The Media Wants To Keep You Angry, Anxious, and Depressed | 23 Years in Kantipur | Ghanashyam Khadka

About this episode

Ghanashyam Khadka reflects on his 23 years in journalism and discusses the impact of negativity-driven media on society and individual well-being.

After spending 23 years in mainstream journalism at Kantipur, Ghanashyam Khadka chose to pause and reflect. In this conversation, Ghanshyam speaks openly about what decades inside the newsroom taught him. Not just about society, but about the human mind. He reflects on how constant negativity, breaking news, and outrage-driven media shape the way people think, feel, and react both individually and collectively. We talk about: -why we feel angry and overwhelmed despite living in a relatively peaceful time -how “you become what you consume” applies to news and social media the darker side of negativity-driven journalism -what Solution Journalism actually means -why mindfulness is missing from public life -and why he decided to step away from mainstream media Ghanashyam also shares his journey into mindful living, writing, and building a new platform, Nepal Bolchha, focused on solutions and stories of people who are quietly doing good. This episode is a slow, thoughtful conversation about journalism, awareness, responsibility, and the kind of society we are becoming. Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 01:29 – 23 years at Kantipur and why he left 01:43 – The rise of negativity and…

People in this episode

Guest: Ghanashyam Khadka

Topics covered

• journalism
• media negativity
• mindfulness
• Solution Journalism
• human psychology
• societal impact

Keywords

• journalism
• media
• negativity
• mindfulness
• Solution Journalism
• human mind
• society
• Kantipur
• Nepal Bolchha

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kantipur, Nepal Bolchha

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