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Since a lot of journalists follow me, and I’ll keep repeating this from now, so much more media coverage is needed in other cities like Mandalay and Myitkyina and esp ethnic states. The violence is so much greater there. Maybe we can work together so you can find people to cover. https://twitter.com/ccpanda5/status/1362389583837597696
Accessibility will be hard, but we need to make sure that their voices are more amplified right now because the violence concentrated in those areas are far greater than in Yangon. Things feel relatively peaceful here, tbh too peaceful. Other places need more coverage rn.
Another option is to fund, support, and constantly amplify ethnic news platforms and civil society groups, which also work on monitoring and reporting, that operate in these ethnic states. I will link sources that I know below.
Here is a quick list of ethnic media + some human rights groups that I put together. Of course this is not at all exhaustive and Myanmar has endless resources for ethnic media and reporting. It's everyone's responsibility to do their own research and support. I'll add more later.
Shan Herald News (for Shan State)
https://twitter.com/ShanHeraldNews/status/1361970936312786944
https://www.facebook.com/shannews/
https://twitter.com/ShanHeraldNews/status/1361970936312786944
https://www.facebook.com/shannews/
Development Media Group (for Rakhine state)
https://twitter.com/DMGEnglish/status/1362240939310387200
https://www.facebook.com/dmgenglishversion
https://www.dmediag.com/?fbclid=IwAR1YOwM0bhZbMRBEmglStu4S6w9nOmq2rvgiR72zNagQt5t3OpVUfrTKDzE
https://twitter.com/DMGEnglish/status/1362240939310387200
https://www.facebook.com/dmgenglishversion
https://www.dmediag.com/?fbclid=IwAR1YOwM0bhZbMRBEmglStu4S6w9nOmq2rvgiR72zNagQt5t3OpVUfrTKDzE
Mon News Agency (for Mon State) note: Mawlamyaing has also seen a lot of violence during the coup.
https://twitter.com/imnamonnews/status/1362408177619243008
Main English source:
https://www.facebook.com/monnewsagencyenglish/
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM)
https://twitter.com/HURFOM/status/1362227348326678532
http://rehmonnya.org/
https://twitter.com/imnamonnews/status/1362408177619243008
Main English source:
https://www.facebook.com/monnewsagencyenglish/
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM)
https://twitter.com/HURFOM/status/1362227348326678532
http://rehmonnya.org/
Karen News (for Karen state)
https://twitter.com/KarenNewsOrg/status/1361878498403446789
http://karennews.org/?fbclid=IwAR0ixuEfm1YrUOGySpBtPCChoIXfslP7E4DAeuUlvhm4v_rPr-rWUVu9CUQ
https://twitter.com/KarenNewsOrg/status/1361878498403446789
http://karennews.org/?fbclid=IwAR0ixuEfm1YrUOGySpBtPCChoIXfslP7E4DAeuUlvhm4v_rPr-rWUVu9CUQ
Karen Human Rights Group
https://www.facebook.com/karenhumanrightsgroup/
https://www.khrg.org/?fbclid=IwAR1BbGo4g08aE_nNqtS5zB4T-4pYkS5z-hJ4zLyqWZaXZLhIKXILVlSBPTE
Karen Peace Support Network
https://www.facebook.com/KPSN.karen
Karen Women's Organization
https://www.facebook.com/karenwomenorganization
https://www.facebook.com/karenhumanrightsgroup/
https://www.khrg.org/?fbclid=IwAR1BbGo4g08aE_nNqtS5zB4T-4pYkS5z-hJ4zLyqWZaXZLhIKXILVlSBPTE
Karen Peace Support Network
https://www.facebook.com/KPSN.karen
Karen Women's Organization
https://www.facebook.com/karenwomenorganization
Kachin News Group (for Kachin state)
https://www.facebook.com/theKachinNews/
Kachinland News https://www.kachinlandnews.com/
https://www.facebook.com/theKachinNews/
Kachinland News https://www.kachinlandnews.com/
Chinland Guardian (for Chin state) - was told by a Chin friend this is the main and only reliable one obviously if anyone has additions, let me know!
https://www.facebook.com/ChinlandGuardianCG
Chin Human Rights Organization
https://twitter.com/ChinHumanRights/status/1361905975092006913
https://www.facebook.com/ChinHumanRightsOrganization
https://www.facebook.com/ChinlandGuardianCG
Chin Human Rights Organization
https://twitter.com/ChinHumanRights/status/1361905975092006913
https://www.facebook.com/ChinHumanRightsOrganization
BNI News reports on a wide range of ethnic states and issues in English: https://www.bnionline.net/en
And this is a very cool map from the Media Development Investment Fund: "Map of private local media in Myanmar’s ethnic states and regions" (thank you @arongabrielle)
https://www.mdif.org/private-local-media-in-myanmars-ethnic-states-and-regions/
https://www.mdif.org/private-local-media-in-myanmars-ethnic-states-and-regions/
Again, obviously, these are not everything there is out there and I hope you'll do your active duty to go out and research your own sources. But I hope this is a good starter thread for ethnic sources.
