Day One of the Mekong Media Forum on Dec. 9 kicked off with debates and discussions, some of them quite heated, on issues like changes in media trends, and how the media can be challenged to hold states accountable.

Read the Day 1 stories:

‘Mekong Media Should Ask Tougher Questions’
Excitement, Fear Greet Changes in Media Landscape
When Media Harm, Instead of Help, Child Migrants
Chinese Dams Expose Fault Lines
Q&A: ‘Not Many People Think about Rivers’
Lao TV Drama Brings Migration Risks to Life

Watch the Day 1 videos:

The Road to the MMF
Burma, Children and Media Trends
Getting Children’s Voices Out