‘Exploring diversity’ has been the catchphrase for years of Burma’s first TV travel show ‘Doh Pyay Doh Myay’ (‘Our Land Our Region’). The program managed to explore rarely filmed regions, giving a voice to underrepresented people. The military coup made the editorial team pull over, as journalism became a lethal profession overnight. Now DPDM starts travelling again, but this time around the world.
by Ole Chavannes, 21 augustus 2022
In order to air the weekly program, the editorial team of the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) traveled by 4WD car across dangerous roads, to portray all kind of local communities respectfully and in freedom. Until the military seized power on February 1st 2021, declaring all independent media illegal.
The 30 year old independent broadcaster DVB survived by going underground again, radically changing its journalistic practises to keep covering and checking each news event independently. Its national viewership more than doubled online on Burmese.DVB.no and also more international audiences are following the new English.DVB.no news feed.
One and a half years after the coup, thanks to international support, DVB proudly presents the premiere of DPDM Global. The same journalistic formula as before, but safely filmed in countries with (some) press freedom around the world, to portray a wide variety of diaspora with some connection to Myanmar, respectfully and in freedom. DPDM Global explores diversity worldwide.
DPDM Global airs first on Sunday 21 August at 7pm Myanmar time on DVB TV, online and as podcast. The 30 minute show airs 13 times a week, according to this TV schedule >
DPDM Global can be followed at YouTube, Facebook and Twitter and is also available as audio podcast (free to download) on Anchor, Spotify, Soundcloud and in the Apple and Google podcast apps. Please share your opinions & ideas by mailing dvb.dpdm@gmail.com.