चुनाव प्रचारप्रसारमा बालबालिका प्रयोग नगर्ने दलहरुको प्रतिबद्धता. 

Detected Manipulations & Suggested Changes

Unbalanced reporting

Presenting mainly one side of an issue without including other relevant perspectives or critical viewpoints.

The article focuses almost entirely on the commitments and statements of the political parties and the organizing group: - "जुम्लास्थित तातोपानी गाउँपालिकाका राजनीतिक दलहरुले ... बालबालिकाको प्रयोग नगर्ने प्रतिबद्धता जनाएका छन् ।" - "... ५ बुँदे प्रतिबद्धता सार्वजनिक गरेका छन् ।" - "शिक्षा पत्रकार समूह कर्णाली प्रदेशका सचिव विष्णु न्यौपानेले ... दलहरुले यसलाई रोक्नुपर्नेमा जोड दिए ।" - Party leaders are quoted only affirming the ban: "... बालबालिकाको प्रयोग पूर्णरुपमा निषेध गर्ने बताए ।" There is no mention of whether such commitments have been honored in the past, any skepticism from locals, child rights experts’ assessment of how effective such pledges are, or any data on previous misuse of children in campaigns. This makes the piece somewhat one-sided in favor of the parties’ self-presentation as responsible actors.

4 suggestions

Include perspectives from independent child rights experts or NGOs on the prevalence of using children in political campaigns and how effective such commitments typically are.

Add comments from local parents, teachers, or community members about whether they believe parties will follow through and how past behavior compares to the new pledge.

Provide brief context or data on previous elections (e.g., documented cases of children being used in rallies) to allow readers to assess whether this is a significant change or mainly symbolic.

Clarify that the article is reporting the parties’ stated commitments and, where possible, distinguish clearly between their claims and independently verifiable facts.

Omission of key information

Leaving out relevant background or contextual information that would help readers fully understand or evaluate the claims.

The article reports the commitment but omits several pieces of context that would help readers evaluate it: - No information on whether there are existing legal provisions in Nepal regarding the use of children in political activities, and whether these parties have complied or violated them in the past. - No mention of any monitoring or enforcement mechanisms beyond a general reference to "अनुगमन निरीक्षणमा जोड दिने" in the commitment itself. - No data or examples of how often children have been used in election campaigns in this region or nationally. Without this context, readers cannot easily judge the significance or credibility of the parties’ pledge.

4 suggestions

Add a short paragraph summarizing relevant laws or regulations on children’s participation in political activities in Nepal and whether they have been enforced.

Include any available data or past reports on the use of children in election campaigns in Jumla or other regions to show the scale of the problem.

Explain who will be responsible for the "अनुगमन निरीक्षण" (monitoring and inspection), how it will be conducted, and what consequences there are for violations.

If information is not available, explicitly state that data on past violations or enforcement is limited, so readers understand the evidentiary basis of the report.