One of the major objectives of the TWMN is to provide a platform for journalists from the developing and least developed countries to work together for the improvement of their professional standards and to try to adhere to fair professional practices.
The TWMN aims to inculcate among members the need to maintain high ethical standards and accuracy for enhancing the credibility of a free press, which is vital for development of any nation.
The TWMN aims to promote high quality journalism through imparting training, and providing a forum for discussion, debate, and exchanges of views and experience to the reporters, editors, media executives and other media professionals particularly in the developing countries.
It also aims to monitor and study the present and future challenges facing the media and support networks among media professionals within the developing nations and with other parts of the world.