8 July 2024
MJ 2013, Paavan Mathema, Kathmandu Bureau Chief, Agence France-Presse
MJ 2016, Sonia Awale, Executive Editor, Nepali Times
Paavan Mathema and Sonia Awale, who studied at the JMSC on full scholarship, are making a difference in Nepal’s male-dominated media landscape. Paavan now serves as the Kathmandu bureau chief for Agence France-Presse, the French international news agency, while Sonia has risen through the ranks to become executive editor of Nepali Times, the country’s leading English-language weekly.