Worst Places to be a Blogger

This article from CNN: Worst Places to be a Blogger, is a stark reminder to let us not take for granted the fundamental Freedom of the Press we enjoy here in the U.S.

“Myanmar — also known as Burma — is the worst place in the world to be a blogger…A military government restricts Web access and throws people into jail for posting critical material…”

“… One Burmese blogger, Maung Thura, is serving a 59-year prison term for circulating video footage after Cyclone Nargis in 2008, the Committee to Protect Journalists says.”

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