Today, Aung San Suu Kyi, the 1991 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize currently under house arrest in Myanmar, entered a plea of not guilty after the prosecution presented its arguments and the court accepted the charges.
Associated Press: A well-written detailed report on today’s proceeding, with a mention of the U.N.’s statement and a brief recount of the events that led to Suu Kyi’s arrest. Grade: B+
Agence France Presse: A detailed report on what happened today, with quotes from Suu Kyi’s lawyer, a summary of the proceedings, and brief mention of what will happen next. It’s too bad that AFP has chosen to hide its news reports from non-subscribers. It’s understandable, but I miss browsing the AFP Top Stories. This one was available on the front page and was reprinted in full in Raw Story, with other outlets carrying the first paragraphs. Grade: B+
Reuters: A fairly long article with information about the proceedings and background, good quotes, and some courtroom details I did not see in other reports. Grade: B+
BBC News: Best of the articles I read. I appreciated the focus given to the incident that led to Suu Kyi’s arrest. The article also presented greater detail about the political situation in Myanmar. Grade: A-
What I wanted to see: Perhaps I’ve been reading too many mysteries, but I’d like someone to take a closer look at the background of John Yettaw, the American responsible for these new charges against Suu Kyi. It is very suspicious that she was scheduled for release only a few days from today, May 27. Nothing about Yettaw’s background was mentioned in any of the articles.
