Monthly Archives: November 2019
Praise for young Pacific journalists and threats to Melanesian journalism
SPECIAL REPORT: By Philip Cass in Brisbane
Melanesian Media Freedom Forum - Day two: The second day of the Melanesian Media Freedom Forum began with...
Media challenges in Pacific and impact of online news concerns on Melanesia
SPECIAL REPORT: By Philip Cass in Brisbane
Melanesia Media Freedom Forum - Day One:
The problems of operating in the Pacific and the impact of online...
Vanuatu Daily Post’s Dan McGarry ‘gutted’ by Vanuatu government’s action to reject his work...
By Sri Krishnamurthi of Pacific Media Watch
Media Director of the Vanuatu Daily Post group, Dan McGarry, is devastated by the Vanuatu government’s decision to...
Pacific Media Watch contributing editor wins Jakarta practicum
By Sri Krishnamurthi
The 2019 Pacific Media Watch contributing editor has been selected for a 6-week journalism practicum in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Michael Andrew was one of...
The genocide next door – West Papuan band spreading message of freedom
By Moale James
“West Papuans are being denied their basic human rights … Human beings have a right to freedom. Freedom to be treated fairly...
PJR acting editor doubtful Australian TV relevant to Pacific
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Acting editor of the Pacific Media Centre's Pacific Journalism Review Dr Philip Cass has cast doubt on the success of Australia's...
Journalists fighting oil palm plantation found stabbed to death in Sumatra
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Two Indonesian journalists who had reported on an illegal oil palm plantation in Sumatra have been found stabbed to death.
According to...
AUT to host Asia media conference at pivotal time of innovative change
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Academics and tertiary students from across the Asia Pacific have been invited to submit papers for the Asian Congress for Media...
Former PNG PM O’Neill denies fleeing country
By RNZ Pacific
Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has denied a claim that he has fled the country to avoid being arrested.
This...
Moale James: Citizen journalism countering ‘deliberate’ media silence on West Papua
OPINION: By Moale James
What should we expect for the future of media freedom in the Pacific? And how do we sift through the “bullshit”...
Pacific reporting among first casualties of struggling NZ media, says academic
By Michael Andrew
International and Pacific reporting are among the first casualties of struggling New Zealand newsrooms as they try to cut costs to make...