The Myanmar military seems intent on shutting down the country’s press. On Tuesday, authorities there raided two media companies and detained two people. That came a day after the military canceled the licenses of five local media outlets that had been covering the anti-coup protests. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Steven Butler, the Asia program director for the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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