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The National: Let’s play our part to end gender violence in...
The National editorial
Hundreds walked the Sir John Guise drive on Thursday calling for justice for the brutal death of 19-year-old mother-of-two – Jenelyn Kennedy...
Webinar panel on West Papua sharply divided over media ‘black hole’
The “Understanding information about the land of Papua " webinar livestream. Video: Redaksi Jubi
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A senior Indonesian government official and a New Zealand...
Possible Afghan Files probe journalist prosecution sparks free media law call
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Australia's ABC has revealed the Australian Federal Police (AFP) recommendation regarding the Afghan Files investigative journalism report is for the Commonwealth DPP...
Cook Islands Speaker rules against banning political journalist
By Katrina Tanirau of the Cook islands News
Parliament’s Speaker Niki Rattle has ruled against banning Cook Islands News political editor Rashneel Kumar from reporting...
PNG’s oldest daily, Post-Courier, celebrates a half century
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby
The publishers of the PNG Post-Courier, South Pacific Post Limited, have launched 50th anniversary commemorative postage stamps to mark...
Indonesian radio gets covid creative to communicate climate crisis
By Zahra Karim Didarali
The covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has brought numerous challenges to the way journalists report and has limited the stories they’re able to...
Rappler chief Ressa appeals over cyber libel conviction, cites errors, ‘malice’
By Lian Buan in Manila
Rappler chief executive Maria Ressa and former researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr have filed a motion for partial reconsideration, appealing...
PNG women ‘as good as dead’ say protesters calling for tougher...
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Protesters in Papua New Guinea and on social media have launched calls for tougher laws to protect women and girls from gender-based...
The harrowing picture that tells a thousand words about tragedy
This is part of the front page of Papua New Guinea's The National this weekend. Normally we would not publish such a harrowing image...
Crimes NZ: David Robie on the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior
From RNZ's Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
On 10 July 1985, the Greenpeace environmental ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk at an Auckland wharf by two bombs...
Cook Islands News on journalist ban bid: MPs are all in...
EDITORIAL: By Jonathan Milne, editor, Cook Islands News
For the past few months, our Cook islands Parliamentarians have said repeatedly, “we’re all in this together”....
A Thousand Cuts wins best global feature at NZ’s Doc Edge...
By Rappler
A Thousand Cuts, Ramona Diaz’s documentary on democracy and press freedom in the Philippines, has won the top prize at the 2020 Doc...
NZ’s coronavirus reality check a ‘timely wake-up call’, says Herald
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New Zealand's coronavirus reality check last week is a "timely wake-up call" crucial to moving towards a transtasman travel bubble, says...
Jakarta files appeal against court’s ruling on Papua internet blackout
By Dewi Nurita in Jakarta
The Indonesian government has submitted an appeal against the Jakarta Administrative District Court's (PTUN) decision that found President Joko Widodo...
USP Council reinstates vice-chancellor Pal Ahluwalia pending inquiry
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The University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia has been reinstated to office and his suspension has been lifted, reports...
RSF brands Maria Ressa’s conviction as ‘masquerade’ amid global criticism
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the up to six years in jail sentence that Philippine journalist Maria Ressa faces on a...
Fiji police question USP librarian as crackdown on criticism grows
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Fiji police today questioned two University of the South Pacific staff over the "solidarity" rallies for the vice-chancellor last week at the...
Maria Ressa found guilty in blow to Philippines’ press freedom
By Ted Regencia in Manila
A court in the Philippines has found Rappler chief executive and executive editor Maria Ressa, and a former Rappler reporter,...
USP leadership crisis talking point with Michael Field on Southern Cross
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Host Sherry Zhang interviewed veteran Pacific affairs journalist Michael Field who broke last week's story on the secret BDO New Zealand accountancy...
Maria Ressa, Rey Santos Jr convicted of cyber libel in Philippines
By Lian Buan in Manila
Rappler chief executive and executive editor Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos have been convicted today...
Fears the future of Te Karere Māori news is on the...
By Leigh-Marama McLachlan, RNZ Māori News Correspondent
The future of the flagship Māori news show Te Karere is on the line as the New...
Frontline snaps up Ramona Diaz’s powerful doco A Thousand Cuts
Award-winning Filipino-American filmmaker Ramona Diaz takes viewers to the Philippines where the free press has been under siege since President Rodrigo #Duterte took office...