Myanmar Eleven Media CEO wins global freedom award
Dr Than Htut Aung, CEO of Eleven Media Group, has won the Golden Pen of Freedom for 2013 awarded by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers WAN-IFRA.
The IFRA founded in 1961 started awarding Golden Pen of Freedom to the outstanding journalists around the world who braved for freedom of press. In addition to that, the association is granting the award to the wonderful journalists in honour of their excellent performance in the media field.
The Golden Pen of Freedom went to only three Myanmar journalists in the past. Guardian Sein Win won the first-ever prize of Golden Pen of Freedom in 1963 while Hanthawady Win Tin and Thayawady San San Nweh together won the prize for 2011.
Dr Than Htut Aung would be the fourth Myanmar journalist who won the Golden Pen of Freedom in 2013.
The Golden Pen of Freedom for 2013 will be awarded at the opening ceremony of the 65th World Newspaper Congress to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from June 3 to 5.
CEO Dr Than Htut Aung of Eleven Media Group will attend and accept the impressive prize as well as deliver a speech on the occasion.
Eleven Media is a member of Asia News Network, and the partner in English language publishing with The Nation in Myanmar.
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