Tag: Social Media
New tech downgrades reading, harms critical thinking, says Fiji academic
By Losalini Bolatagici in Suva
Critical thinking — the ability to reason effectively — is declining and it's worrying.
Dr Jito Vanualailai, director of the research...
More than hashtags needed to defy terror in Indonesia
From Pacific Media Watch
By Andi Rahman Alamsyah in Jakarta
People were commenting on social media within moments of the terrorist bombings and shooting in Jakarta...
PNG police commander takes to social media to fight sorcery killings
Report by Pacific Media Watch in Port Moresby
A senior police officer in Papua New Guinea's Enga province has used social media to combat sorcery-related...
Social media distracts bright students in PNG, says education chief
Report by PNG News
Students in Papua New Guinea are facing bigger challenges as the use of social media is distracting them from their studies.
Director...
PNG government plans media tribunal to target social media abuse
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...
COP21: Forum’s Meg Taylor makes Pacific video plea to world leaders
Report by Vuniwaqa Bola-Bari
Pacific Ocean Commissioner Dame Meg Taylor has called on world leaders meeting in Paris to protect the Pacific region and the...
