【标准美音社论】提升缅甸新闻自由度(1/2)

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【标准美音 Editorial】08-26-2012
Expanding Press Freedom in Burma

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图为第一次缅甸大选后一名佛教徒在Jivita Dhana自由医院门口看报纸。
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Government of Burma
Press Scrutiny and Registration Department
Burmese Government
编辑&翻译：betty0925
有betty的地方就有答疑~The Government of Burma is moving again to ease what were once among the world's tightest media controls by ending censorship of private publications. The Press Scrutiny and Registration Department said August 20th it would no longer require journalists to submit their work to state censors before publication. Media groups hailed the move, calling it a significant step forward for press freedom. The United States welcomes the announcement. The central board itself has not been eradicated however which is a step that we would like to see the Burmese Government take.  
Burma has kept tight control over all aspects of the media for almost 50 years. As a civilian government has made positive changes over the last year toward democratic rule and greater political freedoms for its citizens, it increasingly recognizes that press freedoms are a necessary part of this process.通过停止对私人刊物的审查，缅甸政府这个一度被认为是世界上最严厉的媒体监管国再次放松监管。缅甸新闻审查与登记部八月二十日表示，该国记者不再需要在报道发布前经过国家审查员审核。媒体界一阵欢呼，称此举对新闻自由具有重要意义。美国也为此举叫好。然而，审核小组并未解散，美国希望缅甸政府能对此有所行动。
缅甸对媒体的全面严厉监管几乎有五十年的历史了。去年，这个民权政府推进了民主管治和人民政治自由进程，其越来越认识到提升新闻自由在该进程中占有重要地位。