A group of men in high vis stand around a crater in the ground.

How DVB reached audiences in earthquake-hit Myanmar

DVB's Editor-in-Chief on launching a shortwave radio station to provide Burmese citizens with independent information.

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Protest, scrutiny and cutbacks | The PMA Briefing

Public media workers in Argentina have protested over wage freezes, while in the US, the state of Indiana has cut funding for public media.

Statement marking anniversary of Htet Htet Khine sentencing

It has been one year since BBC Media Action freelance producer in Myanmar, Htet Htet Khine, was sentenced to six years of hard labour.

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World Press Freedom Day 2022: themes from the past 12 months

For World Press Freedom Day 2022, PMA has analysed six press freedom themes which have been prevalent across the past twelve months.

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Myanmar military’s effort to silence independent media

On World Press Freedom Day, a year on from Myanmar's military coup, former BBC Burmese editor, Tin Htar Swe assesses the state of media.

Will reforms give Myanmar an independent public broadcaster?

For almost 55-years Myanmar’s military government controlled and curtailed the country’s media landscape. Now, with a newly elected government and promised reforms, there might be hope for an independent public broadcaster.