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Internet helps the world get a peek at junta's nemesis
WSN Network

RANGOON: Unlike the 1988 uprisings when the world knew little about killing of 3,000 people in Burma, the free-flow of information about the uprising in the country ruled by the military junta was impressive this time as dissent poured through the medium of internet.

Hundreds of newspapers got access to pictures and eyewitness accounts gleaned from blogs as the government seemed to be slow in shutting down internet cafes. Even the BBC used the images to supplement its coverage. Locals clicked photos with their mobile phones and downloaded them to the Internet and the world. Some sites allowed open use of their photos and imposed no copyright restrictions since many Burmese were only interested in getting the photos out and be seen.

The opposition radio station, the Democratic Voice of Burma, funded by among others the governments of Norway, Denmark and Sweden, continued to broadcast via satellite and short-wave to Burma and massively used information from bloggers.

3 October, 2007
 

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