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Asian and Pacific nations struggling over media self-censorship, says RSF
By RNZ Pacific
Democracies across Asia and the Pacific are struggling to resist disinformation and protect press freedoms, according to a new report.
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Second person isolating at home in NZ dies – 163 new covid cases
RNZ News
A second person with covid-19 who was isolating at home has died in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.
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Unis want research shared widely. So why don’t they properly back academics to do...
ANALYSIS: By Margaret Kristin Merga, Edith Cowan University and Shannon Mason, Nagasaki University
Academics are increasingly expected to share their research widely beyond academia. However,...
BDS activists reject Israeli fine, raise $33,000 for Gaza stress health
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Two New Zealand activists have raised thousands of dollars through crowdfunding after an Israeli court fined them for their role in...
No debate about Vanuatu’s China TV plan and Radio Vanuatu coverage
OPINION: Vanuatu Daily Digest has raised the issue of negligible public awareness of Radio Vanuatu (VBTC) planned developments with a Chinese company over extending...
#COP 21: Voices of the Pacific – some regional reflections
Report by Pacific Media Watch in Apia
Pacific delegations to COP21 were part of the historic Paris Agreement on Climate Change reached by negotiators last...
Black Ferns: a new dawn for global women’s rugby
ANALYSIS: By Jamie Wall, RNZ sports writer
The Blacks Ferns 41-17 win over the Wallaroos on the field at Auckland's Eden Park last night was...
63 political prisoners in Indonesia file urgent appeals amid virus pandemic
By Jennifer Robinson and Veronica Koman with the support of TAPOL
Sixty-three political prisoners detained on treason charges in Indonesia have made a joint urgent...
NZ universities eye new tie-ups with Indian institutions to attract international students
By Blessen Tom, RNZ News journalist
A third New Zealand university is close to signing with Mumbai's Bombay Stock Exchange Institute, opening up opportunities for...
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By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News senior journalist
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RSF says global attacks on journalists ‘alarming’, Gaza ‘most dangerous’ and...
Pacific Media Watch
The global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has revealed an "alarming intensification of attacks on journalists" in its 2024 annual...
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.”
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