Tag: Media Freedom

By Florence Syme-Buchanan in Avarua, Rarotonga One of the Cook Islands' top broadcasters and newspapers want government heads of ministries and ministers to be more...

By Tevita Vuibau in Suva The Fiji Times and Fiji Sun perform useful roles in Fiji society by balancing each other, says an executive...

Report from IFEX By Gayathry Venkiteswaran Journalists have been killed in terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan in separate incidents that took place in January...

From Pacific Media Watch Vanuatu’s caretaker government has attacked the Vanuatu Daily Post for an outspoken editorial in Wednesday’s edition, entitled “The price of politics”,...

From Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders has unveiled its new video campaign, War Reporters. Its release coincides with the publication of RSF’s 50th book...

From the Pacific Media Centre A short documentary by Alistar Kata In 2009, a short video was made by AUT television students John Pulu and Sophie...

"Retired" Vanuatu Daily Post publisher Marc Neil-Jones talks about the "audio posts" at his Secret Garden retreat. Asia Pacific Report Gallery - Pictures and video...

Video: Human Rights Watch Report by Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the Indonesian government’s refusal to let French journalist Cyril Payen visit Indonesia...

Report by Pacific Media Watch Māori Television’s Native Affairs story on West Papua is the first by a New Zealand television crew allowed into the...

From Pacific Journalism Review Reviewed by David Robie Saving Independent Journalism: 30 Years Defending Media (39pp); Hostile Climate of Environmental Journalists (27pp). 2015. Paris, France: Reporters...

Report by Dan McGarry, an op-ed in the Vanuatu Daily Post today. “I have been lucky,” said Marc Neil-Jones in his valedictory speech on Thursday....

Report by Pacific Media Watch Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published its annual worldwide round-up of journalists held hostage, imprisoned or missing. According to RSF’s tally,...

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 Netizen Report in Paris While the spectre of Daesh (ISIS) is nothing new for much of the Arab region, last month's attacks on...

Report by Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Item: 9509 Communications Minister Jimmy Miringtoro has announced plans to set up a Media Appeals Tribunal in the New...

Report by Pacific Media Centre A draft Indonesian Criminal Code amendment, condemed by critics as undermining freedom of speech, is interpreted to mean that burning...

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...

Media freedom is about the right of the people to be informed, not just about media freedoms of journalists and news organisations. Kendall Hutt...