Making land markets on Myanmar Facebook
6 Minutes To ReadCourtney T. Wittekind and Hilary Faxon underscore threats posed by a new market for land on Myanmar Facebook.
Tea Circle Event: Social Research and the Internet in Post-coup Myanmar (December 7)
2 Minutes To ReadUpcoming event: Social Research and the Internet in Post-coup Myanmar (December 7, 8:30pm MMT/ 9am EST) “Cyberspace and Freedom of Expression in Post-coup Myanmar” Join Tea Circle and the SecDev Foundation on Tuesday, 7 December […]
A Preliminary Analysis of the Myanmar Military Junta’s Media Propaganda
13 Minutes To ReadSix students from the University of Yangon analyze key themes in the military-controlled and state-owned media since the February 1st coup. On 1st February 2021, the Myanmar military staged a […]
Challenging the distortion of influential monks?
6 Minutes To ReadLynn Htwe looks at responses to Sitagu Sayadaw’s comments on Pagan’s recognition by UNESCO.
Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change, edited by Lisa Brooten, Jane Madlyn McElhone and Gayathry Venkiteswaran, ISEAS, Singapore, 2019, 407 Pages.
9 Minutes To ReadDaniel Wood reviews how Myanmar Media in Transition unravels legacies of authoritarianism, carving new spaces for dissent.
Shooting the Facebook Messenger (Part IV)
5 Minutes To ReadThomas Dowling reflects on Facebook in Myanmar.
Shooting the Facebook Messenger (Part III)
8 Minutes To ReadThomas Dowling presents an argument for how Facebook could potentially (and inadvertently) advance Burmanisation in Myanmar.
Shooting the Facebook Messenger (Part II)
6 Minutes To ReadThomas Dowling assesses Facebook’s mitigation strategies before critically engaging with the Company’s intentions in Myanmar.
Shooting the (Facebook) Messenger (Part I)
8 Minutes To ReadThomas Dowling considers the impact of Facebook in Myanmar and its potency for Burmanisation.
Social Media Facebook Connections Between the Shan and Thai: How Technology Helps the Consumer to Become a Self-Producer
10 Minutes To ReadKo Htwe describes the cross-border use of social media among Shan and Thai communities.