Doaa Farid is a 9-times award-winning journalist and executive podcast producer based in the Middle East. She is currently heading the podcast department at The National News in the UAE, where she overseas an array of daily and weekly podcasts in English language, in addition to several limited-series.

She has earned awards for her work in podcasting and digital media, including honors from the Telly Awards, New York Radio and TV Festivals, Signal Awards and the Association for News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).