Mizzima News () is a
Burmese multimedia news organisation. A member of
Burma News International, a local news coalition, Mizzima was established in exile in 1998, before establishing a bureau in Myanmar in the 2010s, as the military junta transitioned to semi-democratic rule.
Organisation
It produces a daily digital Mizzima newspaper in Burmese language, a weekly Mizzima business magazine, weekly television programs – aired by Myanma Radio & Television (MRTV) – and websites in both the Burmese and English language.
History
It was established in August 1998 by a group of Burmese journalists in exile in New Delhi, India.
After the
2021 Myanmar coup d'état
A coup d'état in Myanmar began on the morning of 1 February 2021, when Elections in Myanmar, democratically elected members of the country's ruling party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), were deposed by the Tatmadaw, Myanmar's milita ...
, military junta revoked the operating licenses of Mizzima, and four other media outlets, namely
Myanmar Now
''Myanmar Now'' () is a news agency based in Myanmar (Burma). ''Myanmar Now'' journalists publish bilingual Burmese and English articles on an eponymous online news portal. The agency provides free syndication throughout the country, with a dist ...
,
Democratic Voice of Burma
The Democratic Voice of Burma (, abbreviated DVB) is one of Myanmar's largest independent media organisations. DVB was founded as a non-profit media organization based in Oslo, Norway and Chiang Mai, Thailand. Run by Burmese expatriates, it m ...
(DVB),
Khit Thit Media, and
7Day News, amidst the
ongoing protests.
Awards
The
International Press Institute
International Press Institute (IPI) is a global organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of press freedom and the improvement of journalism practices. The institution was founded by 34 editors from 15 countries at Columbia Universit ...
awarded Mizzima News its Free Media Pioneer award in 2007.
References
External links
* {{official, http://www.mizzima.com/
Further reading
* Jessica Mudditt, ''Our Home in Myanmar: Four years in Yangon'', Hembury Books, 2021. Memoirs of a Mizzima employee while they operated in Yangon.
1998 establishments in Myanmar
Politics of Myanmar
Mass media in Myanmar
News magazines published in Asia
Online magazines published in India
Magazines established in 1998
Magazines published in Delhi
Burmese news websites