रमा उच्च सतर्कता	no comments
डोल्पा, साउन २७	बन्दले डोल्पा र बर्दियाको जनजीवन प्रभावित	no comments
पर्सा, साउन २७	थारु कल्याणकारिणीद्वारा शीर्ष नेतालाई कारबाहीको माग	no comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २७	मृतकलाई राहत र घाइतेको उपचार राज्यले गर्नुपर्छः खड्का	no comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २७	ओलीले भने- ६ प्रदेश ठीक छ,आगो बले एमालेले दमकल भएर निभाउँछ	2 comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २७	देउवा र प्रचण्डको भारत भ्रमणले देश जल्न थाल्योः विजुक्क्षे	no comments
नेपालगन्ज, २७ साउन	थरुहट माग्दै बाँके बन्द	no comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २३	मोदीले ट्वीटरमा दिए कोइरालालाई जन्मदिनको शुभकामना	no comments
विरेन्द्रनगर, साउन २७	सुर्खेतमा आज पनि कर्फ्यु	no comments
दाङ, साउन २७	तराईका २२ जिल्ला आज पनि बन्द	no comments

Table 11. Ratopati.com (12 news published)

रातोपाटी	Headlines	Number of Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २७	केपी ओलीले भने, ‘महेश बस्नेत रत्नाकार डाँकुबाट बाल्मीकी बनेको होइन’	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २७	सीमाङ्कन अन्तिम होइन, आगामी दिनमा फेरबदल गर्न सकिन्छ : डा. भट्टराई	0 Comments
दार्चुला, साउन २७	एसएसबीले रिहा गरेपछि वैद्यका विद्यार्थीले भने, ‘लिपुलेकमा नेपाली झण्डा गाढेर मात्र फर्कन्छौं’	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २७	भदौ ७ सम्मको अल्टिमेटमसहित डा. केसीको अनसन स्थगित	0 Comments
काठमाडौं, साउन २७	वैदेशिक रोजगार विभागका महानिर्देशकलाई विप्लव माओवादीको कालोमोसो	0 Comments
कालिकोट, साउन २७	कालिकोटका जनताको कर्णाली सभासद्लाई सुझाव : राजिनामा देऊ, आन्दोलनको नेतृत्व गर	0 Comments
दाङ, साउन २७	राप्तीलाई षड्यन्त्रपूर्ण तरिकाले टुक्र्याउन खोजेको एमाले नेता ज्वालाको आरोप	0 Comments
काठमाडौँ, साउन २७	मस्यौदाका कमीकमजोरीलाई सच्याइन्छ : अध्यक्ष ओली	0 Comments
सुर्खेत, साउन २७	आन्दोलनले हिसांत्मक रुप लिएपछि सुर्खेतमा आज तेस्रो दिन पनि कफ्र्यु	0 Comments
काठमाडौँ, साउन २७	कूटनीतिक राहदानी दुरुपयोगमा पूर्व सभासद्लाई चार महिना कैद	0 Comments
डोल्पा, साउन २७	सुर्खेतलाई प्रादेशिक राजधानी माग गर्दै तेस्रो दिन पनि डोल्पा बन्द	0 Comments
जुम्ला, साउन २७	आन्दोलनकारीद्वारा प्रशासन प्राङ्गणमा रिले अनशन	0 Comments

Table 12 . Pahilopost.com (2 news published)

पहिलोपोस्ट	Headlines	Number of Comments
२७ साउन २०७२   Read count :3742	साउन ३२ सम्म संविधानको अन्तिम मस्यौदा आउने	no comments
२७ साउन २०७२ Read count :8940	संविधान जारी भएपछि के होला सुरक्षा स्थिति? चार दलका शीर्ष नेता र चार सुरक्षा निकाय प्रमुख भेट	no comments

6.5 Current Status of Political News Comments: Data Analysis

The analyses with different angle are made after the study of four news portals of Nepal for three days thoroughly. Analysis could have been interesting if the selected four news portals are tough competitive. Here, the Onlinekhabar is undoubtedly number one news portal amongst other because of its fast news updates and high volume of comments.

