Mizzima awarded global JTI certificate for reliable news on Myanmar

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Mizzima Mizzima, one of Myanmar ’s most prominent news outlets and a press freedom advocate, obtained the Journalism Trust Initiative ( JTI ) certification from global audit firm Bureau Veritas , JTI says in a press statement 5 January.  Operating in clandestine mode within Myanmar and supported by an exiled team, Mizzima strives to fulfil its role as reliable source of news and information for the Myanmar public. “Your Journalism Trust Initiative certification affirms what audiences already know: that principled, transparent journalism matters. Congratulations on this achievement and on your continued contribution to informing citizens about Myanmar,” says Benjamin Sabbah , director of Journalism Trust Initiative “Myanmar’s ongoing conflict has created an intensely contested media landscape, where mis- and disinformation are increasingly deployed to reinforce state propaganda and the prevailing “official” narrative. Although Mizzima is already regarded as one of the most trusted ...
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E.U. foreign policy chief visits Burma

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Sunday, 29 April 2012 15:17 Mizzima News

(Mizzima) – European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton urged the Burmese government to continue its progress toward democracy.

Ashton also opened a new E.U. office in Rangoon to oversee the management of aid programs and to handle political matters.

E.U. foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton at a press conference at NLD headquarters in Rangoon on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Photo: Mizzima / Lynn Bo Bo

Aung San Suu Kyi, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony in Rangoon.

On Monday, Ashton will meet with President Thein Sein, the speaker of the Lower House Thura Shwe Mann and Railways Minister Aung Min, who heads up the government’s peacemaking team, on Monday in Naypyitaw.

On Monday, the E.U. suspended sanctions for one year, with the exception of an arms embargo, which was left in place.

“This is a process of change,” Ashton said during a joint press conference with Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon, according to Agence France Presse. “I hope we will see all the elements put in place so this will become an irreversible process that will only continue,” she added.

The E.U.'s role in the country will be to offer investment and expertise, particularly in remote rural areas, Ashton said. The new office in Rangoon will mostly oversee the management of aid programmes but will also have a political role.

An E.U. embargo on arms sales remains in place and the bloc has said that it still expects the unconditional release of remaining political prisoners and the removal of all restrictions placed on those already released.

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