The Burma News International was established in 2003 with four Burmese news organizations based in the western border of Burma, India and Bangladesh. It was later expanded, with other Burmese news organizations based in Thailand and the Thai-Burma border areas joining in. At present, it has eleven independent Burma media/news organizations as members. They are Mizzima News, Narinjara News, Kaladan Press, Karen Information Center, Khonumthung News, Network Media Group, Independent Mon News Agency, Shan Herald Agency for News, Phop Htaw News, Kantarawaddy Times and Kachin News Group.
The Burma News International aims to promote Burma related news and reports in South Asia and South East Asia. It is also serves as a bridge for mutual-understanding, sharing experiences, expertise and resources and cooperation among the Independent Burma Media Organizations.
“To become a leading multimedia enterprise that presents a comprehensive picture of Burma and plays a role in promoting an understanding of the country.”
Mission
BNI Membership Criteria
The Burma News International aims to promote Burma related news and reports in South Asia and South East Asia. It is also serves as a bridge for mutual-understanding, sharing experiences, expertise and resources and cooperation among the Independent Burma Media Organizations.
Vision
“To become a leading multimedia enterprise that presents a comprehensive picture of Burma and plays a role in promoting an understanding of the country.”
Mission
BNI is a network of independent media organizations from Burma that upholds journalistic ethics and promotes media freedom while providing reliable, accurate, and balanced daily news from the country’s different regions and diverse ethnic people to local, regional, and international communities.
Code of Ethics
Code of Ethics
- A journalist in the BNI network will only mention a person's age, race, color, creed, disability, marital status and family history, gender, or sexual orientation if this information is strictly relevant.
- A journalist will neither originate nor process materials (such as written words, audio files, or video files) directly through his/ her own media channel or indirectly through other channels that encourage discrimination, ridicule, prejudice, or hatred toward any of the above-mentioned groupings.
BNI Membership Criteria
- Must be an independent Burma media organization
- Must be a stable media organization
- Must produce original news on Burma
- Must accept BNI’s vision, mission, rules and regulations
- Must agree to BNI’s Code of Ethics
- A media organization must be nominated by a minimum of two existing BNI members to become a member of BNI, and the membership decision will be made by consensus during BNI’s regular meetings
- Must accept the responsibilities assigned at BNI’s regular meetings
Staff
- Development Officer - Nan Paw Gay
- Development Secretary- Khin Maung Shwe
- Program Coordinator- Thu Htike San
- Administrative Coordinator - Nay Myo Aung
- Duty Editor- Zaw Gyi (NMG)
- Copy Editor- Brennan O' Connor
- Peace Research and Analysis Program Coordinator- Sai Leik
- Free Ethnic Voice Radio Program Producer- Nai Banya Enn
- Ethnic Women's Voice FM Producer - Thi Thi Mon
- Webmaster- Piang Pha
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