Some of the status of news comments has been presented below

6.5.1 Which issue or headline gets high volume of comments?

Here, top two headlines have been shown which got high volume of comments. Only the onlinekhabar.com has got high volume of comments.

Table 13 : 1^st day report

	HEADLINES
२५ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	प्रचण्डले भने- नआत्तिनोस्, ६ प्रदेशको सीमांकन परिमार्जन हुन्छ	43 comments (onlinekhabar.com)
२५ साउन, सुर्खेत ।	सुर्खेतमा प्रहरीको गोली लागेर एकको मृत्यु	39 comments  (onlinekhabar.com)

Table 14 : 2^nd day report

	HEADLINES
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	१३ प्रदेशकै भिन्न रुप हो ६ प्रदेश	56 comments (onlinekhabar.com)
२६ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	धर्म निरपेक्षताको विकल्प खोज्दै ठूला दल	39 comments (onlinekhabar.com)

Table 15 : 3^rd day report

	HEADLINES
२७ साउन, काठमाडौं ।	यी हुन सक्छन् ६ प्रदेशका सम्भावित राजधानी (नक्सासहित)	72 comments (onlinekhabar.com)
२७ साउन, घोराही ।	थरुहट प्रदेशको माग गर्दै २२ जिल्लामा बन्द आहृवान	17 comments (onlinekhabar.com)

6.5.2 Which portal got how many comments?

The below given table shows that none of the news portals has received comments of all posted political news. And Ratopati hasn't received any comments for three days continuously. Pahilopost has 'read count' system, which helps to analyze the online user/viewer that they read news but they do not comment compulsorily.

Table no.16

	First Day		Second Day		Third Day
Website	Total News	Comment	Total News	Comment	Total News	Comment
Onlinekhabar	16	14	25	24	17	14
Setopati	12	2	11	0	12	2
Ratopati	10	0	16	0	12	0
Pahilopost	2	0	16	1	2	0

6.5.3 Attacking while comment:

An online news portal links all kind of people with media by giving space and publishing the viewers comment. The viewers express their view and feelings freely upon what they read on the other hand. This is the direct way to do the intervention. Comments are always in the form of criticism, satirical, straightforward. It is better if they are not biased, meaningful and any group or party oriented. But sometimes it happens while commenting. Some of the attacking but unmannered type of comments is presented below as an example. The name of the commentator is not disclosed.

First Evidence:

Headline: आन्दोलन रोक्न र संयम रहन शीर्ष नेताको अपिल (अनलाइनखबर)­

२०७२ साउन २६ गते, १२:३१

Hey Gadha ho real ma vanne ho vane kasailai pani nachayeako sanghiyeta jabarjasti ladna nakhoja ho……..yedi chayeako ho vane ward tukrina sakcha,district trukrina sakcha subidhako hisab le tyo accept garna sakna paryo ho haina vane lat mar sanghiyeta……Boli yek soch chae sabai vede soch…………..

Second Evidence:

Headline: १३ प्रदेशकै भिन्न रुप हो ६ प्रदेश (अनलाइनखबर)­

२०७२ साउन २६, १८:३८

Ajai jatiyeta Ko kura garxchas , talai kun jat Ko ragat man parxcha ? Sala kutta harami ma garib xchettri ko xcora lai samanta ra upallo jati bhanxchas? Hatiyar Ko dhaag laguxchas , ladney ho ? La sabai aru Ek tira xchettri bahun damai kami hami Ek tira la ladam… Challenge xcha , damai kami Pani afno pahichan nabhujera tathakathit janajati (maobadi Ko kalanka) tira janey bhaye Pani jau

Third Evidence:

