Myanmar

In Myanmar, Facebook is the Internet. It enjoys supremacy over all other forms of social media and can be seen in some ways as a digital extension of the teashop culture: A hub of political activity, rumour and gossip.

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131

Press freedom ranking
33.4 %

Internet penetration
104

Peace index ranking
N/A

Most trusted medium
N/A

Net trust index
Parliamentary Republic

Government type

Trade unions

While not ‘unions’ in the traditional sense, there are three main membership-based organisations advocating for journalists in Myanmar: The Myanmar Journalists’ Union (MJU), the Myanmar Journalists’ Association (MJA), and the Myanmar Journalists’ Network (MJN). In the past, the MJA has been regarded as having close ties to the Ministry of Information. The MJU and MJN are smaller organisations, with the MJU being perhaps more politically inclined due to its roots in the 88 Generation activist scene.

Myanmar

131

33.4 %

104

N/A

N/A

Parliamentary Republic

Author

Trade unions

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