Tag: Balance
Sayed-Khaiyum blasts Fiji Times, CFL media – editor replies ‘doing our...
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
FijiFirst party general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum claims they are fighting The Fiji Times and Communications Fiji Ltd -- not political...
Jack Lapauve: Why we walked out in protest over EMTV news...
COMMENTARY: EMTV's deputy news editor Jack Lapauve Jr in Port Moresby writes in defence of the newsroom's decision to walk out in protest over...
Mad, bad or mostly moderate? Media’s mixed message on protest
RNZ Mediawatch
There was plenty of condemnation of New Zealand's illegal occupation of Parliament in the media at first -- but this week some media...
Afghan women challenge pregnant NZ journalist’s ‘reality under the Taliban’
RNZ News
Afghan women are accusing the Taliban of using a pregnant New Zealand journalist as a publicity tool to show the world they can...
The Fiji Times: The role of the media – holding power...
EDITORIAL: By the Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley
Fiji's Assistant Minister for iTaukei Affairs Selai Adimaitoga said quite a lot on Friday in her end...
Slippery slope for Fiji’s media in politically charged climate
COMMENTARY: By Shailendra Singh in Suva
Do the Fiji news media represent a wide range of political perspectives?
Fiji’s national media, like media elsewhere, would cover...
Mediawatch: Hui over Christchurch terror attacks puts media under the spotlight
MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
A counter-terrorism hui intended to help heal the wounds inflicted in Christchurch two years ago sparked a walk-out...
Resourcing local Pacific media to boost wider ‘connected’ reportage
RNZ Mediawatch
After 23 years with one political party and one prime minister in charge, Samoa’s general election last month delivered a surprise neck-and-neck result....
Fiji health chief attacks ‘reckless’ reporting over covid outbreak
The Pacific Newsroom
Fiji’s Health Secretary Dr James Fong strongly attacked his country’s media for “reckless reporting” today, saying it could spark panic.
He gave no...
Dear editor, we have you in our sights for reporting ‘the...
EDITORIAL: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report
Asia Pacific Report, the Auckland-based independent news and analysis website, has been increasingly targeted by Indonesian...
Timorese Press Council criticises media coverage of Xanana’s controversial visit to...
By Lusa News in Dili
The Timorese Press Council today asked journalists to avoid being "messenger boys", referring to the publication of a statement about...
Scott Waide: Look at the big picture, not just a breaking...
COMMENT: By Scott Waide, deputy regional head of news of EMTV News
Yesterday , we received a lot of criticism over our coverage of the...
Closure of AAP is yet another blow to public interest journalism...
By Alexandra Wake of RMIT University
Australia’s news landscape, and the ability of citizens to access quality journalism, has been dealt a major blow by...
Panic-buying hits headlines after first NZ coronavirus case
By Colin Peacock of RNZ Mediawatch
Authorities and the media alike knew it was just a matter of time before New Zealand had its first...
Media ‘impartiality’ on climate change ethically misguided and dangerous
By Denis Muller in Melbourne
In September 2019, the editor of The Conversation, Misha Ketchell, declared The Conversation’s editorial team in Australia was henceforth taking...
NZ journalists focusing on ‘tragedy prevention’, says CJR research
By Michael Andrew
More New Zealand journalists have been seeking ways to “prevent tragedy” through their reporting, shows new research published in Columbia Journalism Review.
The...
Mediawatch: Broadcaster’s Pacific slurs on Newstalk ZB censured
By Colin Peacock of RNZ Mediawatch
Newstalk ZB broadcaster Heather du Plessis-Allan has been censured for Pacific Island slurs in a ruling that contains uncharacteristically...
Mediawatch NZ: Reporting Islam before and after 15/3
Al Noor Mosque imam Gamal Fouda speaking to Christchurch, New Zealand, and the watching world. He says despite the terrorist's intentions, New Zealand remains...
NZ aid workers’ open letter condemns broadcaster for Pacific ‘leeches’ attack
By RNZ Pacific
OPINION: An open letter to broadcaster Heather du Plessis-Allan on behalf of New Zealanders who have worked, and those are who are...
Pacific Island leaders tightening the screws on press freedom, dissent
ANALYSIS: The three-hour "detention" of television New Zealand Pacific affairs reporter Barbara Dreaver for "breaking protocols" over interviewing refugees on Nauru. But Josef Benedict...
Dan McGarry: Want to lead in the Pacific? Try listening first
By Dan McGarry in Port Vila
The average Australian’s conception of Pacific island nations is so limited it makes some of us wonder if they...
Racist reporting still rife in Australian media, says new monitoring report
By Dr Christina Ho in Sydney
Half of all race-related opinion pieces in the Australian mainstream media are likely to contravene industry codes of conduct...