Tag: Media councils

By Stephen Wright of BenarNews The Papua New Guinea government’s push for news organisations to become its cheer-leading squad is under further scrutiny this week...

Koi Tū New Zealand cannot sit back and see the collapse of its Fourth Estate, the director of Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures,...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinean government has been bluntly and frankly reminded to leave mainstream media alone as a long...

By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Two New Zealand government agencies have revealed mounting concern about the intensity and the impact of online misinformation --...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Media Council of PNG has condemned the suspension of the news chief of Papua New Guinea's major television channel, EMTV,...

International Federation of Journalists Australia’s journalists’ union – the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) – has voted to end its decades long relationship with...

MEAA video message on YouTube. Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) union is reconsidering its involvement in the Australian Press Council...

COMMENT: By Bob Howarth in Dili Today, World Press Freedom Day, is being celebrated in all democratic parts of the world. And Timor-Leste has much...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Timor-Leste’s Press Council (TLPC) has strongly condemned political interference in the country’s public broadcasting service (RTTL) newsroom where political-appointed advisers for...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The news editor for National Media Group (GMN) in Timor-Leste has been dismissed due to his role as the TL Press...

Nepal has recently updated its legal system with new civil and criminal  codes. However, writes Rahul Bhattarai of Asia Pacific Report, failure to consult...

By Bob Howarth in Dili, Timor-Leste The Dili Dialogue Forum, sponsored by UNESCO and organised by the Timor-Leste Press Council, will be held again next...

Charmaine Poriambep of TVWan News reports on the timely new PNG code of ethics. Pacific Media Watch News Desk Journalists, reporters and media practitioners in Papua...

Nemani Delaibatiki of the Fiji Sun has been elected the new president of the Fijian Media Association (FMA) and says first on his agenda is to...

The challenges faced by working journalists in Samoa to ensure freedom of speech will be discussed in a presentation from a leading academic from...

The  Media  Council  of  Papua  New  Guinea  has  appealed  to  government  institutions  and individuals  to respect the  role of  the media and to allow...

By Kalafi Moala in Nuku'alofa The man who was once jailed for his stand for press freedom in the kingdom of Tonga has now breached...

Report from Pacific Media Watch Opinion by Professor Wadan Narsey in Suva There should have been institutional protests a few weeks ago when the Bainimarama government...

Report by Pacific Media Watch in Port Moresby The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has expressed grave concerns at plans by the government to...

Report by Pacific Media Centre <!-- -->   Samoa’s Media Council law, passed by Parliament earlier this year, will come into effect as soon as Prime Minister Tuilaepa...