While the Myanmar's regime attempts to suppress the protests taking place, citizen journalists are playing a key role in delivery of the news to the rest of the world.
The AP, Reuters and other media outlets have published photos given to them by exile media organizations including Mizzima, Irrawaddy, and the Democratic Voice of Burma. Talking about his correspondents, Aung Zaw, editor of Irrawaddy, told the Wall Street
Reporters Without Borders ranks Myanmar 164 out of 168 for being one of the most repressed media in the world. Despite the regime's efforts to censor media, Myanmarese bloggers have been able to get around firewalls set up to stop the flow of information in and out of the country. Irrawaddy's Aung Zaw sums up the situation saying, "The more they try to suppress information, the more will come out."
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