Published on Friday, November 9, 2007 by Inter Press Service Burma: Keeping the Flame Alive Over Radio, Internet by Lynette Lee Corporal
BANGKOK - International media interest in Burma seems to have cooled down after images of the violent dispersal of pro- democracy demonstrators were splashed on TV screens and newspapers late September. But exiled Burmese journalists are determined to keep the flame going over radio and the Internet. ...the exiled journalists remain gung-ho about the future. Especially with the huge role the Internet played in the recent events, they believe that the government is facing tough days ahead when it comes to gagging the Internet and the ‘army’ of citizen journalists, even if it has tightened control over the web. “The Internet is the biggest enemy of the government now. The way that citizen reporters partnered with our correspondents and found ways to get the news out is a very encouraging and healthy sign,” said Aung Zaw. Full article at: http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/09/5130/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.isoc-ny.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
