5/1/2021 A Preliminary Analysis of the Myanmar Military Junta’s Media Propaganda – Tea Circle betraying the oath they had sworn as physicians and that, because of this, the military medical of cers had taken in patients, treating them with compassion, no matter their social status, religion or ethnicity. This propaganda has attempted to draw a contrast that paints striking workers in a negative way but praises members of the military. Similarly, on February 11, People Media posted that workers from the militaryowned Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) gas lling station in Mingalar Taung Nyunt Township joined the Civil Disobedience Movement, causing dif culties for taxi drivers. This attempt to divide citizens was belied by the fact other private and public gas stations that provide CNG remain open, meaning taxi drivers had other sources of fuel available. Analysis of Propaganda through Print Media In this section on propaganda circulated through print media, we critically analyze content from state-owned and military-associated daily newspapers: Kyay Mone (The Mirror), Myanmar A Linn (New Light of Myanmar), and Myawaddy. We focused speci cally on direct and indirect propaganda found in the Local News, International News, and Articles sections of The Mirror and New Light of Myanmar, newspapers published by the Ministry of Information. Image 3: Extract from the article “Important Lines of Regret for National Unity” Articles featured in The Mirror and New Light of Myanmar put forward the regime’s interpretation of Myanmar’s political instabilities and attempt to justify both the coup and the military’s continued role in national politics One article, “Only Negotiation Can,” argued that the coup was staged due to election fraud, ignoring the fact that the election results have already been recognized by the international community. In “Important Lines of Regret for National Unity,” the author states that all military coups throughout history were undertaken only with rightful intentions to maintain national unity and sovereignty. Similarly, https://teacircleoxford.com/2021/03/09/a-preliminary-analysis-of-the-myanmar-military-juntas-media-propaganda/ 7/16