After nearly 50 years of military rule, Myanmar’s general elections on November 8th will be its first since civilian government was introduced in 2011. It will cap another milestone in Myanmar’s transition from a pariah state towards integration with the international community. Dave Grunebaum, a freelance journalist who spent the previous two years in Myanmar, explains some of the challenges journalists face reporting in Myanmar and the stories to look out for in the lead up to the elections.After nearly 50 years of military rule, Myanmar’s general elections on November 8th will be its first since civilian government was introduced in 2011. It will cap another milestone in Myanmar’s transition from a pariah state towards integration with the international community. Dave Grunebaum, a freelance journalist who spent the previous two years in Myanmar, explains some of the challenges journalists face reporting in Myanmar and the stories to look out for in the lead up to the elections.

<p>After nearly 50 years of military rule, Myanmar&rsquo;s general elections on November 8th will be its first since civilian government was introduced in 2011. It will cap another milestone in Myanmar&rsquo;s transition from a pariah state towards integration with the international community. Dave Grunebaum, a freelance journalist who spent the previous two years in Myanmar, explains some of the challenges journalists face reporting in Myanmar and the stories to look out for in the lead up to the elections.After nearly 50 years of military rule, Myanmar&rsquo;s general elections on November 8th will be its first since civilian government was introduced in 2011. It will cap another milestone in Myanmar&rsquo;s transition from a pariah state towards integration with the international community. Dave Grunebaum, a freelance journalist who spent the previous two years in Myanmar, explains some of the challenges journalists face reporting in Myanmar and the stories to look out for in the lead up to the elections.</p>

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