Pacific Media Watch
Indonesia bans foreign media from covering elections in West Papua
By Paul of Kumparan in Jayapura
The Indonesian Immigration Office in West Papua has warned that it will take firm action against foreign journalists trying...
NZ journalists arrested in Fiji now free but no new era...
ANALYSIS: By Dr Dominic O'Sullivan
It is not unusual for Fiji to intimidate and imprison journalists.
Journalists provide checks on government, parliament and business, which threatens...
Utu actor Zac Wallace – ‘born a leader and a fighter...
Trailer for the 2013 redux version of the 1983 film Utu produced for the Cannes Film Festival. Video: Utu
OBITUARY: By Matthew Theunissen of RNZ...
Fiji revokes approval of Chinese resort development on Malolo Island
By RNZ News
Fiji has reportedly revoked the approval of a Chinese resort project on Malolo Island.
The developer Freesoul Real Estate had begun building a 350-bure...
‘Explain your wealth, don’t lose your cool,’ PCIJ tells Duterte
By Rappler
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism has responded to what it called President Rodrigo Duterte’s “broadsides” aimed at PCIJ's recent reports on the...
Mediawatch: Broadcaster’s Pacific slurs on Newstalk ZB censured
By Colin Peacock of RNZ Mediawatch
Newstalk ZB broadcaster Heather du Plessis-Allan has been censured for Pacific Island slurs in a ruling that contains uncharacteristically...
Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused gunman appears in court via video link
By RNZ News
The man charged over the Christchurch mosque shootings last month appeared in the High Court in Christchurch today, accused of killing 50...
Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story
By Ben Strang of RNZ News
Thousands of New Zealanders do not believe the official version of the mosque terror attacks in Christchurch.
About 5 percent...
Fiji PM apologises to NZ journalists detained over Malolo probe
By RNZ News
Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has apologised to three New Zealand journalists detained overnight in Suva by a "group of rogue officers"
Newsroom...
Caroline Tiriman – a runaway who became Tok Pisin voice of...
PROFILE: By Scott Waide in Lae
For a Tolai girl growing up in Papua New Guinea between 1960 and 1970, career options were very limited....
Fiji police detain 3 NZ journalists investigating Chinese developer
By RNZ News
Three New Zealand journalists were detained by Fijian police in Suva last night after trying to interview a controversial Chinese resort developer.
Newsroom...
Facebook strips fake account network of Duterte social media manager
By Gelo Gonzales in Manila
Facebook has taken down 200 pages and accounts organised by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s social media manager in his 2016...
Mediawatch NZ: Reporting Islam before and after 15/3
Al Noor Mosque imam Gamal Fouda speaking to Christchurch, New Zealand, and the watching world. He says despite the terrorist's intentions, New Zealand remains...
Rappler editor Maria Ressa arrested in Manila over anti-dummy law
Maria Ressa goes with arresting Pasig police officers to post bail. Video: Rappler
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Rappler CEO and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested...
‘Misconceived hatred’ gives way to Muslim voices finally being heard
By Jeremy Rose of RNZ Mediawatch
In 2017, the New Zealand media featured 14,349 stories that included the word Islam - nearly 13,000 of those...
Christchurch terror in context: Media as accessory to the crime?
Listening Post's report on Islamophobia in the Western media. Video: Al Jazeera
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
It has now been almost two weeks since 50 people...
RSF condemns China’s ‘global press freedom threat’ in new report
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
In a report titled China's Pursuit of a New World Media Order, the Paris-based global watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has...
How Christchurch mosque assault has made a mark on NZ media
By Colin Peacock, editor of Mediawatch NZ
The attack in Christchurch has forced New Zealand news media to rethink the way they work, whose voices...
Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack
ANALYSIS: By Dr Paul G Buchanan
The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques this month is a watershed moment in New Zealand history.
In the days,...
New Zealander’s image of togetherness chosen for Time magazine
By Tim Miller of the Otago Daily Times
A former Dunedin artist has been chosen to illustrate the cover of Time magazine's international edition for...
Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacre
Rahul Bhattarai talks to eNCA News of South Africa live from New Zealand. Video: eNCA News
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Former Pacific Media Watch project reporter...
All New Zealand asked Trump for was ‘love’ for Muslims
Stephen Colbert's satirical programme The Late Show featured NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's exchange with US President Donald Trump. Video: CBS The Late Show
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