The Leonard Lopate Show

Myanmar's Press Freedom, Post-Cyclone

Myanmar’s government-run radio station is saying that more than 22,000 people are confirmed dead and 41,000 are missing. But given the ruling military junta’s record of severely limiting press freedom, can we trust what they're saying about the scale of the disaster? We look into who’s controlling communications from Burma, the role Burmese exiles are playing in moving information in and out of the country after the cyclone, and whether greater media freedom could have helped prevent many of the deaths. Bob Dietz is Asia Program Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

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