Mizzima News is a Burmese multimedia news organization. It was established in August 1998 by a group of Burmese journalists in exile. The International Press Institute

International Press Institute

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 awarded Mizzima News its Free Media Pioneer award in 2007.

Organization

Mizzima maintains a head office in Delhi

Delhi

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, India

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 and a news bureau

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 in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai

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, Thailand

Thailand

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. Mizzima has over 60 employees reporting from five countries: Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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, Burma, China, India and Thailand.

Mission

Its stated purpose is to raise awareness about Burma. It aims to promote "democracy and freedom of expression in Burma, by improving the flow of information in and out of the country and through advocacy and lobbying".

Assessments

According to the BBC News

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 website, The New Delhi-based Burmese news agency, Mizzima News, has been giving mainly factual accounts of the protests in several cities around the country. The Voice of America

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 site states:

External links

• Mizzima News Official website
• Mizzima News in Burmese Official website
• Mizzima News on Twitter
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