The Morung Express
newspaper
The Morung Express is an English-language newspaper published in Nagaland, India. It covers Nagaland state, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. It was the first print newspaper in Nagaland with an online edition. It is headquartered at Dimapur. As of August 2024, The Morung Express is the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in Nagaland.
History
Founding publisher, Aküm Longchari recalls that the newspaper 'marked a transition in the journey of three comrades' representing their generational experiences and consciousness. While they met in the mid-1990s, more friends activists joined the collective and organised capacity-building workshops on peace building and human rights across Naga inhabited areas. During these workshops, participants articulated the need for a value-based independent media that voices public understanding of peace, especially to people in power. Naga people consistently spoke of their missing voices from the mediascape. These deliberations culminated into The Morung Express in 2005 with the collective named as 'The Morung for Indigenous Affairs and JustPeace.' It rose from the particular historical realities of the Naga people.
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