Being a foreign correspondent is usually an exercise in being there — unless you’re trying to cover a coup in Myanmar during a pandemic. Luckily, we at The Times have a remarkable network of reporters and photographers in Myanmar who are risking their lives to get the story out. To be a reporter in Myanmar today, to be someone who documents the military’s casual and cruel violence, is now a crime. Their ranks are supplemented by citizen reporters whose footage and photos are valuable evidence of what is unfolding in Myanmar. It means poring over shaky videos of military brutality and crosschecking them with others from different angles to ensure that the geotagging is accurate.

Source: International New York Times April 09, 2021 22:18 UTC