Tag: Ethics
Nine editors double down in ‘tense’ war on Gaza editorial ban...
By Cam Wilson in Sydney
A senior Nine staff journalist has resigned and readers are angrily cancelling their newspaper subscriptions as Sydney Morning Herald and...
Indonesian media ‘favours state voice’ on West Papua, PJR research finds
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...
Poor court etiquette, lack of respect ‘show drop in Fiji lawyer...
By Pekai Kotoisuva in Suva
Arriving late to court, poor court etiquette and lack of respect are signs that the level of ethics among Fiji...
NZ police tighten rules on photos of youth, but concerns still...
By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News senior journalist
New Zealand police are being commended for tightening the rules for officers photographing young people, but there are concerns...
Indonesian artist charged under ‘pornography’ law for bikini protest faces 10...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Artist Dinar Candy has held a protest action over the extension of Indonesia's Enforcement of Restrictions on Public Activities (PPKM) by...
Covid-19 vaccine – hard ethical and practical choices over distribution
ANALYSIS: By Barbara Allen, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Michael Macaulay, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The world...
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...
Acting selfishly has consequences – ethical decisions amid virus crisis
ANALYSIS: By Hugh Breakey of Griffith University
As Australia and New Zealand move into lockdown mode in response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, we are...
Ethics needed in computing and tech to stop ‘robber barons’, says...
By Michael Andrew
Social media and tech industries have been replicating the ugliest aspects of capitalism from the 1800s, according to an AUT computer science...
Bring ethics into global smart tech, warns UN cyber expert
SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie in Bangkok
A leading cyber security expert has called on universities to play a more active role in implementing ethics...
Research explores media practice, freedom of the press in Samoa
By Joshua Lafoai in Apia
A research paper by a National University of Samoa lecturer warns media freedom in Samoa still faces many challenges.
Media freedom...
Indonesia faces chance to prove it is more ‘journalist-friendly’ in 2017
By Colette Davidson
When journalist and media activist Victor Mambor wants information from inside Papua, Indonesia, he knows how to get it -- he has...
Dan McGarry: Silence in the face of Florence’s bravery an indictment
ANALYSIS: By Dan McGarry
Justice Richard Chetwynd acquitted the three men accused of intentional assault on Florence Lengkon on Friday, accepting the defence’s submission that...
PNG ethics code needs social media ‘catch up’, says council chief
The president of Papua New Guinea's media council says there is a need for the country's media ethics codes to be revised, Radio NZ...
WJEC16: ‘Real world’ journo schools face ethical dilemmas
By TJ Aumua
"Teaching hospital" is a model that is regarded as a way for journalism educators to turn their classrooms into newsrooms by immersing...
WJEC16: Journalism academic calls for probe on PNG student unrest media...
By David Robie
A Papua New Guinea media educator today called for an investigation into coverage of the two months of protest at the nation’s...
Duterte’s tough stance, impunity big challenges for media in Philippines
By David Robie
Strained relations between the President-elect of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, and much of the news media before he even takes office this...
Kalafi Moala: A word on the Samoa Observer suicide report
Le Va, in partnership with Pasifika media, has launched the "Pasifika media guidelines for reporting suicide". This whiteboard video provides an overview.
OPINION: By Kalafi...
Sunday Samoan condemned for ‘disgusting, degrading’ reporting of death
Le Va, in partnership with Pasifika media, has launched the "Pasifika media guidelines for reporting suicide". This whiteboard video provides an overview. See Samoa...
Call for new media strategies for climate change journalism
Last month's AJ+ video about ExxonMobile's tactics in casting doubt on climate change science.
Do changes to climate change reporting need to happen? Does the...
Asian scholars crafting a non-adversarial approach to journalism
Report from Pacific Media Centre
"Mindful journalism" practice in the West tries to be secular and is practised without having any religious values. Moral wisdom...
#COP21: ‘Filthy’ corporate sponsors bankrolling Paris summit exposed
Report from Eco Watch
By Andy Rowell of Oil Change International
Corporate Accountability International (CAI) released a report exposing the “filthy” track record of some of...