Tag: Free press
News Corp among Namaliu’s farewell messages – for ‘free, fearless media’
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
The late Sir Rabbie Namaliu’s character and his humble leadership featured well in one of Australia’s top news organisations...
Hong Kong indy Stand News shuts down in face of Chinese...
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Hong Kong independent media Stand News has announced it has shut down following the arrest last week of six current and...
RSF hails UK court blocking of US bid to extradite Julian...
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is relieved by the January 4 ruling of UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser to block the United...
RSF denounces arrest of Apple Daily founder, who risks life imprisonment
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The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders global media freedom watchdog has denounced the arrest of Jimmy Lai, the founder of Hong Kong's...
Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed
ANALYSIS: By David Robie
Indonesia recently hosted a bold public relations window-dressing expo in Auckland presenting itself as a “Pacific” nation while attempting to provide...
Vanuatu Daily Post … latest news hot off the free press
"How your newspaper gets to you" ... Vanuatu Daily Press press rolling with the day's news. Video: VDP
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The Vanuatu Daily Post,...
Journalist turns tales of undercover Papuan reporting into love novel
BOOK REVIEW: By Bambang Muryanto in Yogyakarta
A Dutch freelance journalist, Rohan (a pen name), had been interested in the political turmoil in Papua...
Lifting of Fiji journo ban ‘curious’, says reporter
New Zealand journalist Michael Field has said the announcement by the Fiji government to lift its ban on foreign journalists in the country is...
TVNZ’s Barbara Dreaver fires back at Fiji PM’s ‘ridiculous claims’
As Television New Zealand's news boss calls for the ban on Barbara Dreaver entering Fiji to be lifted, the Pacific correspondent has responded to...