Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Deputy Minister U Aung Hla Tun meets staff of state-owned newspapers



February 26, 2018
DURING his meeting with staff of state-owned newspapers, Deputy Minister for Information U Aung Hla Tun said the duty of newspaper persons was to report news from Myanmar accurately and effectively to the world media, while the duty of the Ministry of Information is to demonstrate the voice of Myanmar.

Yesterday, the Deputy Minister, for the first time, met with state-owned newspapers Myanma Alinn, Kyemon, Myanmar News Agency (Internal), Myanmar News Agency (External), chief editors and editorial groups of newspapers in Nay Pyi Taw and their staff at Kyaemon newspaper house, Zeyathiri Township, Nay Pyi Taw.
“Compared with other news agencies, the news appearing in our newspapers is considered to be weak in news value and presentation. There is a need to intensify observation and provide follow-ups. It is good to meet with the staff and know about their work, requirements and difficulties,” said the Deputy Minister.
Furthermore, the Deputy Minister discussed fulfilling the requirements of the staff, especially providing them with a good internet connection, as newspaper work requires such facilities to provide timely news. The basic infrastructure required for the work site must be developed, besides the systematic development of human resources, livelihood, health and education of families of the staff living in staff houses of the newspaper.

The Deputy Minister also mentioned the aim of the ministry to conduct courses to increase the quality of the newsrooms, as well as courses on news editing, reform of newsrooms, management and news page organisations. Next, the Deputy Minister inspected the training rooms in Myanma Alinn and Kyemon.
Khin Yadana
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar

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