Nov 5th, 2020
Announcement of Rural Reporting Grant 2020The Journalists’ Association of Bhutan (JAB) is pleased to invite proposals for the Rural Reporting Grant from print, television and radio journalists. The registered members of JAB, including freelancers, are notified...
Nov 5th, 2020
Long-form Narrative and Story WritingJAB’s five-day training on Long-form Narrative and Story Writing took place in the last week of October. The training was aimed at promoting rural journalism. Thank you to all...
May 3rd, 2020
Updates from the Executive Director on World Press Freedom DayDear colleagues and members, It is World Press Freedom day today and also the day when we have our Annual Journalism Awards, but the AJA has been postponed as all...
May 3rd, 2020
A message from the President on World Press Freedom Day 2020Dear media friends, As you all are aware that we, Bhutanese media fraternity, come together on May 3 every year to observe the world press freedom day. The day...
Apr 13th, 2020
NoticeTo minimise the risk of community transmission given the increasing number of people completing the 21-day quarantine period, the government decides to implement the following starting tomorrow (April, 14,...
Jan 9th, 2020
Women Leadership WorkshopWe just concluded a “Women Leadership Workshop” for women journalists, women in CSOs, and women from the Haa Dzongkhag Administration in Haa. The workshop saw women become each other’s...
Aug 21st, 2019
JAB in SoeJAB in Soe (among the most remote and also the smallest gewog in Bhutan) for “Empowering Rural Communities Through Mass Media.” This was made possible with support from The United...
May 6th, 2019
JAB to change award rules from next yearRecognising their exceptional contributions, 34 journalists from print and broadcast media received awards at the fifth Annual Journalism Awards (AJA) organised by the Journalists’ Association of Bhutan on the...
Apr 10th, 2019
‘We Need To Tighten Our Keras (Belt) And Stand Our Ground When Intimidated, Especially When We Are Right’The newly appointed Executive Director of Journalists’ Association of Bhutan (JAB), Namgay Zam, talks to Business Bhutan’s Senior Reporter Chencho Dema on joining JAB, challenges faced by the journalists...
Feb 19th, 2019
JAB president re-electedMembers of Journalists’ Association of Bhutan re-elected the incumbent president, Rinzin Wangchuk as the president and Sonam Penjore of Bhutan Times as association’s board member, yesterday. Rinzin Wangchuk, the...