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Wattan Media Organisation
National Network
Palestine
Address
PARC Building Al-Ma'ahid Street Ramallah Palestinian TerritoriesCountry
Palestinian TerritoriesCity
RamallahStreet address 2
PARC Building Al-Ma'ahid StreetMobile Phone
+972599298003Telephone
+970 2 298 0053E-Mail (2)
kfaqeeh@wattan.tvE-Mail (3)
airida@wattan.tvE-Mail (4)
sami@wattan.tvYear of Establishment
1996Contact Person1
Muamar Orabi NakhlaJob Title 1
General DirectorContact Person 2
Samia MustafaJob Title 2
PA to the General DirectorOrganisation Type
Private CompanyFields of Activity
MediaGeneral Information
Wattan is an award winning, independent and secular media organisation based in Ramallah, Palestine. It was established by three civil society organisations in 1996 in the past two decades established itself as an important voice of Palestinian citizens, civil society and marginalised communities and grouops, such as women and youth. Wattan comprises of 5 departments: Wattan Tv, Wattan News Agency, Wattan Media Centre, Wattan Prodcution and Wattan Marketing adn Commercial, all 60 employees supervised by the General Director. The board of directors provide financial oversight and strategise the editorial policy. Wattan is funded by the international partners and donors and the revenue from its commercial activities.Mission and Objectives
Wattan vision is to provide a free and tolerant platform for developing a critical, self-aware and civically active society in Palestine, based on human rights and democratic values. Wattan mission is to advocate for democracy, non-violence, peace and social justice. Wattan is working towards raising awareness of national, social, political, economic, educational, health and humanitarian matters that are a concern to the Palestinian population at large, through producing, broadcasting and disseminating or selling media and advertising products and services. Wattan objectives are: To promote a culture of human rights and advocate for accountability of the Palestinian government to its citizens. To promote the effective role of independent media in creating a society where values of citizenship , rulee of law and development prevail. To produce, broadcast and disseminate programmes and news that focus on society development. To drive the "Comprehensive Media", a recent concept of integration of traditional media sources, such as TV, with new media, including social networking sites.Main Projects / Activities
Current Programmes: Al Akhbar (National News Production) Wattan Tv producses and publishes daily local news, and covers all districts by engaging highly trained independent professionals. "Falasteen hatha Al-Osbou" (Palestine This Week). This weekly news proggramme combines news and anlysis of political and social issues, covering a diverse range of topics. "Hiwarat Falastiniyyeh" (Palestinian Dialogue)