Asia - Voice of America: Free Press Eludes Burma Despite End of Censorship

Asia - Voice of America asia

Free Press Eludes Burma Despite End of Censorship Aug 23rd 2012, 16:16 RANGOON — After months of delays, Burma's information ministry this week kept its pledge to lift part of its decades-old censorship policy. While reporters and editors grapple with the transition, many say a free press has not yet arrived. This week, newspapers in Burma will hit newsstands without ministry censorship for the first time since 1962.   For the staff at The Myanmar Times, a Rangoon-based weekly, this is the first editorial meeting after the announced end of ... Media files: 98BCD07E-1966-48AC-A15A-0D3C1B138159_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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