Pacific Media Watch

COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal Thousands of people took to the streets across Aotearoa New Zealand on Saturday, standing in solidarity with Palestine as part of...

ABC Media Watch has accused Michael West of “perpetuating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories” online. We say the failure of journalism by ABC and other legacy...

COMMENTARY: By Stephen Prager Seeking to discredit reports of its unprecedented killing of journalists in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces last week published a list...

RNZ Pacific reporters Samoa's Prime Minister La'aulialemalietoa (La'aiuli) Leuatea Schmidt has apologised for a historical video in which he used the term "Heil Hitler". "I have...

RNZ The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) is demanding answers over the removal of a journalist's camera and the deletion of photographs taken while she...

By Tiana Haxton of RNZ Pacific The new president of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) wants to strengthen the region's newsrooms. Neville Choi, who is...

The strength of Dirty Work is that it pulls back the curtain to reveal those who prefer to operate in the shadows. And now...

Pacific Media Watch Al Jazeera has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack against the network during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly,...

Pacific Media Watch With the US midterm elections just weeks away, US President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to put a positive spin on a...

By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Savusavu Fiji Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has urged Pacific journalists to check and verify information before disseminated it to the public, warning...

Te Ao with MOANA / Te Ao Māori News After facing public scrutiny, some of the members of different Māori delegations to Israel have spoken...

COMMENTARY: By Anish Chand in Savusavu In 2023, Fiji's Media Industry Development Authority (MIDA) was scrapped, marking a significant moment for Fiji’s media landscape. A year...

RNZ Pacific reporters The president of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) says journalists need greater protection when reporting on organised crime networks. Speaking at a...

By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu Pacific media leaders and journalists from across the region will tackle press freedom, newsroom survival, artificial intelligence, anti-corruption, climate change...

During his acceptance speech at the 83rd Venice Film Festival last week, Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham challenged audiences -- particularly Israelis and Europeans --...

The Zionist Federation of Australia’s legal assault on Israel critic and journalist Mary Kostakidis was financed by the Israeli war machine via the World...

By Layan Bsharat and Mohammad Sio Israel is holding 37 Palestinian journalists in its prisons, including 19 under administrative detention without charge or trial, says...

Asia Pacific Report UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese stated in an interview with The Guardian last week that the 2024 International Court of Justice (ICJ)...

Power expected fear, expense and exhaustion to silence one journalist. Mary Kostakidis stood her ground, and an important piece of the wall gave way....

The Zionist Federation of Australia has withdrawn its case of "racial hatred" against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, who called it a victory for free...

By Stefan Armbruster and Jennifer Enosa for the Torres News Australia is seeking observer status at the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) but has not committed...

Te Ao Māori News A delegation of Māori leaders visiting Israel under the banner of "business and innovation" faces public criticism over its timing and...