Wirapong Named Deputy Manager of Safe Media Fund
Wirapong Kangwannawakul has been promoted to Deputy Manager of Thailand's Safe and Creative Media Development Fund, the highest career post in the organization. Known for championing sports media initiatives — including journalist training seminars and backing films and grassroots futsal projects — his appointment is expected to strengthen ties between the fund and sports and tourism journalism networks, fostering quality content and youth development.
The sports community congratulates Wirapong Kangwannawakul on his promotion from division director to Deputy Manager of the Safe and Creative Media Development Fund, the highest career position in the fund's staff track. The appointment, made through internal processes under Fund Manager Dr. Thanakorn Srisuksai, marks a significant step for Thailand's creative media promotion.
Wirapong has continuously driven sports media initiatives, notably supporting the Online Sports Journalists Association's "Media Literacy for Sports" seminar with former Senate Sports Committee Vice-Chair Dr. Chanyawit Polchiwin to enhance media literacy among sports personnel. He also backed creative works like the film "Kick Duo: Flying Kicks," the series "Buakaw The Series," "Sport Idol," and the "Grassroots Futsal: From Small Pitches to Stardom" project, reflecting the use of sports to create opportunities, develop youth potential, and spread positive stories.
A key direction following his promotion is expanding support for sports and tourism journalist networks, vital for delivering useful public information — especially developing journalist capacity, promoting quality content, and increasing space for constructive news that inspires Thai society. Sports news not only reports competition results but conveys stories of determination, sacrifice, athlete generosity, and youth development, while tourism news promotes destinations, stimulates grassroots economies, distributes income to communities, and builds Thailand's image for domestic and international tourists.
Supporting both journalist sectors strengthens the media ecosystem, enabling media professionals and networks to produce and disseminate quality content aligned with the fund's mission to support safe, creative media for public benefit. Collaboration between the fund, sports media associations, tourism media networks, and relevant agencies can extend to training programs, creative media production, and youth and public engagement activities, raising Thai media standards long-term.
The sports sector expects Wirapong's new role to further bridge the fund with sports and tourism circles, creating continuous opportunities for creative projects and journalist network support to collectively build a stronger media landscape.
