Pacific Media Watch
PNG ethics code needs social media ‘catch up’, says council chief
The president of Papua New Guinea's media council says there is a need for the country's media ethics codes to be revised, Radio NZ...
No Nauru election visa for SBS journalist despite presidential handshake
By Stefan Armbruster in Brisbane
SBS World News has not been granted a journalist visa to cover Nauru’s general election this weekend, despite a direct...
Prasad challenges $1m for Fiji’s ‘questionable’ PR firm Qorvis
By Nasik Swami in Suva
The Fiji government has called for expressions of interest from public relations firms since the contract for the US-based Qorvis...
Livestreaming: Corruption in the Pacific and the role of the media
A major challenge for Pacific Island nations is how to address corruption, lack of accountability and transparency and mismanagement of public and private resources.
Now...
Radio 95bFM features PNG student unrest calling for PM to resign
The alternative New Zealand radio station 95bFM, based at the University of Auckland, today featured Papua New Guinea's student unrest in a live interview.
Andrew...
NZ media ‘ignore’ Pacific’s West Papua story in spite of social...
New Zealand news media are “ignoring” the biggest story in the Pacific region in spite of a social media revolution taking the storytelling to...
Hager calls for more ‘inclusion, transparency’ by ministries
By John Gibb of the Otago Daily Times
Some New Zealand government ministries risk being damaged in the long term by their refusal, at times,...
NZ diplomats sceptical of ‘megaphone diplomacy’ but easing into social media
New Zealand diplomats remain "sceptical of megaphone diplomacy'' but are increasingly making use of social media, although not in an "indiscriminate'' way, reports John...
PCF student interns gain new perspectives about media industry
By Michelle Curran
After just one-week in New Zealand, three Pacific-based media and journalism students taking part in Pacific Cooperation Foundation’s (PCF) Media Programme have...
Kalafi Moala: A word on the Samoa Observer suicide report
Le Va, in partnership with Pasifika media, has launched the "Pasifika media guidelines for reporting suicide". This whiteboard video provides an overview.
OPINION: By Kalafi...
Samoa’s Ombudsman on complaints over Observer story
Samoa's Office of the Ombudsman has received a number of complaints in relation to the controversial article “Suicide in Church Hall” published on the...
Philippines President-elect Duterte ‘browbeats’ media in test of will
OPINION: By Amando Doronila in Canberra
Let there be no mistake about this. Since his proclamation by Congress as President-elect, Rodrigo Duterte has engaged the...
Indonesian digital journalist couple attacked at mayor’s house in Makassar
Two digital journalists based in Makassar, in the region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, have been attacked while attending an event held by Makassar branch...
New Zealand PM’s diplomatic debacle and geopolitical hypocrisy over Fiji
ANALYSIS: By John Braddock
Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama used what would normally have been a bland official speech in Suva earlier this month to...
Otago Foreign Policy School tackles digital media political challenges
The Otago Foreign Policy School next month will explore the complex and evolving interaction between government policy making and “old” and “new” forms of...
Sunday Samoan condemned for ‘disgusting, degrading’ reporting of death
Le Va, in partnership with Pasifika media, has launched the "Pasifika media guidelines for reporting suicide". This whiteboard video provides an overview. See Samoa...
Death of PNG student denied, protest action continues at 3 campuses
Papua New Guinea authorities deny a student has died from the police crushing of a protest at the University of PNG last Wednesday, but...
RSF calls for end to PNG police violence against journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) says it is appalled by a police attack on a woman journalist during a student demonstration that was dispersed violently...
USP student journalists condemn ‘highly reckless’ police in PNG shootings
Student journalists at the University of the South Pacific have condemned the Papua New Guinea police for the "highly reckless" open firing into a...
NZ news media ‘generally hostile’, says Fiji’s Bainimarama
By Nasik Swami in Suva
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has labelled the New Zealand media as "generally hostile".
Speaking during the banquet to welcome New Zealand...
PNG media council condemns police assault on journalist during protest
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has condemned a police assault on a woman journalist during yesterday's confrontation between University of Papua New...
Strong Asia-Pacific contingent lined up for world journalism congress
A short documentary about the work of Pacific Media Centre students and staff by Alistar Kata ... made to mark WJEC at AUT University...