Mobile Myanmar: The Impact of Social Media on Young People Living in Conflict-Affected Regions of Myanmar
Appendix C: Key Informant Interview Guide
[Confirm that all participants have read and signed full consent agreement during mobilisation. If any participants have
not, a Research Partner must take them outside to obtain full consent.]
Thank you for taking time to meet with us today. I know we’ve met before but just as a reminder, my name is (NAME)
and I’m here working with Save the Children Myanmar on a project called Peace and Tolerance through Social Media
Initiative: Study of Youth Social Media and Technology Usage.
So, as discussed, we are going to be talking about how young people in Myanmar use Facebook. Again, we’ll try not to
take more than an hour of your time today – we know you’re busy!
We want to just refresh a couple of key things before we get started:
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If at any time you prefer not to answer a question, or to stop participating, you are welcome to do so – we really mean
it. This is entirely voluntary, and you can decide to end the interview at any time – though of course we hope you won’t!
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Everything will be confidential. We won’t ever use your name or anything that could identify you in our notes or our final
report on this research. We will share the data we gather with some of our partners in Australia, so they can help us to
understand what we’ve learned – they’ll store that data safely in a secure server, but we just want you to know that
they will be involved.
Now, just to confirm a few details:
First, is everyone still comfortable for us to record this conversation? We won’t publish or make this recording available
to anyone but our team – it’s just to help us remember what was said
Consent Given: Yes/No. If yes, turn on the recorder.
Second, does everyone understand why they are here today, and more or less what we’re going to be talking about?
Yes/No
Third, is everyone here voluntarily? Yes/No
Great! Do you have any questions before we get started?
Section 1: General Usage
1. What do you think are the most popular social media platforms for young people, and why?
2. How much time do youth spend on their phones each day?
3. How much of that time is spent online?
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