The visit by a media delegation from Myanmar to Germany, organized by DW
Akademie, is part of Deutsche Welle's ongoing support of media
development in the country. The project is supported by the Federal
Foreign Office.
Following decades of censorship, Myanmar is in the process of
liberalizing its media institutions. Deutsche Welle is assisting this
transformation via its international center for media development, DW
Akademie. It is currently hosting a high-ranking delegation from
Myanmar, including Ye Htut, deputy minister of the Myanmar Ministry of
Information, seven representatives from the state-run Myanmar Radio and
Television (MRTV) and the Director of the country’ first semi-private
TV-station MRTV 4.
Aside from Deutsche Welle's headquarters in Bonn and TV studios in
Berlin, the schedule includes visits to the Federal Foreign Office, the
Federal Press Office, the German Federation of Journalists (DJV), the
ARD network of public service broadcasters and regional broadcasters
Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting (RBB) and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR).
At the various stops, the visitors are taking part in discussions and
lectures on the role of the media in society and politics. Experts from
the field are contributing their insights into the challenges of media
restructuring and how established theories can be applied to Myanmar
today. Many have drawn from their experiences with the change in the
German media landscape following the reunification of East and West
Germany. The key question is whether the German public service
broadcasting system could serve as a model for Myanmar.
(Source : Deutsche Welle)
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