Fundamentals needed for Myanmar media industry ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®® The international community has been full of praise for democratic reform in Myanmar after the country’s 2010 General Elections and the newly elected government was born in 2011. And since then, some foreign-based news organizations have rushed to forge cooperation with their local counterparts. And although foreign news media have understood the situation for Myanmar’s media industry, they have invested or support with money, technology and training. But the matter of human resource development is still a problem in this industry. From reporting to printing and marketing, Myanmar media groups are facing a lack of experience and expertise compared to their foreign counterparts. What leaves us with a lack of good media skills? While media groups in neighbouring countries were enjoying support ranging from information and communication technology to journalism training, Myanmar journalists were still trying to present the news in tactical ways to avoid rules and regulations of the press scrutiny board. This meant there was a lack of motivation for young journalists to study journalism skills. When working with foreign editors, they give suggestions and make corrections in the news presentation style of local newspapers, but often they also need multiple sources and background information to meet international norms for news stories. The situations here is very different. Many news sources are very often reluctant to comment on sensitive stories except to push their own interests or propaganda. Moreover, most of the local media cannot set up database system to get facts and figures as it is very expensive. News media should have efficient tax exemptions to bring in essential facilities. Journalists should acquire effective training in journalism skills and have codes of ethics to avoid lawsuits from both the authorities and business firms. Only when the flow of information is smooth, will journalists have more confidence in their profession. Myanmar people are not inferior to foreigners in various sectors, but they do need support such as research, training, encouragement and so on to preserve the dignity of the profession! ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:10:59 +0000