Tag: Rumours
Mediawatch: Mounting fake news prompts calls for action in NZ
By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
Two New Zealand government agencies have revealed mounting concern about the intensity and the impact of online misinformation --...
Solomons PM warns journalists against ‘yellow journalism’ rumours
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has warned the news media that the country's emergency powers enable the government to target...
Samoa health director calls on public to stop rumour-fed covid panic
By RNZ Pacific
Samoa's Director-General of Health says the country remains free of the covid-19 coronavirus so the public should not believe rumours to the...