Below is the primary list of documents used in our intensive training workshop on religious freedom and conflict reporting held in Yangon, Myanmar, November 11-15, 2014.

• A19 FEX in Burma 1 (English and Burmese in same document):
  • The London-based freedom of expression organization Article 19’s background paper on freedom of expression in Myanmar (2014)
• A19 FEX in Burma 2 (English and Burmese in same document):
  • Article 19’s Beginners’ guide to freedom of expression laws (2014)
• A19 FEX in Burma 3 (English and Burmese in same document):
  • Article 19’s Beginners’ guide to content restrictions (2014)
• A19 FEX in Burma 4 (English and Burmese in same document):
  • Article 19’s Guide to advocacy on freedom of expression in Myanmar (2014)
• Asia journalism religion reporting resolution 2011:
  • An 8-point resolution written April 8, 2011 by journalists from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan attending the Asia Journalism Fellowship 2011 in Singapore
• Cherian George’s hate speech regulation table (English and Burmese):
  • Journalism professor Cherian George’s table showing differences between traditional and liberal societies’ approaches to hate speech regulation (2014)
• Freedom House’s Burma 2014 Freedom of Press Report (English):
  • The U.S. human rights group’s 2014 report ranks Myanmar’s press as “not free” based on legal, economic and political factors (2014)
• Freedom House’s Burma 2014 Freedom of the World Report (English):
  • The 2014 report ranks Myanmar as “not free” based on civil liberties and political rights violations (2014)
• IMS assessment of media development challenges and opportunities in Myanmar  (English):
  • International Media Support’s report “Change is in the air: An assessment of media development challenges and opportunities in Myanmar” (2012)
• IMS MPC Conflict-sensitive journalism handbook (English and Burmese)
  • International Media Support and Myanmar Peace Center’s conflict-sensitive journalism handbook (2014)
• International journalism fellowship reporting resolution 2011 (English):
  • A 13-point resolution written on November 17, 2011 by journalists from Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Namibia and Brunei attending a one-month International Journalism Fellowship sponsored by the Malaysian Press Institute in Kuala Lumpur
• International Primer for Burma (English and Burmese):
  • Religion Newswriters Foundation’s comprehensive updated international reporting on religion primer with coverage tips and links to important resources (2014)
• Internews Media freedom challenges Burma (English):
  • Internews Impact Report on fostering professional and inclusive media in Burma with profiles of leading Myanmar journalists (2013)
• IWPR crisis reporting handbook (English):
  • The Institute for War & Peace Reporting’s handbook for local journalists in crisis areas (2004)
• Likert scale values (English and Burmese):
  • Corresponds to the self-appraisal survey below (2014)
• Myanmar Press Council Code of Conduct (English and Burmese in same document):
  • The Myanmar Press Council (Interim)’s media code of conduct for Myanmar Journalists – Page 15 specifically addresses religion. (2014)
• FINAL RNS FCO Burma 2014 Training schedule (English and Burmese):
  • Detailed schedule for our Nov 11-15 trainings in Yangon (2014)
• Reporting Ethnicity and Religion (English):
  • Getting the Facts Right: Reporting Ethnicity and Religion. A study of media coverage of ethnicity and religion in Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the United Kingdom (2012)
• RL Buddhism Guide for Burma (English and Burmese):
  • ReligionLink’s detailed guide for reporting on Buddhism with relevant international and Asia-specific sources, tips and definitions (2014)
• RL Islam Guide for Burma (English and Burmese):
  • ReligionLink’s detailed guide for reporting on Islam with relevant international and Asia-specific sources, tips and definitions (2014)
• Self-appraisal survey (English and Burmese):
  • Preliminary survey all trainees must complete to gauge experience and proficiency in reporting on religion and to tell trainers what they hope to gain from the trainings (2014)
• Thingangyun religious sites guide (English and Burmese):
  • Detailed overview of field trip to four houses of worship in Yangon (2014)
• UNESCO Conflict-sensitive reporting guide (English):
  • A handbook for journalists and journalism educators and trainers in how to approach conflict-sensitive reporting (2009)
• US State Dept 2013 Burma Religious Freedom Report (full English report, executive summary in Burmese):
  • The U.S. State Department’s annual country-specific report on religious freedom in Myanmar. Myanmar is one of only nine countries of particular concern that the U.S. cites for particularly egregious violations of religion freedom (2013)
• USCIRF Burma religious freedom human rights violations (English):
  • The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)’s report focuses on: discrimination and abuses against Rohingya Muslims; intolerance against minority religious communities; discriminatory laws, policies and proposed legislation; deprivation of citizenship to Rohingya Muslims; and prejudicial practices in the issuance of identification documents to all Muslims (2014)
• USIP Burma media conflict report (English and Burmese):
  • The U.S. Institute of Peace’s report on media and conflict in Myanmar and opportunities for media to advance peace (2014)
• World Religion Maps (English):
  • 20 maps and charts showing the roots, faultlines and demographic dispersion of major religions across the globe (2007)
• World religion quiz (English and Burmese):
  • A 37-question quiz to be completed before trainings, designed to gauge how much trainees know about various religions (2014)
• Eric Loo’s models of reporting (English and Burmese):
  • Trainer and professor Eric Loo’s ORACLE and FACTS approaches to proactive reporting on religion (2014)
• EJN 5-Point Hate Speech Test (English and Burmese):
  • The Ethical Journalism Network’s five-point test for reporting on potentially inflammatory speech in an ethical and responsible context (2014)