Yearly Archives: 2024

Ten more armoured Centaur vehicles and 15 firetrucks have been delivered to Kanaky New Caledonia

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk More armoured vehicles and firetrucks have been delivered for Kanaky New Caledonia's security forces, including police...
Waves of Change co-authors Associate Professor Shailendra Singh (from left), Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad and Dr Amit Sarwal

By Jai Bharadwaj of The Australia Today A pivotal book, Waves of Change: Media, Peace, and Development in the Pacific, has been released at the...
Challenges facing journalism - Dr David Robie's wide-ranging keynote address

The Australia Today Here is the livestream of Dr David Robie’s keynote address “Frontline Media Faultlines: How Critical Journalism Can Survive Against the Odds” at...
Kanak independence candidate Emmanuel Tjibaou

ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher The voters in the second round of France’s national elections last weekend staved off an expected shift to the far-right. But...
Decolonisation protesters outside Parliament during the "Kanaky and West Papua" demonstration in the Fijian capital Suva yesterday

Asia Pacific Report The Fiji NGO Coalition on Human Rights and other protesters took to the streets of Fiji's capital Suva yesterday in a rare...
Fiji Women's Rights Movement executive director Nalini Singh

By Ivy Mallam of Wansolwara Media professionals have been urged to undergo gender sensitisation training to produce more inclusive, accurate and ethical representation of women...
Fiji Deputy Prime Minister and co-editor of the new book Professor Biman Prasad

Fijivillage News As an economy, Fiji has paid a "very high price for being unable to protect freedom" but people can speak and criticise the...
Fiji journalist Lice Movono speaking on a panel discussion about "Prevalence and Impact of sexual harassment on female journalists"

By Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor, RNZ Pacific manager A group of regional and international media representatives met at a forum in Fiji last week to discuss some...
Pacific Journalism Review celebrates 30 years of publishing

Professor Vijay Naidu's speech celebrating the launch of the 30th anniversary edition of Pacific Journalism Review at the Pacific International Media Conference in Suva,...
French security forces operating in the New Caledonian village of Saint Louis

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Riots in Kanaky New Caledonia claimed their 10th victim yesterday. The death took place as a result...
PACMAS team leader Alex Rheeney speaking at the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference in Suva, Fiji, last week

NBC News A former newspaper editor believes the journalism profession in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island countries is in crisis. Team leader of the...
PNG Minister for Information and Communications Technology Timothy Masiu

Wansolwara News Here is the speech by Papua New Guinea's Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Timothy Masiu, at the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference...
Pacific Journalism Review celebrates 30 years of publishing

Pacific Journalism Review Pacific Journalism Review has challenged journalists to take a courageous and humanitarian stand over Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza in its latest...
Asia Pacific Report editor Dr David Robie (left) with Fiji Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad

PACNEWS If the pen is mightier than the sword, then an army of journalists has assembled in Fiji’s capital to discuss the state and future...
Asia Pacific Media editor Dr David Robie

By Khalia Strong of Pacific Media Network News If the pen is mightier than the sword, then an army of journalists has assembled in Fiji’s...
Papua New Guinea's NBC News features the launch of the 30th edition of Pacific Journalism Review

Pacific Media Watch Pacific Journalism Review founder Dr David Robie says PJR has published more than 1100 research articles over its three decades of existence...
Asia Pacific Media Network's Dr David Robie talks to PMN's Pacific Mornings

PMN Pacific Mornings A major conference on the state and future of Pacific media is taking place this week in Fiji. Dr David Robie, editor of...
The Pacific Media Conference 2024 lineup

By Ritika Pratap, deputy news manager of FBC News Five high-profile, international award-winning journalists and journalism academics will join their regional media counterparts to address...
First round provisional results in New Caledonia in the French snap elections

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Pacific results for the first round of French national snap elections yesterday showed a firm...
A New Caledonian resident places a vote at a ballot box in Nouméa

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Voters in New Caledonia will go to the polls this weekend under tight security, almost eight...
Victoria University's Nanai Anae Dr Iati Iati

RNZ Pacific An international relations lecturer says New Zealand's framing of China in the perceived Pacific geopolitical struggle is "disingenuous". Victoria University of Wellington's Nanai Anae...
Pacific journalism author and educator Dr David Robie

Global Voices interviews veteran author, journalist and educator David Robie who discussed the state of Pacific media, journalism education, and the role of the...