Deep South Watch (DSW) .

Deep South Watch (DSW) was established in 2006 with the intention of raising awareness about the conflict in southern Thailand. Frustrated by what they regarded as inaccurate, unreliable, and biased information available in the general media, DSW work in providing in-depth information from a range of sources, and using academic knowledge to challenge what they perceive as a biased media portrayal, and government misinformation. To this end they maintain a website (www.deepsouthwatch.org (Thai)) that strives to be a reliable source of information for the media, academics, politicians and the general public. They challenge popular misconceptions and prejudices about the Muslim community in the South, and aim to be a learning centre to build peace out of war.

Their team of eight staff members, from various backgrounds – academic, media, medical – bring a range of expertise to their reporting that is not freely available elsewhere. As part of their goal of educating and informing people about what happens in the South, DSW produce an annual report – ‘The True Story From the South’ – focusing on exposing anything they see as misinformation about the region.