The Bhutan Media Foundation is a Civil Society Organisation (CSO)[1] established under Royal Charter and with seed funding from His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, in Thimphu on 21 February 2010.[2]
The first executive director Lily Wangchuk, a former diplomat and author, described the CSO's broad aims: “For the first time in the country, we will be conducting trainings not only for reporters and editors but also for designers, marketing officers, photographers, circulation officers, administrative officers”.[3] Wangchuck left the organisation in 2012, to pursue a role with Druk Chirwang Tshogpa, becoming the first woman in Bhutan to be appointed president of a political party.[4] BMF is currently headed by Needrup Zangpo, former editor-in-chief of Bhutan Observer.[5]
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- ^ "About BMF". Bhutan Media Foundation. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ Dorji, Minjur (2012-06-13). "Bhutanese media lacks professional and technical capacity". The Bhutanese. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
- ^ Zylinski, Szymon (2017). "The Role of Bhutan Media Foundation in Fostering Free Media in Bhutan". The Changing Role of Asia: Selected Cultural and Educational Aspects (PDF). Wydawnictwo Adam Marszalek. pp. 59–76. ISBN 978-83-8019-641-4.
- ^ "BMF Team". Bhutan Media Foundation. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-10-12.