Description:
Conclusion: "The previous monitoring reports reflecting the period prior to the elections noted that the statecontrolled
media in Burma act as a mouthpiece of the ruling powers and do not follow any
professional journalistic standards. This report which covers the the period of two weeks after the
e-day showed that the general trends in the state media coverage identified in the previous reports
remain unchanged.
While the media coverage in state controlled outlets focused on election, its coverage was narrow
and lacked any analytical or critical views of the process. Clear bias in favor of state officials and
incumbents, compounded by a complete lack of any critical coverage of authorities and a lack of
coverage of opposition views characterized the coverage offered by the Burmese state media. The coverage which the release of NLD leader got in state media was extremely limited and
insignificant in comparison with the extent of presentation of the authorities.
The exile media offered diverse picture of political actors and gave large attention to the NLD
leader after she was released from her house arrest; the NLD was a dominant political subject
presented in the exile media. In this regards the elections were overshadowed by the sudden
presence of the NLD leader in Burmese political life and the NLD, while actively boycotting
elections, dominated the post election coverage of exile media"
Source/publisher:
Memo98
Date of Publication:
2011-02-22
Date of entry:
2011-07-02
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English