Public Information and Ultranationalism in Myanmar: A Thematic Analysis of Public and Private Newspaper Coverage

IF 0.4 0 RELIGION Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI:10.1080/13602004.2020.1847780

Christopher L. Atkinson

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Abstract International focus on the Myanmar military regime and liberalization and reform within the nation’s press circles has increased, in light of the ongoing plight of the Rohingya people. Where information and official messaging has been tightly controlled, differentiation in products of government-led and private-sector news outlets is worthy of attention. This study offers a thematic analysis of news reporting in Myanmar, considering: What can be learned from a comparison of public and private news sources in Myanmar about the coverage of the Rohingya genocide? Discussions of literature on the Rohingya experience in Myanmar as well as fascism and ultranationalism provide context. The analysis showed that private news has responded to semi-democratic tendencies, but remains resistant to interpretations that overstep governmental norms; state-run news coverage is a world and reality unto its own, favoring elite perspectives. The result is an increasingly divided portrayal of a story with international importance.

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缅甸的公共信息与极端民族主义:公共和私营报纸报道的专题分析

摘要鉴于罗兴亚人的持续困境，国际社会越来越关注缅甸军事政权以及该国新闻界的自由化和改革。在信息和官方信息受到严格控制的地方，政府主导的新闻媒体和私营部门新闻媒体的产品差异值得关注。这项研究对缅甸的新闻报道进行了主题分析，考虑到：从缅甸公共和私人新闻来源对罗兴亚种族灭绝报道的比较中可以学到什么？关于罗兴亚人在缅甸的经历以及法西斯主义和极端民族主义的文献讨论提供了背景。分析表明，私人新闻对半民主倾向作出了回应，但仍然抵制超越政府规范的解释；国有新闻报道本身就是一个世界和现实，有利于精英阶层的观点。其结果是对一个具有国际重要性的故事的描述越来越分歧。

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期刊介绍： Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs is a peer reviewed research journal produced by the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs (IMMA) as part of its publication programme. Published since 1979, the journalhas firmly established itself as a highly respected and widely acclaimed academic and scholarly publication providing accurate, reliable and objective information. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs provides a forum for frank but responsible discussion of issues relating to the life of Muslims in non-Muslim societies. The journalhas become increasingly influential as the subject of Muslim minorities has acquired added significance. About 500 million Muslims, fully one third of the world Muslim population of 1.5 billion, live as minorities in 149 countries around the globe. Even as minorities they form significant communities within their countries of residence. What kind of life do they live? What are their social, political and economic problems? How do they perceive their strengths and weakness? What above all, is their future in Islam and in the communities of their residence? The journal explores these and similar questions from the Muslim and international point of view in a serious and responsible manner.