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A clip from PBS NewsHour features a reporter pronouncing "junta" with a hard "J," which the hosts compare to British pronunciations. They mock the use of "university" without the definite article as a "Britishism" adopted by American commentators. The segment focuses on the media's coverage of the military coup in Myanmar and the linguistic shifts in news reporting.
Myanmar Election and Aung San Suu Kyi Corruption
The hosts discuss the political situation in Myanmar, where Aung San Suu Kyi has hand-picked Tin Kyaw to serve as president because she is constitutionally barred from the office. They argue that Western media is ignoring the inherent corruption of a system where a non-elected official openly runs the government. The segment criticizes the "gaga" media coverage of Suu Kyi as a democratic icon.
