Pacific Media Watch
Dirty Work – shining a light on the machinery of NZ’s...
The strength of Dirty Work is that it pulls back the curtain to reveal those who prefer to operate in the shadows. And now...
Al Jazeera rejects Netanyahu’s attack on journalists in UN speech
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,...
Selling the Iran war: Purges, polygraphs and propaganda
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...
Rabuka urges Pacific media to verify facts, warns over rise of...
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...
Māori delegates defend controversial ‘Indigenous’ trips to Israel
Te Ao with MOANA / Te Ao Māori News
After facing public scrutiny, some of the members of different Māori delegations to Israel have spoken...
In the wake of MIDA, Fiji’s news industry has turned full...
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...
PINA president calls for greater protection for Pacific journalists covering crime...
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...
Pacific media summit to set direction for next decade of Pacific...
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...
The controversial documentary NAZA: 10 reasons to defend this whistleblower war...
During his acceptance speech at the 83rd Venice Film Festival last week, Israeli filmmaker Yuval Abraham challenged audiences -- particularly Israelis and Europeans --...
Israel funded the legal assault on Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis
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...
37 Palestinian journalists imprisoned in Israeli jails, says prisoner rights group
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...
Malcolm Evans: Lipstick on a pig – UK ‘resets’ Israel policy
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)...
Journalist Mary Kostakidis stared down the Zionist lobby – and courage...
Power expected fear, expense and exhaustion to silence one journalist. Mary Kostakidis stood her ground, and an important piece of the wall gave way....
Australian Zionists drop case against ‘truth’ journalist Mary Kostakidis
The Zionist Federation of Australia has withdrawn its case of "racial hatred" against Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis, who called it a victory for free...
Australia snubs Torres Strait in Melanesian Spearhead Group bid
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...
Māori delegation’s Israel trip under scrutiny over funding and itinerary
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...
Rabuka calls on Fijians to use freedom of expression ‘responsibly’
By Rashika Kumar in Suva
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is calling on Fijians to use their freedom of expression responsibly, stressing that people can disagree...
RSF slams ‘outrageous’ failure to bring justice 9 years after killing...
Pacific Media Watch
Angered by the lack of full justice nearly a decade after the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, Reporters Without...
Student newspaper wins lawsuit against Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestine speech
Democracy Now!
AMY GOODMAN: A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration has violated the constitutional rights of international students in seeking to deport them...
Social media misinformation ‘biggest hurdle’ for journalists, says MCPNG’s Belinda Kora
By Lomanai Kenny in Port Moresby
Misinformation on social media is the biggest challenge for journalists, says Belinda Kora, secretary of the Media Council of...
Nepali Times: Not if, but when next?
EDITORIAL: Nepali Times
No one could have predicted this disaster would happen when it did, but we all knew it would happen one day.
As this...
Palestine Action activists face ‘terror’ charges over Trump golf resort spray-painting
Pacific Media Watch
Palestine Action activists accused of vandalising a Scottish golf course owned by United States President Donald Trump have been accused of “terrorism”...
































































