Eleven Media Group

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Eleven Media Group was founded in 2000 by Than Htut Aung in Yangon, Myanmar. It has five weekly publications in Burmese specializing in news and sports. [1] Reporters without Borders awarded its publication Weekly Eleven the 2011 "Media of the Year" prize for its long standing resistance to censorship and working in repressive conditions under the military government. [2] [3] [4] The group employs 250 staff and combined circulation is 450,000 copies in 2012. [5] It has a comprehensive agreement with Nation Multimedia Group Plc of Thailand in May 2012. [6]

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  1. "About Us". Elevenmyanmar.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  2. The Nation Yangon May 14, 2012 1:00 am (2012-05-14). "Eleven CEO: Amazing changes in Myanmar - The Nation". Nationmultimedia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2012-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Myanmar : RSF calls for release of three Eleven Media journalists | Reporters without borders". RSF. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  4. "Our Prizes | Reporters without borders". RSF. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  5. "The long road to freedom – The Nation". Nationmultimedia.com. 2012-07-07. Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  6. The Nation Yangon May 10, 2012 1:00 am (2012-05-10). "The Nation and Myanmar's Eleven Media sign a joint publishing venture pact – The Nation". Nationmultimedia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-11. Retrieved 2012-08-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)