Wattan Media Network
Wattan Media Network
About

Wattan Media Network is an award-winning, independent, professional media organization based in Ramallah, Palestine. Wattan is multimedia platform that include TV, radio, social media, Wattan academy, and Wattan media research institute. Wattan's Facebook page and YouTube channel rank as number one among major Palestinian news outlets.

Over the past two decades, Wattan has established itself as an important voice of Palestinian citizens, civil society, marginalized communities and groups, women, and, most significantly, youth. 

Their team of reporters, correspondents, and experts in the West Bank and Gaza provide wide-ranging reporting and programming on issues of public concern including sensitive and controversial topics such as honor killing, public sector corruption, and unemployment that are rarely covered by mainstream Palestinian media. 

Wattan has won several local and regional prizes mainly for its outstanding instigative reports that aim to hold officials to account and raise awareness of the public.  

Objectives

Wattan advocates for democracy, non-violence, peace, and social justice. It focuses on genuine Palestinian news and stories to illustrate the rich culture of the Palestinian people. 

They do this through: 

  • - Promoting a human rights culture and advocating for the accountability of the Palestinian government to its citizens.
  • - Promoting the effective role of media in creating a society where values of citizenship, rule of law, and development prevail.
  • - Producing, broadcasting, and disseminating programs and news that focus on social development and raise awareness of political, social, economic, judicial, educational, environmental, and health issues as well as highlighting the vibrant mosaic of Palestinian history, culture, and heritage.
  • - Advancing the “Comprehensive Media,” a recent concept stressing the integration of traditional media sources, such as TV, with new media, including social networking sites.
Read more

Type of organization

2 offices
26-50
1996
Similar organizations
Global Development Network (GDN)
2 open positions
Malala Fund
Malala Fund
Independent/NoneFoundation
4 open positions

Company Offices

  • West Bank (headquarters)
  • Ramallah
  • P.O.Box 524, PARC Building, Al-Ma'ahid Street
  • West Bank
  • Ramallah
  • P.O.Box 859 PARC Building, Al-Ma'ahid Street, 5 Floor