Media of Burma

Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

76 Seiten

2010
Alphascript Publishing (Verlag)
978-613-0-79444-6 (ISBN)

Infos

The media of Burma refers to print, broadcast and online media in Burma (Myanmar). The media has undergone strict censorship and regulation since the military coup in 1962. The constitution provides for freedom of speech and the press; however, the government prohibits the exercise of these rights in practice. Reporters Without Borders marked Burma as 170th out of 172 in its 2008 report, with 1st being the most free. Before British colonisation, local media was very active. In 1836, the country's first newspaper, The Maulmain Chronicle, was published. King Mindon was an advocate of press freedom and encouraged the creation of the Burma's first Burmese language newspaper, Yadanapon Nay Pyi Daw Newspaper to report on him and the Queen, even if it portrayed them in a negative way. After King Mindon, the media was useful for the resistance of colonialism. Several Chinese, Burmese and English language newspapers were permitted to report news from around the country and internationally, interviewing politicians and interacting with foreign journalists, contrary to most of Burma's Southeast Asian neighbours.

Produkt-Details

• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Internet
• ISBN-10: 613-0-79444-4 / 6130794444
• ISBN-13: 978-613-0-79444-6 / 9786130794446
• Zustand: Neuware