Shailendra Singh
Dr Shailendra Singh is associate professor in journalism and coordinator of the communication and media programme in the School of Language, Arts & Media, Faculty of Arts, Law & Education at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
How the USP political saga may end the era of Bainimarama...
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Bahadur Singh in Suva
The long-running row between the former Fiji government and the Suva-based regional University of the South Pacific (USP)...
Fiji’s new politics – forging consensus in a nation renowned for...
By Shailendra Bahadur Singh in Suva
Fiji’s 14 December 2022 election will go down as a momentous occasion in the nation’s history -- including for...
Fiji Olympic Gold … never to be missed even for Fiji’s...
COMMENT: By Shailendra Singh in Suva
This poignant photo by Max Vosailagi captures Fiji's fixation with rugby sevens, with winning a second Olympic Gold last...
Shailendra Singh: Some tough covid questions for Fiji after 12 more...
COMMENT: By Shailendra Singh in Suva
Perth in Australia was plunged into a three-day lockdown after community transmission was linked to a returnee from India.
Fiji...
Journalism education at USP – a 30-year struggle for free press
By Shailendra Singh in Suva
The University of the South Pacific's recent 50th anniversary marked 30 years of existence for its regional journalism programme. In...
Shailendra Singh: How journalists can walk the Pacific climate change talk
OPINION: By Dr Shailendra Singh
Climate change seems to be getting increasingly more news coverage recently, which is a positive outcome—on at least some levels.
But...
Post-coup Rabuka crackdown as seen from Fiji Times editor’s ‘hot seat’
REVIEW: By Shailendra Singh
A Fiji Diary: Reminiscences and Reflections of a Newsman is a selection of revised and updated writings by Vijendra Kumar, a...
A damning indictment of the parlous state of affairs in the...
Dr Shailendra Singh reviews a new edition of Don't Spoil My Beautiful Face.
Above all, David Robie’s Don’t Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and...
Shailendra Singh: How hypocritical leaders try to divide and rule media
Dr Shailendra Singh is head of journalism at the University of the South Pacific, Fiji. This was his address to the World Press Freedom...
Pacific Islanders debate paradox of ‘Oceanianism’ and global citizens
From Indepth News
By Shailendra Singh in Suva
Discussions about the concept of "Global Citizenship" are gaining momentum in various international forums, but remain largely unexplored...
Rethinking journalism for supporting social cohesion and democracy: Case study of...
From Pacific Media Centre
Shailendra Singh
This thesis examines conflict reporting in Fiji, an ethnically and politically divided Pacific island country debilitated by four socially and...
