Gayathry Venkiteswaran Editor & Author

Lisa Brooten is Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a Fulbright scholar and a member of the roster of Fulbright specialists for Myanmar, Thailand and the Philippines.

Jane Madlyn McElhone is a consultant with extensive experience supporting and building the capacity of media outlets and journalists in closed and transitional societies. She has collaborated on media projects around the world, including working in Myanmar, Afghanistan and Timor-Leste.

Gayathry Venkiteswaran was formerly the Executive Director of the Bangkok-based Southeast Asian Press Alliance (2010–15). She is now Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, where she is also completing her doctorate.