Tag: Media Freedom

By Juno Reyes in Manila The arrest of Philip Lustre Jr. is an attack on press freedom in the Philippines, says the veteran investigative journalist’s...

Pacific Media Watch “You’re not just reporting on the story ... you are the main character.” That's how award-winning Palestinian journalist and human rights defender Maha...

Exposing autocracy from military-ruled Fiji to democratic Samoa, journalist Shalveen Chand has faced cell blocks, state censorship and physical assaults for holding Pacific powers...

An edited version of a speech Mary Kostakidis delivered at the Media Diversity Australia Symposium where she spoke about the four pillars of journalism...

Asia Pacific Report The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) head of news has threatened journalist and unionist Michael Slezak with disciplinary action over an October 5...

By Anish Chand in Suva The Fiji Times has reaffirmed its commitment to serving as the voice of the nation and championing freedom of expression,...

COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal Thousands of people took to the streets across Aotearoa New Zealand on Saturday, standing in solidarity with Palestine as part of...

Fiji’s Online Safety Act raises important questions for journalism, but also freedom of expression more broadly. The current review of the Act presents an...

COMMENTARY: By Stephen Prager Seeking to discredit reports of its unprecedented killing of journalists in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces last week published a list...

RNZ The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) is demanding answers over the removal of a journalist's camera and the deletion of photographs taken while she...

By Tiana Haxton of RNZ Pacific The new president of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) wants to strengthen the region's newsrooms. Neville Choi, who is...

Pacific Media Watch Al Jazeera has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack against the network during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly,...

By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Savusavu Fiji Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has urged Pacific journalists to check and verify information before disseminated it to the public, warning...

COMMENTARY: By Anish Chand in Savusavu In 2023, Fiji's Media Industry Development Authority (MIDA) was scrapped, marking a significant moment for Fiji’s media landscape. A year...

RNZ Pacific reporters The president of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) says journalists need greater protection when reporting on organised crime networks. Speaking at a...

By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu Pacific media leaders and journalists from across the region will tackle press freedom, newsroom survival, artificial intelligence, anti-corruption, climate change...

The Zionist Federation of Australia’s legal assault on Israel critic and journalist Mary Kostakidis was financed by the Israeli war machine via the World...

By Layan Bsharat and Mohammad Sio Israel is holding 37 Palestinian journalists in its prisons, including 19 under administrative detention without charge or trial, says...

Power expected fear, expense and exhaustion to silence one journalist. Mary Kostakidis stood her ground, and an important piece of the wall gave way....

By Rashika Kumar in Suva Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is calling on Fijians to use their freedom of expression responsibly, stressing that people can disagree...

Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: A federal judge has ruled the Trump administration has violated the constitutional rights of international students in seeking to deport them...

Deepcut News More than 450 University of Sydney (USyd) alumni and current staff have signed a letter calling for a mass meeting to discuss the...