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Since the February 1 coup, nearly every independent newspaper has folded, leaving print readers largely with state-run publications such as Kyemon and the Global New Light of Myanmar (pictured). (Frontier)
Since the February 1 coup, nearly every independent newspaper has folded, leaving print readers largely with state-run publications such as Kyemon and the Global New Light of Myanmar (pictured). (Frontier)

The Tatmadaw can’t turn back the clock on Myanmar’s news industry

The military’s media bans, mass arrests and newsroom raids may have left newsstands barren, but professional and citizen journalists will continue recording the regime’s crimes.

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