Tag: Media policy

By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter This week, Minister of Racing Winston Peters announced the end of greyhound racing in the interests of animal welfare. Soon...

For years news media bosses warned the creaking business model backing journalism would fail at a major local outlet. It finally happened this week...

ANALYSIS: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed today what pundits have predicted for weeks: the plan for a public...

By Repeka Nasiko in Lautoka Fiji's Media Industry Development Act will soon be reviewed over the next few weeks. Speaking to The Fiji Times in Lautoka...

RNZ Mediawatch The first tranche of the New Zealand government’s $55 million Public Interest Journalism Fund has been allocated - against a backdrop of criticism...

Pacific Media Watch newsdesk New Zealand's leading daily newspaper has warned the country against complacency over the covid-19 pandemic and to look to Fiji for...

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Cabinet will review social media platforms in Papua New Guinea when it convenes on Thursday, says Prime Minister Peter...

Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk A public broadcasting advocacy group has condemned Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s plan to commercialise Pacific broadcasting as not being able...

By Amanda Watson Papua New Guinea's Communications Minister Sam Basil has decided to extend the deadline for mobile phone subscriber identity module (SIM) card registration...

By Nasik Swami in Suva The Fiji government has called for expressions of interest from public relations firms since the contract for the US-based Qorvis...

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 Alistar Kata Eight hours a day of free-to-air New Zealand content is on offer to Pacific countries in a new broadcasting initiative backed...