Journalist and Author

Rena Pederson

1 article 2003

Rena Pederson is a journalist and author who served as editorial page editor of The Dallas Morning News. She contributed to The Weekly Standard with writing on international affairs, including a 2003 piece on Burma/Myanmar. She is also known for her book on Aung San Suu Kyi and her advocacy for press freedom.

The Rangoon Squad

June 16, 2003 · Magazine

IN THE TRADEMARK MANNER of thugocracies, Burma's military government, seeking to silence its critics, sent a mob to attack the motorcade of longtime democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi on the night of Friday, May 30, as she traveled to a speaking engagement in the north of the country. The Nobel…