Monthly Archives: January 2016

Report from Pacific Media Watch By Paul Eddison in Caen, France The call-up of Sevens star Virimi Vakatawa to France's Six Nations squad was a calculated...

Report from Pacific Media Watch in Port Vila By Godwin Ligo of the Vanuatu Daily Post Port Vila-based Ambrym chief Worwor Issac says he has observed...

Video spotlight on Vakatawa's brilliance - 6 tries in the 2015 Wellington Sevens Report from Pacific Media Watch in Paris France head rugby union coach Guy...

From Pacific Media Watch By Andi Rahman Alamsyah in Jakarta People were commenting on social media within moments of the terrorist bombings and shooting in Jakarta...

A 2015 Greenpeace video about the "out of control" global tuna fishing industry, including the Pacific. Rainbow Warrior skipper Peter Willcox interviewed. Video: Greenpeace Report...

Report from Tourism Fiji in Nadi Genuine collaboration among tourism industry stakeholders and an enabling economic environment to invest in the growth and development of...

From Dev Policy Blog By Tess Newton Cain in Port Vila There are a number of countries that will hold general elections this year and it...

This video interview with Bunny McDiarmid was by the Pacific Media Centre's Alistar Kata to mark the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the...

From Democracy Now With just weeks to go, polls show Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is edging ahead of front-runner Hillary Clinton in the primary season’s...

Report from Agence France-Presse in Jakarta Although Thursday's Jakarta attacks have been blamed on militants recruited by the Islamic State in Syria, with the international...

From The Fiji Times By Nasik Swami in Suva Controversy raged in Fiji today over containers sent to the Republic of Fiji Military Forces that arrived...

Report from Pacific Media Watch in Jakarta The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for the coordinated bomb...

Media release from the Public Health Association The Public Health Association of New Zealand (PHA) is questioning the rush to sign the Trans Pacific Partnership...

Report from Common Dreams "The governments of the world may rule the world but they don’t own the world." In this analysis, Jeremy Brecher reflects...

Report from Pacific Media Centre "Mindful journalism" practice in the West tries to be secular and is practised without having any religious values. Moral wisdom...

Report from National Geographic By Janice Cantieri in Tarawa “If, one day, the waves take away these sacred places and they’re gone, we will keep on...

Archive: First published on Aug 27, 2015 By Niklas Brandt Pedersen A new bill due to be passed by the Diet could counteract the longstanding Japanese...

A rich account of the events surrounding the Rainbow Warrior affair three decades ago. Interview: With Dr David Robie Interviewer: Selwyn Manning Date: July 8, 2015 Subject: 30...

Report from Fiji Village By Semi Turaga Fiji-born French 7s player Virimi Vakatawa has been approached by new French fifteens team coach Guy Noves to play...

Report by Pacific Media Watch in Suva Fiji's Media Industry Development Authority says media organisations should not publish or broadcast material in a form likely...

Report by Pacific Media Watch in Port Moresby A senior police officer in Papua New Guinea's Enga province has used social media to combat sorcery-related...

Video: Human Rights Watch Report by Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Indonesian government’s refusal to let French journalist Cyril Payen visit Indonesia...