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Controlled by a harsh military junta and operating under a regime of severe censorship and threat, Burma's media are barred from reporting even the most mundane local events. Debate about government policies or the dire state of the economy is unheard of, and most political news consists of glowing stories recounting the presumed achievements of…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260