The Cambodia Center for Independent Media (CCIM) was established in 2007 with goal of promoting independent media, freedom of expression, access to information (A2I) and internet freedom. CCIM runs various training programs on journalism, digital security, media and information literacy for community members, citizen journalists, students, youth, and human rights defenders. Through its advocacy efforts, CCIM also documents harassment cases against journalists and provides legal protection to journalists at risk. As part of CCIM’s advocacy effort to promote press freedom, CCIM has also produced and published the Challenges for Independent Media reports annually since 2013. These reports to identify and documents challenges and opportunities to promote press freedom in Cambodia.  

In this context, CCIM is seeking a research consultant to support CCIM team to conduct the research on the challenges facing independent media in Cambodia in 2025, the research will updating emerging trends and landscape in the media sectors, review existing laws and related regulations that strengthen or restrict press freedom, assess the funding situation as well as examine ongoing challenges faced the industry and journalists in particular women journalists and media workers in Cambodia. The research will be based on mixed methodology to draw the findings from including but not limited to online survey, desk review, key informant interviews, focused group discussion along with media sectors, academic, CSOs. It will also include the proposed recommendations for government, and CSOs working on media and journalism. The report will be used as a resource for advocacy, donor engagement, and public communication to raise awareness to promote journalist safety and press freedom in Cambodia.