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,[2] 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.

[7] To provide space for Naga people's historical realities and challenge the state narrative in news media, founding editor Along Longkumer explains, 'a great deal of innovation was required' at the organisational level as well as content management.

The Morung Express is an independent English language newspaper which provides an alternative voice to the dominant status quo.

Based in Nagaland, India, The Morung Express was conceived from the Naga people’s historical realities and is guided by their voices and experiences.

Ensuring this is essential for contributing to a Naga public that makes informed decisions on issues that affect all spheres of life.