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Mar 2021
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High-risk news coverage: Reporting the c...

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As military leaders ban independent media and arrest reporters, citizen journalists become an information lifeline in Myanmar.

Contributors:

Swe Win - Editor-in-chief, Myanmar Now

Aye Chan Naing - Chief editor, Democratic Voice of Burma

Wai Hnin Pwint Thon - The Burma Campaign UK

Wai Wai Nu - Human rights activist; founder, Women's Peace Network

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In Russia, opposition figure Alexey Navalney is locked up in prison. Producer Tariq Nafi talks to Richard Gizbert about how the part-politician, part-journalist is still managing to get the word out.

The 'anti-woke' challengers looking to disrupt UK broadcast media

To the right? Britain braces for two new broadcasters who are out to rebalance TV news.

Contributors:

Robin Aitken - Former BBC reporter; author, Can We Trust the BBC?

Martin Fletcher - Former foreign editor, The Times

Stewart Purvis - Former chief executive and editor-in-chief, ITN; former content and standards partner, Ofcom

Ash Sarkar -  Contributing editor, Novara Media

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