This paper is a study of the journalistic practices currently involved in reporting on Myanmar since the 2021 military coup. Research was undertaken to get an understanding of what methods and to what extent journalists continue to publish quality, balanced reports in a context where independent press faces severe repression by authorities. Through a series of in-depth interviews with individuals working in the Myanmar media field, a collection of experiences and voices were gathered to understand the current journalistic playing field. A textual analysis was performed on themes reported on by a select group of media outlets which are currently operating in exile. Research findings were applied to a loose theoretical framework that comes under the ‘communication for development’ umbrella. Specifically, theories on particular features of globalisation, media for development and humanitarian journalism were examined and applied to as great an extent as possible. This paper finds that journalists reporting on Myanmar offer valuable experience, strategies and lessons learned in reporting remotely, as well as insights into current and impending challenges they are required to surmount in order to continue to produce quality news in a highly polarised context.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-68468 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Starr, Marie |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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