Pacific Media Watch
Samoa Observer: A slap across the face of media freedom
EDITORIAL: The Samoa Observer editorial board
The Samoan government’s attempt to control the media for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a slap across...
Open letters on Gaza that The Press shunned – the Handala...
Pacific Media Watch
Two open letters on the genocidal Israeli war against Palestine sent to The Press for publication have been ignored in the continued...
Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice
By Matilda Yates, Queensland University of Technology
“From a white perspective it is journalism but for us, it is actually storytelling,” says Fiji student...
Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers
By Brooklyn Self, Queensland University of Technology
Gendered online violence is silencing women journalists in Fiji, says Pacific media scholar Dr Shailendra Singh.
The harmful trend...
Media watchdog says Al Jazeera paying ‘devastating price’ in warning on...
Pacific Media Watch
A global media watchdog has expressed concern for the safety of an Al Jazeera reporter after false claims by the Israeli military.
The...
NZ Herald’s disclosure obligation to readers: Why are we waiting?
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis
The New Zealand Herald and its publisher are failing to follow a golden rule: Engage with readers when they question your...
Islands Business: ‘Big picture’ style journalism is the future for...
By Dominique Meehan, Queensland University of Technology
In the expansive landscape of Pacific journalism, one magazine stands for unwavering command and unfiltered truth. Islands Business,...
Philippine court strikes down order to shut online news site Rappler
By Gerard Carreon in Manila
An appeals court has struck down a 2018 government order that sought to shut down Rappler, an online Philippine news...
Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news,...
ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne
ABC chair Kim Williams has attracted considerable attention with his criticism of the broadcaster’s online news choices....
Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top
By Maxim Bock, Queensland University of Technology
Fiji journalist Felix Chaudhary recalls how the harassment began: “Initially, I was verbally warned to stop.”
“And not only...
Daily Post journalists boost global reporting skills with AAP training
By Clifton Kissel in Port Vila
The Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency has provided a vital training opportunity for journalists at the Vanuatu Daily...
Landmark PNG Supreme Court ruling toughens cybercrime law
By Boura Goru Kila in Port Moresby
People accused under Papua New Guinea's Cybercrime Code Act may not always find free speech protection offered by...
Tahitians angry over New York Times Olympic ‘Poisoned Paradise’ story
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French desk
French Polynesia's top leaders have voiced united angry protests against a New York Times story published this...
Gaza killings and the death of Western journalism – why the...
COMMENTARY: By Mohamad Elmasry
On Wednesday, the Israeli army killed two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza.
Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi were working when they were...
Pacific Journalism Review at 30 – a strong media legacy
COMMENTARY: By David Robie in Devpolicy Blog
Pacific Journalism Review (PJR) began life three decades ago in Papua New Guinea and recently celebrated a remarkable...
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Pacific Media Watch
Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Rifi have been killed in an Israeli air attack on the Gaza...
More dead children. More BBC ‘news’ channelling Israeli propaganda as its...
Forget a 10-month genocide in Gaza. Only when Israel can exploit the deaths of Syrians living under its military occupation are we supposed to...
Photojournalist targeted by Israeli army carries Olympic torch in Paris
Pacific Media Watch
A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli air strike in south Lebanon carried the Olympic torch in Paris this...
Facebook reportedly censors posts by Solomon Islands news outlet
RNZ Pacific
Facebook has reportedly temporarily blocked posts published by an independent online news outlet in Solomon Islands after incorrectly labelling its content as "spam".
In-Depth...
Not up for debate: Fijian journalists in the climate crisis response
By Brooke Tindall, Queensland University of Technology
With more than 50 Fijian villages earmarked for potential relocation in the next five to 10 years due...
Former FANG president Vijay Naidu talks Pacific anti-nuclear activism
Pacific Media Watch
An interview with former University of the South Pacific (USP) development studies professor Dr Vijay Naidu, a founding president of the Fiji...
PANG talks to journalist David Robie on Pacific decolonisation issues
PANG Media
The PANG media team at this month's Pacific International Media Conference in Fiji caught up with independent journalist, author and educator Dr David...