Rangoon media rally in support of imprisoned journalists
The protesting journalists also launched a signature campaign, calling for the repeal of Article 66(d) of the Telecommunications Law.
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Interview Lead Story Media News
Interview: ‘Army needs to be less suspicious of the media’
Tint San, the former CEO of the now defunct Unity Journal, speaks to DVB about media relations with Burma’s current government and the military.
Analysis Lead Story News Opinion
Editorial: Popham stirs the pot, again
The controversy over a remark allegedly made by Aung San Suu Kyi says more about its source than it does about her.
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Four years on, still no consensus on Press Council
Burma’s media community is divided over whether to back the country’s government-sponsored Press Council or to push for further reforms.
Media watchdogs condemn attack on Arakanese journalist
Media watchdog groups urge the Burmese authorities to protect journalists after an attack on Arakanese journalist Min Min’s home.
Ethnic issues Lead Story Media News
Media faces major dilemma
The information department has requested the media stop using military rankings when referring to rebel leaders of armed ethnic groups.
Environment Lead Story News Video
Window on Burma’s frozen north
Full time photographer, part time mountaineer Kyaw Thar is displaying photographs of a gruelling solo journey to the tops of northern Burma’s highest peaks.
Myanmar Herald editors fined for insulting president
Two editors from the Myanmar Herald news publication are found guilty of defamation and fined by a court in Naypyidaw.
Lead Story Media News Parliament
Journalists readmitted following ‘Nap-pyidaw’ reports
Reporters are to be readmitted to press gallery following a ban due to pictures of MPs sleeping through debates appearing on social media.
Witness testimony heard in Par Gyi case
Ma Thandar, the reporter’s widow, says she attended this third hearing after being kept in the dark about prior court dates.
Education Lead Story News Protest
Doors closed on education protest showcase
A Rangoon photography exhibition displaying pictures of this year’s education protests has been cut short.
Lead Story Media News Women's Issues
The glass ceiling: Women in Burma’s media industry
A dearth of women in positions of power within Burma’s media is preventing women from influencing content, and entrenching gender stereotypes.
Lead Story Media News Parliament
Journalists imprisoned for misquote of military MP
Freelance reporter who filed the story told court the quote had been editorialised.
Journey to Justice: The Par Gyi Case (part two)
Part two of this DVB Documentary follows Ma Thandar, on her journey to justice after the army killing of her husband, freelance journalist Par Gyi.
Demonstrators vent anger over journalist’s killing
Three hundred people gathered in central Rangoon on Sunday to denounce the extrajudicial killing of Par Gyi.
Journalists sentenced to 2 years for sedition
Five staff members of the now defunct Bi-Mon Te Nay weekly news journal have been found guilty of sedition charges and sentenced to two years each in prison by Rangoon’s Pabedan Township Court.
Law Lead Story Magwe Media News
Unity journalists’ sentences reduced on appeal
Magwe Regional Court reduces the sentences on five members of the now defunct Unity Journal from ten to seven years, following an appeal.
Analysis Contributor Lead Story News
Another wrong turn in Mong La
Burma’s recent reforms have created an atmosphere of journalistic possibilities, but many foreign journalists fail to capitalise on access to areas previously restricted to engage in more extensive coverage of ethnic politics.
Govt aims to muzzle press before 2015 elections, says Press Council
The recent jailing of Unity Weekly journalists and the threats of legal action against reporters is hindering the free press, the Interim Press Council said.
Europe-backed journalism school opens in Rangoon
Burma’s first private journalism school in more than half a century opened its doors in Rangoon on Monday morning, poised to prepare aspiring reporters for the country’s turbulent media environment.
Press Council to probe parliament on investigation into media firms’ finances
The Interim Press Council will formally question the Union Parliament about the Special Branch’s recent inquisition on financial details of private daily newspapers and weekly journals.
Special Intelligence Department probes finances of newspapers, journals
The Special Intelligence Department is investigating the finances of privately owned daily newspapers and weekly journals, media workers said.
DVB Debate Lead Story Media News Video
DVB Debate: Freedom to report
Panellists on DVB Debate discuss whether the government is trying to remain in control of the press by invoking current laws that actually stop journalists from doing their jobs.
Jailed DVB reporter included in ‘100 Heroes’ list for 2014
DVB video journalist Zaw Pe, who was sentenced to one year in prison on 7 April, is included in a list of “100 information heroes” announced by international watchdog Reporters Without Borders ahead of World Press Freedom Day.
Press freedom campaigns to be launched across Burma
A series of public campaigns for press freedom and the release of jailed reporters are being prepared by media organisations and correspondents across Burma.
Lead Story News Special Report Video
Zaw Pe’s lawyer to launch appeal
The lawyer representing jailed DVB reporter Zaw Pe announced on Thursday that he will launch an appeal against the sentence to a higher court.
Lead Story News Politics Video
Zaw Pe transferred to Thayet prison
DVB journalist, Zaw Pe, who was sentenced to prison for one year has been transferred to Thayet prison in Magwe Division.
Ye Htut supports press freedom – on govt terms
The Hawaii-based East-West Centre is hosting the fourth iteration of its biennial media conference in Rangoon this week. In many respects, it serves as a testament to how far press freedoms in Burma have progressed over the past two years.
Lead Story News Politics Uncategorized
Anti-corruption commission to be formed
President Thein Sein proposed on Thursday that a commission be formed to begin tackling corruption in Burma.
Literary repression violates basic rights: PEN
PEN Myanmar, the newly established Burmese chapter of an international writer’s rights alliance, has publicly condemned the Burmese authorities and religious extremists for harassment and restrictions on literary gatherings.
