Author

Aung Zaw

@azburma

Aung Zaw is founding editor of The Irrawaddy, a magazine about Burma and Southeast Asian affairs, located in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand.

Confronting Pressure From Donors

The following words are reprinted from a Nieman Reports article written by Aung Zaw, editor of The Irrawaddy, a magazine about Burma and Southeast Asian affairs located in Chiang Mai,…
March 15, 2008

Burmese Reporters in Exile Confront Different Risks

Power shortages and blackouts are nothing new in Burma. Nor are news blackouts. In early February, authorities detected bird flu in Sagaing and Mandalay divisions but the news didn’t appear…
June 15, 2006

In Burma, a Repressive Regime Controls the Press

Burmese reporters require ‘great courage to adhere to the principles of journalism.’
June 15, 2002