Pacific Media Watch

Pacific Media Watch The incoming chair of the ABC, Kim Williams, must immediately move to restore the reputation of Australia's national broadcaster by addressing concerns...

Pacific Media Watch Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza, who has been documenting the impact of the war in the Gaza Strip, has left the enclave for...

Pacific Media Watch Union members at the Australian public broadcaster ABC have today passed a vote of no confidence in managing director David Anderson for...

By Ronald Toito’ona and Charley Piringi in Honiara China’s interference and moves to control the media in the Solomon Islands have been exposed in leaked...

By Binoy Kampmark The Age has revealed the dismissal of ABC broadcaster Antoinette Lattouf last December 20 was the nasty fruit of a campaign waged against...

By Laura Pollock Gaza's last standing university has been destroyed by the Israeli army as military continued to strike targets in areas of the besieged...

Pacific Media Watch Israel has arrested a total of 38 Palestinian journalists since the start of its war with Hamas on October 7 and is...

EDITORIAL: By the PNG Post-Courier Last year, the Papua New Guinea government moved in a subtle way into the Fourth Estate. It tried to -- and...

PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea's Communications Minister Timothy Masiu has announced stringent measures to control social media in the country for the next 10 days...

Pacific Media Watch Fiji human rights activists have paid tribute in a Suva vigil this week to the more than 100 journalists -- most of...

Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's senior political analyst, assesses Israeli defence submitted at the ICJ over South Africa's genocide allegations. Image: AJ Pacific Media Watch Al Jazeera’s...

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone How is anyone still talking about October 7? What Israel has done since October 7 is many times worse than what...

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report Reporting Israel’s war on Gaza has become the greatest credibility challenge for journalists and media of our...

Pacific Media Watch Hamza Dahdouh, son of Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh, has been killed along with another journalist in an Israeli air...

OBITUARY: By Peter Boyle and Pip Hinman of Green Left Sydney-born investigative journalist, author and filmmaker John Pilger died on December 31, 2023. He should be...

By Khalia Strong Barbara Dreaver is a familiar face on Aotearoa New Zealand television screens, beloved to some, and feared by others who have been...

By Cam Wilson in Sydney A senior Nine staff journalist has resigned and readers are angrily cancelling their newspaper subscriptions as Sydney Morning Herald and...

Pacific Media Watch Journalists and media workers have criticised comments made by Aotearoa New Zealand's newly-elected Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters -- who claimed that...

RNZ News After 21 years, Radio New Zealand's Kim Hill has hosted Saturday Morning for the final time. In the final hour of the show on...

RNZ MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Major media organisations all over the world are copping criticism for the way they’re reporting what’s happening...

Pacific Media Watch Global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Israeli authorities to end military pactices that "violate international law" with...

About 5000 pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in Auckland's Aotea Square and marched down Queen Street today calling for a ceasefire and humanitarian aid in the...