The Tibet Post

The primary aim is to forward the development of Tibetan journalism and to safeguard freedom of press both in and outside Tibet. The experience of the past four and half decades, in which Tibetan journalists have had a close interaction with the outside world, have shown that Tibetan journalists have much to contribute to the global peace and freedom of the press.

The very purpose of founding Press of Tibet is to ensure free, fair and accurate delivery of any information related to the Tibetans in and outside Tibet. Our objectives also include:

1. To provide fair and accurate news of the situation and developments in Tibet.

2. To provide features, interviews and debates regarding all relevant Tibet related issues.

3. To fill the information gap between Tibetans in and outside Tibet on important issues.

4. To facilitate transparency between the Tibetan Government in-exile and the Tibetan people.

5. To encourage discussion and debate, from different perspectives, on current issues related to Tibet and Tibetans.

6. To cover the developments of Tibet issues taking place in the international forum.

7. To provide an accessible forum for the young Tibetan journalists to express their opinions.

8. To initialize a better knowledge among the Tibetan journalists about the exile democratic government system, human rights, and about health and environmental issues.

9. To create awareness amongst Tibetans about diverse cultures and heritages.

10. To give information and reports on environmental issues.

11. To show features on the Tibetan music and folk tales.

On line's News-paper; The Tibet Post International (TPI)

Every week, The Tibet Post International will be trying to publish as a weekly online newspaper in English. It will mainly focus on Tibet related issues, closely following the developments inside Tibet as well as reporting on the activities and working of exile democratic institutions. The weekly issue will be divided into two parts: news of the week and a feature story.  This will include Tibet and exile news, editorials, world news, essays, fiction and non-fiction write-ups, personal thoughts, opinions and more. The Tibet Post International is the first independent weekly online news in English in the Tibetan community. The following topics will be covered in the Newspaper:

1. Articles and interviews on Tibetan issues, media status and Tibetan freedom of expression;

2. Response to Chinese press articles presenting a distorted version of Tibetan history, etc.

3. Comparative studies on the constitution of China, highlighting the contradiction between its promises and its actual application.

4. Reports to the international community on the state of the media's freedom in Tibet, including the arbitrary arrest and detention, and harassment of the Tibetan writers and journalist in Tibet.

5. Updates and publications of H. H. the Dalai Lama's latest public speeches in serialized form.

6. Latest developments in the Tibetan Government In-Exile and on International affairs.

7. Guest columns and letters to the editor.

8. Principles and theories on the freedom of expression.

9. Since the access of transmitting and receiving information is restricted in Tibet, TPI will be the voice for the Tibetan cause that is very much in need of individual and international support. So to garner that support, the first step will be to inform the global public of true and real information regarding Tibet and Tibetans. We are now taking this first step with this project proposal.

Tibet Media

TPI will also be focusing on the history of Tibetan media, which actually started with the first Tibetan language newspaper "The Tibet Mirror" in 1924 during the reign of the 13th Dalai Lama). In short:

1. The history of Tibet media.

2. The history of Tibetan newspapers and broadcasts.

3. Revision of the inconsistencies in ancient Tibetan Media.

4. History of the Association of Tibetan Journalists (ATJ)

5. Life stories of the brave journalists and writers of Tibet in the 20th century.