Tag: JAWS
Legal academic says Samoa’s criminal libel law should go after charge
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist
An Auckland University law academic says Samoa's criminal libel law under which a prominent journalist has been charged...
JAWS president backs call to abolish Samoa’s criminal libel law
By Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu in Apia
Rudy Bartley, president of the Journalist Association of Samoa (JAWS), has supported the international call for Samoa’s government to abolish...
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...