Cambodian Journalist Sees Media Situation Deteriorating

Phnom Penh – Cambodian journalist Aun Pheap used to be a dedicated reporter. He would chase stories for The Cambodia Daily, a local independent paper, and write articles that government officials, businessmen and other powerful players would rather not see published.

Things radically changed in May 2017 when he and his Canadian colleague, Zsombor Peter, an associate editor at the paper, went to Ratanakkiri in the kingdom’s north to report on the only commune in the province in which the opposition party had won a commune chief position in 2012.

They wanted to assess whether and how the situation had changed, and find out whether villagers would most likely vote for the opposition party again during the commune elections in June 2017.

In full: https://www.voanews.com/a/cambodian-journalist-sees-media-situation-deteriorating/4902949.html

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