Amplify Asia
Tailored coaching for Asian media
Amplify Asia was an innovative coaching program for independent media working to build their business capacity and financial sustainability. Running between 2022-2026, it provided support to independent media based in or serving selected countries in Southeast and South Asia.
The program closed in June 2026.
Published in May 2026, the Defying Expectations: Essays on innovation, resilience, and sustainability in independent media across South and Southeast Asia report, through 11 detailed essays, highlighted important case studies that showcase the resilience and innovation of media across South and Southeast Asia.
Key features and benefits
- Careful matching with personal coach from the region to advise on company strategy
- Capacity building plans tailored to the media’s individual needs
- Access to regional specialists
- Technical assistance in areas such as website redesign, SEO services, sales and marketing training
- Possibility of small grants and seed equity facility
Participating media
Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital
Bollo.id is a small Indonesian-language digital news outlet that focuses primarily on environmental issues as well as women and marginalized groups in the province of South Sulawesi.
Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital
Bandung Bergerak is a hyperlocal media outlet that reports on political and social affairs issues in Bandung, the capital of Indonesia’s West Java province.
Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital
Ekuatorial has been in operation for the past decade, producing in-depth, well-researched, long-form reporting on environmental issues impacting Indonesia.
Country: Bangladesh
Type: Digital
Earki is a digital media platform that blends satire, journalism, and storytelling to promote freedom of speech, civic awareness, and social justice. Since 2015, Earki has become known for its creative content that challenges power and sparks public dialogue on political and social news.
Country: Malaysia
Type: Digital
Faqcheck Lab is a fact-checking initiative based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They factcheck and debunk disinformation spread online, and also conduct media monitoring.
Country: Pakistan
Type: Digital
Hazara Express News is an independent digital news platform from the Hazara division of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Country: Sri Lanka
Type: Digital
Himal Southasian is a regional online magazine with a focus on the politics and culture of South Asia.
Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital
Jubi is an independent news organization covering news in the Papua province of Indonesia.
Country: Nepal
Type: Digital
Kalam Media produces a newsletter in English that summarizes key political developments in Nepal and provides subscribers with an in-depth nuanced analysis of one topical issue each week.
Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital
Konde is an online news outlet that reports and publishes research on the politics, economics and social affairs of women and minority groups in Indonesia.
Country: Vietnam
Type: Digital
Luật Khoa Magazine is an independent, not-for-profit online magazine based in exile covering Vietnam’s political and legal scene.
Country: Malaysia
Type: Digital
Malaysiakini is a digital news organization covering political and social affairs in Malaysia.
Country: Philippines
Type: Digital/Print
Mindanao Gold Star Daily is a news outlet that provides news about the Mindanao province in the Philippines in both print and online.
Country: Malaysia
Type: Digital
Newsgraphy is an online data journalism news outlet from Malaysia founded a year ago that publishes data stories on politics, social affairs and environmental issues.
Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital
Project Multatuli is a collective initiative producing data-based, deeply researched news stories focused on marginalised voices in society.
Country: Sri Lanka
Type: Digital
Rata.lk is an independent media platform based in Sri Lanka, dedicated to delivering data-driven and analytical news and feature stories. Its mission is to inform and empower the public by providing a credible space for socially responsible journalism.
Country: Pakistan
Type: Digital
Raftar is a digital platform from Karachi, Pakistan that produces explainers and podcasts in Urdu and focuses on in-depth and long-form journalism.
Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital
NU Jabar Online is an online media outlet based in Bandung with news focused on the West Java province.
Country: Pakistan
Type: Digital
Pakistan Press International is an independent news wire agency that is recognized as a credible news source and has one of the largest networks of journalists in Pakistan.
Country: Philippines
Type: Audio
Puma podcast is a leader in podcasting and audio production in the Philippines, founded by a group of award-winning journalists.
Country: Pakistan
Type: Digital
The Centrum Media is an independent digital media based in Pakistan that reports on the South Asia region.
Country: Thailand
Type: Digital
The Opener is an independent digital publication based in Bangkok that reports on political, economic and cultural issues in Thailand.
