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About Us: The Tibet Post International-www.tibetpost.net Press of Tibet is an independent and non-profit media organization established on the 10th of March 2008 by a group of young Tibetans living in exile. On the 10th of December 2007, Press of Tibet temporarily launched for and tested a trilingual website, www.thetibetpost.com, in English, Tibetan and Chinese. The Tibet Post International is supported by the South Tyrol Regional Parliament, Italy. Without their great support, we would not be able to continue providing up to date press coverage of Tibet and Tibetan related issues. The Tibet Post International is designed by Tibetan web designer, Mr. Tenzin Nyima from Design Pala based in Delhi and developed in content management system (Joomla) by Mr. Martin Rasser from Elovaris Web Development, Austria. Articles written in Tibetan require Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3.1 and Safari which is currently browsers which supports Tibetan script natively. You can download Internet Explorer 7 from Microsoft or from Google or Firefox 3.1. Mac users can acquire the font 'MS Himalaya' and use the latest version of Safari.

“Freedom of information is... the touchstone of all the freedoms”

UN Freedom of Information Conference, 1948.

Tibetans still living in Tibet have great hope and expectation that Tibetan culture and traditions will be preserved by those living in exile through information technology, which many are denied by the Chinese government. Through the activities of Press of Tibet, we believe in building a strong Tibetan media network by those living in exile. Another main objective is to improve communication within and between the different Tibetan exile communities.

Aims and objectives

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.

Adviser Dr. Franz Pahl                   President of Regonal Parliament of South Tyrol, Italy Prof Thupten Phelgye       Member of Tibetan Parliament in Exile Mr. Thomas Kemeil            Software engner from Austria Mr. Vincent Brossel           Director for RSF Asia Desk Ven Thupten Yarphel        Tibetan writer

Editorial Board Mr Yeshe Choesang Dhardhowa   Editor in Chief, India Ms Keary Hoan                              Editor for Chinese version, Taiwan Ms Rigzin Wangmo                        Sub-editor for Chinese version, India Ven Phuntsok Dhondup                Sub-editor for Tibetan version, India Miss Melissa Queen                      Sub-editor and US Correspondent, Washington State, USA Mr Kevin Gillies                              US Correspondent, USA

Voluntteers Mr. Mateus                 A Journalist from Brazil Mr Christopher           New Mexico, USA Ms Katie Lynn            USA Ms Dorota                  Poland Mr Archie                    UK John Uyeno                 Canada

modified by the Editor in Chief: 27-12-2008

The Tibet Post International

Dharamsala, India