The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) is pleased to invite mid-level media managers from Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam to apply for a groundbreaking professional development programme.

Could you benefit from expert advice on a new digital offering for your media company? Are you interested in creating an investigative news desk or reorganizing your newsroom? Do you want to build a solid long-term business plan?

When Fatemah Farag launched her hyperlocal news company Welad Elbalad Media Services in April 2012, she approached the project foremost as a journalist. With a twenty-year career writing for a host of international and local publications behind her, Farag wanted to give voice to people and regions often overlooked in the traditional media.