Headline: हामीलाई नौ जिल्लाको लिम्बुवान प्रदेश चाहियो-कुमार लिङदेन (अनलाइनखबर)­

२०७२ साउन २६ गते, १४:२९

आरे लिम्बु भाई तेरो बाउले दिएको विर्ता हो र नेपाल ? औला माग्दा पुरै जिउ देको छ र नि नपुग्ने हाडी घोप्टे, लिम्बुवान के तेरो बाउको बिर्ता हो ? इतिहासमा अनि यो देश मा तिमिहरु को योगदान कहनिर कति छ ?? सक्छौ देखाउन ?नेपाल कसले बनाएको ? इतिहास थाहा छ होला नि? इतिहास लाइ फर्केर हेरे हुन्छ अनि छातीमा हात राखेर मुल्यांकन गरे हुन्छ क्षेत्री को योगदान अनि बलिदान यो देशको लागि ! हामीलाई पन्छाएर कुनै निर्णय गरिन्छ भने तेस्को जवाफ सहन तयार भए हुन्छ / कुनै माइकालाल ले आर्ज्याको मुलुक होइन चेतना भया !

The reader has posted their advertisement in the purpose of publicity in the comment box on the other hand.

For example

Headline: हिन्दु धर्मका पक्षमा जुटौं, कमलनयनाचार्य

बुटवल, साउन २६, (सेतोपाटी)

राष्ट्रिय मुस्लिम संघर्ष गठबन्धनले भाेलि सर्लाहीकाे मलंगवामा संविधानमा मुस्लिम अधिकारबारे विशाल अामसभा गर्दैछ ।त्यस्तै पर्सि शुक्रबार काठमाडाैंकाे टुँडिखेलमा मुस्लिम जागरणसभा गरिंदैछ ।सर्वसाधारणका लागि समर्थन जनाउँदै उपस्थितिकाे लागि अनुराेध गर्दछु ।Yas post lai sakdo share garnu hola.

7. SUMMARY OF ONLINE COMMENTS

Yes of course anyone is free to put the different opinion. The comments are whether positive, negative or both. But to present that comments depend upon the person's sense of humor. Our access on internet based online and social media have become like Badarko Haatma Nariwal in many cases. The use of filthy and vulgar words is killing the civilized and original language words. The morally corrupted online media users remain busy in using nonsense words and insulting others reputation. Sometimes, the shameless posts and comments can be seen. They do not care about their own personality as well. Many people comment by anonymous name and fake ID user. Most of the male and unnamed ID users take part in such activity. It is found that most of the educated persons use impolite, undesirable, and meaningless words and phrases. It is misleading the society.

When we have disagreement, is there any compulsion to write and comment freely and independently? Many questions rise like don't we have the culture of right use of internet? Is it good to forget own language and manner? Perhaps, the people freely and carelessly comment due to lack of strong legal provision of state regarding the cyber and internet.

Nepalese have started to comment and take part in the course of conversation and discourse. It is indeed very good initiation. It is problematic when someone uses words and phrases without caring its originality and essence. Those nonsense words and phrases are directly and indirectly affecting the huge mass in society. Comments of online media are important for any content writer and columnist from where they get idea to write, reefing and think better. And still the issue talk about it is very much important that people must use the acceptable words so they sound polite and civic. It is everyone's social responsibility to give the constructive comments.

8. WORK CITED

www.onlinekhabar.com

www.setopati.com

www.ratopati.com

www.pahilopost.com

http://www.presscouncilnepal.org/files/Online%20Media-Registered%20for%20Enlistment.pdf

http://www.buddy4study.com/blog/importance-online-news-portal

http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/NP

Neupane, Santosh. A study of Twitter as a medium of interaction and feedback tool for Nepalese users. Thesis. 2014, Tribhuvan University:Kathamandu

Umesh, Shrestha. Online Patrakaritama Antarkriya. Thesis. 2071 B.S., Tribhuvan University:Kathamandu