The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) held its two-day general convention that ended today with the election of a new Central Committee. Here are my tweets from (and about) the convention and poll results.
Today’s Tweets
I have "my own" definition of a journalist: a person who is an active member of a political party doesn't qualify to be a journalist—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 04, 2011
@keshuvko Utheko thiye ta, once I got out of that Closed Session, bahira ta chair nai thiyena, so utheko uthekai ta ho ni.—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 04, 2011
And I am sad 4 Ramji Dahal (Himal Mag) who lost by 3 votes for Gen Sec post & Kiran Chapagain (Republica) who didn't become CC member #FNJ—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 04, 2011
Was there at the FNJ poll venue in the evening for a few minutes, results were coming out, some were celebrating.—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 04, 2011
Congrats 2 all, including @UjjwalAcharya (won membership), who got elected 2 the Central Committee, the Federation of Nepali Journalist #FNJ—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 04, 2011
Yesterday’s Tweets
Speakers r supposed 2 question GenSec's report.1ly handful sticked to topic,rest gave lousy speech n demanded professionalism! Funny. M out—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 03, 2011
Hello journalists friends and representative journalists from various political parties!!!! – says a Rep. Haha.—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 03, 2011
…his entertainment beat n associates.. another rep raised madhesi representation. He also demanded election procedure to b amended—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 03, 2011
Wow. Raman ghimire, my colleague at Kantipur's Nepal magazing is exploding. He is pissed off w/politicization of FNJ N marginalization of..—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 03, 2011
Now Kiran Chapagain, my former colleague at Post n now w/Republica, is speaking/asking Qs, getting lots of claps.—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 03, 2011
Or somebody may read these tweets n 4ward/complain to organjzers. In that case, my name may be announced next to be expelled frm hall. Haha.—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 03, 2011
@keshuvko m here as Tweetreporter to tweetport the meeting
so I hope they will allow me to be here!—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 03, 2011
so I hope they will allow me to be here!— Some Shabasads (reps4convention, not CA members tho) r screaming "paani". They r thirsty. N some r asking Qs to gen sec who tabled a report—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 03, 2011
Just sneaked into the CLOSED session of the general convention of journalists -FNJ-at academy hall. M not a sabhasad (rep) tho!—
Dinesh Wagle (@wagle) May 03, 2011
Filed under: Society, Tweets Tagged: election, journalism, press
