Category: Amplify Asia

Amplify programs: Making media investment-ready

22 May 2026

By Bilal Randeree, Chief Program Officer, MDIF Across many markets, smaller independent media face the same structural problem. Editorial quality, audience …

Amplify Asia and Myanmar Media Program launch media resilience report

13 May 2026

Amplify Asia and Myanmar Media Program, run by MDIF with the aim of helping independent media across South and Southeast …

Condolences on the passing of Sajeewa Wijeweera

13 March 2026

The news of the passing of Sajeewa Wijeweera, founder of Rata.lk (a partner in MDIF’s Amplify Asia program) and a …

Hazara Express News: Journalism through people

24 February 2026

By Momina Mindeel, MDIF Coach Hazara Express News is an independent digital news platform from the Hazara division of Pakistan’s …

From Faqcheck Lab to Suluh: The story of our evolution

18 February 2026

By Khalil Majeed, Project Director, Suluh This is a story about making mistakes. Big ones, small ones and a few …

Leveraging AI while upholding journalistic ethics

13 February 2026

By Tosca Santoso, MDIF coach This independent news agency, operating for nearly seven decades in Pakistan, is like a car …

How Amplify Asia helped Kalam Weekly reach new heights

11 February 2026

By Pranaya Rana, Founding Editor, Kalam Weekly The Nepali media landscape is flourishing. There are dozens of newspapers, both national …

Satire as resistance, creativity as courage

9 February 2026

By Simu Naser, Earki Founder and Chief Editor When laughter becomes dangerous, satire turns into an act of courage. That …

Six new media partners join Amplify Asia

25 June 2024

MDIF is pleased to announce that six new digital media outlets from South and Southeast Asia have joined Amplify Asia, …