| Type | Weekly (Saturday) |
|---|---|
| Format | Normal |
| Owner(s) | Sonam Rinchen |
| Founder(s) | Sonam Rinchen |
| Publisher | Druk Yoedzer |
| Editor | Dorji Wangdi |
| Associate editor | Passang Lhamo |
| Managing editor, design | Pelden Wangchuk |
| Staff writers | 20+ |
| Founded | 19 February 2011 |
| Political alignment | Karma |
| Language | Dzongkha |
| Headquarters | Thimphu |
| Circulation | 2000 |
Druk Yoedzer (DY) is a private newspaper in Bhutan. It is a Dzongkha-English weekly newspaper (Saturday). It was founded by Sonam Rinchen.[1] As Bhutan has begun developing its private media sector, Druk Yoedzer is also one that has been recently opened.
The weekly Druk Yoedzer was launched on 19 February 2011, the eighth newspaper in the country. The paper covers national and local news, entertainment, custom and religion, sports, and Dzongkha news. Druk Yoedzer has six reporters, all were trained by Bhutan Media Foundation (BMF). It has sixteen pages and is available every Saturday for ngultrum 10. The main objectives of Druk Yoedzer are to focus more on developing Dzongkha journalism and to promote and preserve the national language Dzongkha.
- ^ "IPA Journal". Retrieved 22 November 2011.