Gender Age 3 Association Type Area of Operations F 25-29 National media Text Myanmar, Yangon M 25-29 International Media Multimedia Myanmar, Yangon M 30-34 Small-scale media Multimedia Myanmar, Karenni M 35-39 Ethnic media Text Myanmar, Shan F 35-39 National media & small-scale media Multimedia Myanmar, Mandalay/Yangon M 25-29 International media Video Myanmar, Yangon M 30-34 National media Text Thailand F 30-34 International media & national media Text Thailand M 35-39 Citizen journalism Multimedia India M 35-39 Citizen journalism Multimedia Myanmar, Yangon We were unable to employ ethnographic fieldwork to immerse ourselves in the journalists’ environment due to security risks in Myanmar; we instead collaborated with Myat, a journalist with five years of experience reporting in Myanmar, who now works as a freelance media consultant for digital safety projects for media and journalists. Our research is led by Yin Maung, a former digital security trainer with experience in Myanmar’s civil society, focusing on producing resources on safe online spaces. While these efforts aim to bridge the gap in understanding journalists’ realities in Myanmar, we are cognisant that our researchers’ “insider” status brought possible biases and limitations. Given our prior collaborations with international development agencies in Myanmar, our access to Myanmar journalists has been predominantly drawn from these networks, possibly overlooking the security situations of those beyond those circles. The journalists who opted to work for state-controlled media are also outside the scope of this research. Our research team’s language capabilities present both strengths and challenges: half of our four-member team are Burmese, while the others do not speak the language. We rely on professional translation services and the interpretative skills of our Burmese team to ensure an accurate description of the findings. 3. To maintain confidentiality, the exact ages have been obscured. 18