Kira Kay:
Myanmar, also known as Burma, had been a dictatorship for decades, when in 2012 it changed course and started to open to the world. Thousands of political prisoners were released, including democracy advocate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was allowed to run for parliament. Activists and lawyers were also set free, as were journalists. Whatever that means, it was a hopeful time as young writers huddled with their editors. Local cameramen were allowed access to the long, cloistered Aung San Suu Kyi and even walk the halls of parliament with her. News outlets returned from exile, like Mizzima, whose editors had been in India. The Irrawaddy Newspaper, which had long published from Thailand, opened a bureau atop a downtown office tower. I visited in 2015 and spoke with its editor, Aung Zaw.
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