Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism

The state of free press in Myanmar

27 March 2014
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with villagers at the township administration office at Kaw Hmu, her constituency, in Yangon, Myanmar, Saturday, March 8, 2014. Photo Credit: AP Photo/Khin Maung Win

This week on Global Journalist, we take a look at Myanmar.

Since transitioning to a democratic government three years ago, the country formerly known as Burma has been working to improve conditions for journalists living and working in the country.

However, journalists in the country are still being put in jail for doing their jobs. We wonder: have things actually gotten better for the press?

Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism.
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