联合国文化机构与缅甸政府共同召集了审查缅甸政府与媒体关系的研讨会的首次会议。在仰光，联合国教科文组织和缅甸信息部官员主持的联合研讨会开始了 为期两天的讨论，主题是涉及新闻、出版、印刷的法律草案。有关录像播放的法律草案晚些时候在缅甸首都内比都进行了讨论。这些法律草案的要点包括成立独立的 新闻委员会、广播委员会以及一个为新网络媒体设置的框架。
联合国教科文组织说，讨论的焦点是尊重联合国人权宣言中提出的国际社会的言 论自由标准。一位印度尼西亚媒体专家(Bambang Harymutri)说，缅甸的优势在于可以从其他国家在制定媒体法律及其发展过程中所犯错误中吸取经验教训。由军方支持的缅甸新政府自从去年取代长期执 政的军政府以来，在实行民主改革方面做出了努力，制定新媒体法是其组成部分。
In conjunction with the Burmese government, the United Nations' cultural agency staged the first meeting of a workshop examining the Burmese government's relationship with the media. In Rangoon, the joint workshop held by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and officials with Burma's Ministry of Information began with two days of discussions on proposed laws overseeing the press, publishing and printing. The draft law covering video broadcasting was later discussed in the capital, Naypyitaw. The main elements of the proposed laws include establishing an independent press council and broadcast council and a framework for new online media.
UNESCO says discussions focused on respecting international standards of freedom of expression as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Bambang Harymutri, an Indonesian media expert who facilitated the workshops for UNESCO, says Burma has the advantage of learning from the mistakes other nations have made in the field of media law and development. The new media laws are part of the efforts at democratic reforms undertaken by Burma's new military-backed government since replacing the long-standing military junta last year.