Tag: Press Freedom
Hundreds of Israel lobbyists ‘writing America’s news’, reveals new probe
Pacific Media Watch
Hundreds of former employees of Israel lobbying groups such as AIPAC, StandWithUs and CAMERA are working in top newsrooms across the United...
NZ Speaker reverses journalist bar from abuse apology at Parliament
By Giles Dexter, RNZ political reporter
An investigative journalist who was barred from attending New Zealand's national apology to survivors of abuse in care has...
New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press...
ANALYSIS: By Julie Posetti, City St George's, University of London and Waqas Ejaz, University of Oxford
Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But...
Palau Media Council condemns lawsuit as ‘assault on press freedom’
Pacific Media Watch
The Palau Media Council has condemned a political lawsuit against the publisher of the Island Times as an "assault on press freedom"...
CPJ ranks Israel second-to-top on unpunished journalist murders index in Gaza...
Pacific Media Watch
Israel is the world’s second-worst offender after Haiti in letting the murder of journalists go unpunished, according to a new report from...
Commonwealth takes bold step to protect freedom of expression
Talamua Media
The Commonwealth Heads of Government adopted the Commonwealth Principles on Freedom of Expression and the Role of the Media in Good Governance at...
Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a...
ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne
In February 2017, as Donald Trump took office, The Washington Post adopted the first slogan in its...
RSF tackles Taiwan’s media freedom ‘Achilles heel’, boosts Asia Pacific monitoring...
SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie in Taipei
It was a heady week for the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) -- celebration...
UN rapporteur condemns Israeli ‘death sentence’ claim trying to silence last...
Pacific Media Watch
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, says Israel’s declaration that six...
One year of war in Gaza – protect journalists now, says...
Pacific Media Watch
This week marked the grim one-year anniversary of the surprise October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the beginning of the Israeli...
Media watchdog condemns Israel’s ‘harassment’ move to strip Al Jazeera journalists...
Pacific Media Watch
The International Press Institute (IPI) has strongly condemned the Israeli government’s recent decision to revoke the press passes of Al Jazeera journalists,...
Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top
By Maxim Bock, Queensland University of Technology
Fiji journalist Felix Chaudhary recalls how the harassment began: “Initially, I was verbally warned to stop.”
“And not only...
Gaza killings and the death of Western journalism – why the...
COMMENTARY: By Mohamad Elmasry
On Wednesday, the Israeli army killed two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza.
Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi were working when they were...
Al Jazeera journalist, cameraman killed in Israeli attack on Gaza
Pacific Media Watch
Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Rifi have been killed in an Israeli air attack on the Gaza...
Facebook reportedly censors posts by Solomon Islands news outlet
RNZ Pacific
Facebook has reportedly temporarily blocked posts published by an independent online news outlet in Solomon Islands after incorrectly labelling its content as "spam".
In-Depth...
‘Frontline Media Faultlines’ – David Robie’s keynote address to Pacific Media...
The Australia Today
Here is the livestream of Dr David Robie’s keynote address “Frontline Media Faultlines: How Critical Journalism Can Survive Against the Odds” at...
‘Precarious’ – newsmakers dissect state and future of Pacific journalism
PACNEWS
If the pen is mightier than the sword, then an army of journalists has assembled in Fiji’s capital to discuss the state and future...
WikiLeaks founder Assange hearing ‘significant’ for Pacific island Saipan
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's court hearing in Saipan is set to make "this dot in the middle of the...
Plea deal ends personal ordeal for Julian Assange, but still media...
Pacific Media Watch
The reported plea bargain between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the United States government brings to a close one of the darkest...
King’s Birthday Honours: NZ journalist reflects on work in the Pacific
By Alakihihifo Vailala of PMN News
Flipped "back in time” is how New Zealand author, journalist and media educator Dr David Robie describes the crisis...
The Daily Blog hacked – NZ’s most important left media outlet...
Pacific Media Watch
The Daily Blog, New Zealand's most important leftwing website of news, views and analyses at the heart of the country's most conservative...
Palestine protesters call for Gaza press ‘solidarity’ at NZ media awards
Pacific Media Watch
Pro-Palestinian protesters dressed in blue "press" vests tonight staged a vigil calling on New Zealand journalists to show solidarity with the media...