Governor Bird condemns PNG police brutality, calls for local covid data
Pacific Media Centre
A Papua New Guinea provincial governor has defending his actions for speaking up in Parliament yesterday on the government’s mooted proposal to...
Police rule out legal action against NZ black solidarity protest organisers
By RNZ News
The organisers of Black Lives Matter protests in several main centres will not be prosecuted.
On Monday, thousands gathered at several events around...
Social media ‘third party’ defamation ruling warning for Pacific nations
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
The New South Wales Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal which sought to challenge a...
Black Lives Matter dilemma: How to protest in a covid pandemic
ANALYSIS: By Philip Russo of Monash University
The death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of police has sparked protests across the United...
Covid, cyclone force Vanuatu to postpone Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Media Centre
The Vanuatu Council of Ministers has agreed at its meeting held in Luganville, Santo, to postpone the hosting of the Pacific...
RSF condemns attacks on US protest journalists fueled by Trump slurs
Pacific Media Watch
Protests in at least 30 cities across the US following the police killing of George Floyd have resulted in violent attacks from...
Thousands march in NZ solidarity rallies with Black Lives Matter
By RNZ News
Thousands of New Zealanders have joined large numbers of Americans in protesting following the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd.
In Auckland, Aotea...
Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape...
ANALYSIS: By Danielle K. Kilgo of Indiana University
A teenager held her phone steady enough to capture the final moments of George Perry Floyd’s life...
Voice of Papua: How covid pandemic has been impacting on Papuan...
By Voice of Papua
While the delay in the Indonesian government response to the covid-19 corona virus is disappointing, Papua's provincial government needs to be...
Jakarta Six activists for Papua freedom convicted of treason set free
By Amanda Siddharta in Jakarta
Six activists charged with treason in Jakarta for organising a protest rally for independence last August outside the presidential palace...
‘Stay home, stay safe, be kind’: What NZ can teach the...
By Democracy Now!
New Zealand implemented one of the earliest lockdowns and has largely succeeded in eliminating the coronavirus under the leadership of Prime Minister...
James Tapp: Confronting Pākehā Privilege as a white male student
COMMENT: By James Tapp
It's only been a year and half since I started university, but sometimes that's enough time to realise more about the...
Solomon Islands police investigate social justice commentator
By Assumpta Buchanan in Honiara
Solomon Islands police are investigating several people, including prominent female development and social justice commentator Wendy Amangongo, for recent articles...
Jokowi deploys army, police to enforce Indonesia’s coronavirus ‘new normal’
By Marchio Irfan Gorbiano in Jakarta
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced that the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police will be deployed to guard...
Global coronavirus crisis highlights role of public service media
Pacific Media Watch
International public service media from G-7 countries have reported “strong audience increases” since the covid-19 pandemic, which they interpret as a show...
AJF renews call for media freedom law while welcoming Smethurst move
Pacific Media Watch
The Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom has welcomed the decision by the Australian Federal Police to drop charges against Newscorp journalist Annika Smethurst...
Australian ‘soft power’ push in Pacific with $17m free TV deal...
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
Homegrown Australian television shows to the tune of $17.1 million will be broadcast in the Pacific...
No new NZ covid cases for six days – but one...
By RNZ News
New Zealand has reported no new cases of covid-19 coronavirus today, but the death toll has risen to 22 to include a...
PNG’s deputy emergency chief warns Papua covid cases pose ‘great threat’
Pacific Media Centre
The dramatic daily increase of covid-19 coronavirus cases in West Papua poses a "great threat" to Papua New Guinea, says the country's...
Give RSE workers a media ‘voice’ and ask hard questions, says...
By Philip Cass of Kaniva News
Recognised seasonal employee workers in New Zealand rarely have a voice in the New Zealand media, new research at...




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