Pacific Media Watch

By Ali Hashem in Tehran This is a war of narratives with the United States administration trying to push forward its narrative of "victory" while...

By Pokere Paewai, RNZ Māori issues reporter New Zealand's national Māori radio network, Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa, is considering litigation...

By Cheerieann Wilson in Suva Public trust in Fiji’s mainstream media has significantly declined, a journalism academic has told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, citing...

COMMENTARY: By Majdoline Al-Shammouri in Beirut In the ongoing United States and Israel war on Iran, it appears that all the countries agree on "controlling"...

COMMENTARY: Pacific Media Watch A French senator walked into the Luxembourg Palace, opened his mouth, and basically set the whole room on fire. Politely. In...

DOCUMENTARY: Double Down News The Middle East is in flames. Britain is being dragged into an illegal war, the aims of which are entirely unclear,...

OBITUARY: Vanuatu Daily Post The Vanuatu Daily Post is deeply saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Dan McGarry, our former media director. McGarry...

OBITUARY: Radio 786 Anti-apartheid campaigner Terry Bell has died at the age of 84. A lifelong activist, journalist, and educator, Bell’s life was defined by...

OBITUARY: RNZ Pacific Tributes are pouring in from across the region for "fearless" and "formidable" Vanuatu journalist Dan McGarry, who died on Wednesday. McGarry, 62, fell...

A CAUTIONARY TALE: By Jim Dowling Both my son Franz and I have been arrested, separately, for suspected thought crimes relating to Palestine and Israel. We...

SPECIAL REPORT: Reporters Without Borders Since the Solomon Islands established diplomatic relations with China in 2019, the Pacific country has become a strategic arena for...

Pacific Media Watch Western legacy media is failing to tell the truth on the US-Israeli war on Iran, says a leading US academic and analyst. "Mass...

Pacific Media Watch The United Nations in Papua New Guinea has met the leadership of the Media Council of PNG to advance collaboration in support...

Pacific Media Watch As the US and Israel battle to control the narrative of their war against Iran, their messaging gets harder to defend, reports...

By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Vanuatu's only daily newspaper, the Vanuatu Daily Post, is facing a ban on covering future football league matches after...

By Tiana Haxton, RNZ Pacific reporter Pacific broadcasters say the future of storytelling will depend on how well traditional media adapts to the fast moving...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Oren Ziv of +972 Magazine Since the start of the war with Iran, the Israeli military has imposed strict censorship regulations on...

COMMENTARY: By John Minto I came across this statement from an independent media source this week: “The mainstream media is doing what it always does in...

Drop Site News Right now, the United States and Israel are continuing their bombardment of Iran. As the confirmed death toll climbs past 1330 and hospitals,...

Pacific Media Watch The Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) has condemned an alleged assault on a senior female reporter and called on the...

REVIEW: Jubi Media Yasinta Moiwend was startled when, on a quiet morning, a massive ship docked at her village pier in West Papua. The vessel carried...

Pacific Media Watch A world premiere of a new documentary revealing the devastation of rainforest in the southeastern part of West Papua is one of...