Papers proliferate
Journalism is alive and kicking in Phnom Penh, particularly English-language news. Michael Hayes, whose Phnom Penh Post is the oldest English language paper in the city, is gearing up to turn the bi-weekly paper into a daily to try to fend off two rival daily papers, the Cambodia Daily and the Mekong Times, which just started up.
Hayes, who is actually in the process of completing a sale of the paper to investors, says the move is the only way the paper will remain competitive. The investors are also supplying a printing press so the paper can move to newsprint and will pony up to pay for a large expansion of the staff.
Hayes says Phnom Penh is also home to a business paper and several other English-language publications.
For any journalists thinking about moving, Hayes says his ex-pat reporters make about $1,000 a month.
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