by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2016
Myanmar’s Eleven Media Says Sorry after Defamation Lawsuit
Myanmar media company Eleven Media Group apologized after a column suggested local politician, Phyo Min Thein, took a bribe. The author...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2014
Asian Man called ‘Offensive Racial Term’ in BBC Burma Top Gear program by Jeremy Clarkson.
UK broadcast regulator OfCom ruled against BBC's Jeremy Clarkson for having "deliberately" said an "offensive racial term" on air. Two...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2014
Burma President Photoshopped Into Dancer, Media Ethics Fail?
“We are trying to promote ethics among journalists, so I am upset by this," Ko Ko, the editor of The...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2012
New Burmese Press Council Drafts Ethics Code
Two months after being set up, Burma's Interim Press Council has "drafted a new 15-point code of ethics" for Burmese...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 21, 2012
Burmese Magazine, Editor ‘Charged with’ Libel
Burmese weekly magazine The Voice Weekly, its editor and its publisher were all "charged with defamation" by the Myanmar's military junta for its...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 23, 2012
No More Prior Review for Burmese journalists?
The government of Myanmar will not make Burmese journalists have their stories reviewed prior to publication, the Associated Press reported. According...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2012
Journalists Criticize new Myanmar Press Council to handle Journalism Ethics
The same month the Myanmar government censored two media outlets only to end the suspension when journalists protested, the country's...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2012
Burma’s Voice Weekly & Envoy’s Suspensions Are Lifted
Earlier this week, we highlighted two Myanmar weeklies that said the government "suspended...indefinitely" their publications. But, both Voice Weekly and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2012
Myanmar Media Outlets Censored, Publications Suspended this Summer
Even though the Myanmar government announced last year it was ending prior censorship at 178 of its 358 media outlets...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2012
Burmese Mag Doesn’t have to Name Author of Article Accused of Libel
Burmese weekly magazine The Voice doesn't have to name a reporter behind a March story being sued for libel, the...