Tag: Samoa media freedom
Samoan journalists blast ‘ridiculous’ media restrictions at Commonwealth summit
By Harry Pearl
Restrictions on journalists covering an upcoming summit of Commonwealth nations in Samoa are “ridiculous” and at odds with a government that purportedly...
Samoa Observer: A slap across the face of media freedom
EDITORIAL: The Samoa Observer editorial board
The Samoan government’s attempt to control the media for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a slap across...


![Mediawatch: Talley’s vs TVNZ in defamation confrontation "News organisations don't often end up in court for [defamation], but when they do it's big news."](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Defamation-case-TVNZ-680wide--218x150.png)






![Mediawatch: Talley’s vs TVNZ in defamation confrontation "News organisations don't often end up in court for [defamation], but when they do it's big news."](https://asiapacificreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Defamation-case-TVNZ-680wide--100x70.png)



