5/1/2021 A Preliminary Analysis of the Myanmar Military Junta’s Media Propaganda – Tea Circle House; the military-associated Pyidaungsu and Yadanarpon daily newspapers; and fake news intentionally spread on social media. Analysis of Propaganda through Broadcast Media Following the coup, the Myawaddy (MWD) and MRTV channels have become primary sources of propaganda related to issues of religion, ethnicity, the development sector, and the suppression of the Civil Disobedience Movement (CDM). Both channels are streaming online via Youtube, with MRTV’s content including of cial statements and orders, primarily. The MWD channel consists of video clips (at an average of 30 minutes long) that highlight footage of senior of cials’ charitable donations to monks, nuns, monasteries, as well as footage of of cials visiting pagodas. Entertainment programs on these channels mainly consist of militarysponsored songs and movies. “Pyi Htaung Su Thit Sar” (“Union Oath”) has been broadcast repeatedly. This movie emphasizes the military’s role in establishing nationwide peace and stability and describes Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) as insurgent or “terrorist” groups. In that “Union Oath” tries to awaken nationalism by highlighting the military’s role, it can be considered as a typical example of “ ag-waving” propaganda. Image 1: EAOs labelled as insurgents and terrorists in the “Union Oath” https://teacircleoxford.com/2021/03/09/a-preliminary-analysis-of-the-myanmar-military-juntas-media-propaganda/ 2/16