You see a child soldier with a rifle--you are in Burma--do you take the picture?
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(trailer for documentary, Please Don't Say My Name, www.pleasedontsaymyname.org)
"One day I was on a bus with a Burmese friend, a former monk, who had just learned that a small protest was breaking out in Bago. Bago was on the way to our destination, and soon a convoy of about 30 military trucks snaked by our bus. Two child soldiers sat on top of one, maybe 10-12 years old, manning rifles as big as themselves. They were so close I could have touched their uniforms. My companion grabbed my camera and shoved it in my hands: "Take it, take the picture of the soldier boys!" he whispered frantically.
As I took the camera from him I looked up and caught the eyes of the bus driver, who was watching us in the rearview mirror. If any soldiers saw me snap that photo, it would not have been my head but that of the bus driver."
Security vs Story--journalist Karen Zusman talks about the ethical concerns related to reporting on stories in Burma and Malaysia.
Watch video clips and read more: http://hub.witness.org/pleaseDontSayMyName
Learn about the plight of Burmese refugees who are sold to human traffickers by the Malaysian government: http://www.pleasedontsaymyname.org
"One day I was on a bus with a Burmese friend, a former monk, who had just learned that a small protest was breaking out in Bago. Bago was on the way to our destination, and soon a convoy of about 30 military trucks snaked by our bus. Two child soldiers sat on top of one, maybe 10-12 years old, manning rifles as big as themselves. They were so close I could have touched their uniforms. My companion grabbed my camera and shoved it in my hands: "Take it, take the picture of the soldier boys!" he whispered frantically.
As I took the camera from him I looked up and caught the eyes of the bus driver, who was watching us in the rearview mirror. If any soldiers saw me snap that photo, it would not have been my head but that of the bus driver."
Security vs Story--journalist Karen Zusman talks about the ethical concerns related to reporting on stories in Burma and Malaysia.
Watch video clips and read more: http://hub.witness.org/pleaseDontSayMyName
Learn about the plight of Burmese refugees who are sold to human traffickers by the Malaysian government: http://www.pleasedontsaymyname.org
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samthesixth
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Yes you take the picture!
- 2 years ago
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samthesixth
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kzusman
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samthesixth:
had i done that it would have been a one way ticket to Insein prison for the bus driver. read the story on witness and learn.
- 2 years ago
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kzusman
