Tag: Digital Media

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist News media in Indonesia act as "government loudspeakers" by advancing a one-sided narrative regarding...

External experts are poring over the "inappropriate editing" of international news published online by RNZ. It has already tightened editorial checks and stood down...

ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva At a time when the West has weaponised human rights, the United Nations body that promotes freedom of expression...

Pacific Media Watch Journalist, author and media academic David Robie has launched an independent news and current affairs website to complement his long-established Asia Pacific...

By Henry Puna, Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum On World Press Freedom Day the world remembers the importance of a free and independent media...

By Sri Krishnamurthi Highly respected and convivial Koroi Hawkins has become RNZ Pacific's first Melanesian editor after arriving in New Zealand in 2014 and says...

Asia Pacific Report New Zealand pay-TV company Sky TV plans to cut some jobs in the country as it outsources roles to India and the...

Pacific Media Watch A New Zealand-based media research and publication group has called for an "urgent rethink" on Papua New Guinea's draft media development policy,...

A powerful day in the history of the Gisborne Herald. Video: Gisborne Herald RNZ Mediawatch New Zealand's media were in emergency mode yet again this week,...

By Lice Movono in Suva Veteran Fijian journalist Netani Rika and his wife were resting in their living room when he was suddenly woken, startled...

COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis It is unlikely that the Mayor of Auckland, Wayne Brown, took any lessons from the city’s devastating floods but the rest...

ANALYSIS: By Simon Potter, University of Bristol The BBC celebrated its 100th birthday last Tuesday. It came as the institution faces increasing competition for audiences...

By Jairo Bolledo in Manila The Philippines Court of Appeals has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO...

ANALYSIS: By Claire M. Gorman The Australian government is moving fast to reset relations with Australia’s Pacific partners, including a larger Pacific role for the...

ANALYSIS: By Romitesh Kant A shortage of resources and investment from major digital platforms has left the Pacific region battling a campaign of misinformation and...

ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis The Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media Bill -- introduced to Parliament this week -- will have a long journey before it...

OPEN LETTER: By Gavin Ellis to the new Minister of Broadcasting and Media Willie Jackson Dear Minister, Congratulations on assuming the Broadcasting and Media role. The announcement...

ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views The proposal for a new entity to replace Television New Zealand and RNZ has two fundamental flaws that...

COMMENTARY: By Paul Thompson The New Zealand government last week unveiled the creation of a new public media entity that will incorporate RNZ and TVNZ....

ANALYSIS: By Peter Thompson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The announcement of the government’s decision to merge RNZ and TVNZ into a...

RNZ News RNZ and TVNZ will be subsidiaries of a new mega public media organisation, Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi has confirmed. Faafoi announced the long-awaited changes...

ANALYSIS: By Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne; Alexandra Wake, RMIT University, and Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University News Corp Australia and Google have announced the...