Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) and four ethnic media outlets signed an agreement at the MRTV office in Naypyidaw on October 18 to cooperate in the news sector.
These four ethnic media outlets are Khonumthung, the Than Lwin Times, Narinjara, and the Kantarawaddy Times, which are also members of Burma News International (BNI). MRTV will buy news relating to state parliaments, ethnic culture, development, education, and health and broadcast them on MRTV Web Portal.
“It’s difficult for us to survive among ethnic media. To be frank, we are publishing the news on Facebook and our website without earning any money. But, the MRTV is buying our news now so we will receive fee and some profits to a certain extent,” said U Philip Soe Naing, managing editor of Khonumthung News Group.
This project is funded by Germany-based DW Akademie and nine media outlets have also cooperated with MRTV earlier this year. Now, 13 media outlets are cooperating with MRTV.
