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Screening Of West Papua Film Spotlights Indonesian Crackdown
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 10:52 am | Pacific Media Watch
As the Libyan revolution hit its peak last night with news of the death of tyrant Muammar Gaddafi, it was no wonder that events in West Papua couldn’t make it into the papers – even Gaddafi’s death lost out to endless pages of rugby mania. More >>
Screening of West Papua film spotlights Indonesian crackdown
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 3:41 pm | Pacific Media Watch
REVIEW: SCREENING OF WEST PAPUA FILM SPOTLIGHTS INDONESIAN CRACKDOWN http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/nz-screening-west-papua-film-protesters-are-shot-7676 More >>
Economic Issues Put Strain on Media Freedom - PJR Report
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 3:16 pm | Pacific Media Watch
A new report on Pacific media freedom says economic issues can be as destructive of a free press as direct censorship. While few Pacific nations and territories experience a regime of media restriction such as Fiji, many find themselves in a situation where ... More >>
Papua:Strikes, Blockades and Sabotage Threaten Freeport Mine
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 11:23 am | Pacific Media Watch
Freeport Indonesia says it considering a controlled shutdown of the entire mine in Papua following suspected sabotage and a strike in its second month. The US-owned company, which runs the world’s most profitable gold and copper mine, is continuing ... More >>
Asia-Pacific Journalists Sign 'Manila Declaration'
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 11:19 am | Pacific Media Watch
Media from the Asia-Pacific region have renewed their commitment to practice responsible journalism during times of emergency and violence and to provide voice to the sectors vulnerable to these occurrences. More >>
News Ltd Set To Announce Australian Paywall
Wednesday, 19 October 2011, 10:49 am | Pacific Media Watch
News Limited is set to announce plans to start charging readers to view The Australian newspaper's website from later this month. The announcement that the paper's premium online content will only be available to subscribers who pay $2.95 a week will be ... More >>
Fiji: Five Remanded On Sedition Charges
Monday, 17 October 2011, 10:33 am | Pacific Media Watch
Five men appeared in the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday charged with writing seditious comments in public places in Fiji have been remanded in custody. According to lawyer Rajendra Chaudhry, the bail application hearing will be on Friday. More >>
Fijians Help Stop Illegal Anglers
Friday, 14 October 2011, 9:37 am | Pacific Media Watch
Two Fijian activists from Greenpeace protested against a Taiwanese tuna longliner yesterday and later helped free a marlin from the ship's longline hooks. Greenpeace said the two activists on the Esperanza protested against the vessel San Sheng Shiang ... More >>
Indonesian Security Forces Shoot Protester in Mine Strike
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 10:09 am | Pacific Media Watch
Indonesian security forces have shot and killed at least one protester and wounded up top a dozen others when they opened fire on striking workers at Freeport-McMoRan’s gold and copper mine in West Papua, union officials said from Timika. More >>
Asia-Pacific Media Discuss Reporting Violence & Emergencies
Wednesday, 12 October 2011, 10:22 am | Pacific Media Watch
More than 20 senior editors from media organisations in East Asia, South-East Asia and the Pacific will join the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Manila on October 14 to discuss the challenges of reporting on violence and other ... More >>
Australian Unionist Charged In Fiji
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 10:31 am | Pacific Media Watch
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/australian-unionist-charged-in-fiji/story-fn3dxity-1226163284269 More >>
PNG Broadcaster Wins Pacific Award For Journalism Education
Wednesday, 5 October 2011, 11:34 am | Pacific Media Watch
http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/pacific-media-watch/region-png-broadcaster-wins-pacific-award-journalism-education-conference-7642 More >>
French Polynesia's News Agency to Be Axed: Government
Monday, 3 October 2011, 4:54 pm | Pacific Media Watch
French Polynesia’s 10-year-old Tahitipresse news agency is to be axed and closed down by the end of 2011, the local government has decided. The agency had been founded in 2001, under a previous government led by pro-France politician Gaston Flosse. More >>
ABC Journalist Assaulted While Covering Drug Raids
Friday, 30 September 2011, 10:47 am | Pacific Media Watch
An ABC journalist has been assaulted while covering a series of drug raids across south-east Queensland today, ABC News reports. A man hit journalist Imogen Brennan and stole the keys to an ABC car at Mount Nathan near Nerang on the Gold Coast. More >>
Fiji Citizens Want Independent Press
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:48 pm | Pacific Media Watch
Ninety-five per cent of the respondents in a recent survey say a Fiji media free from censorship is important to them, Wansolwara reports. According to the Lowy Institute report on Fiji, a majority of the 1,032 adults polled believe in the need for an ... More >>
Australia: New Game Send 'Dangerous Message' to Journos
Monday, 26 September 2011, 3:09 pm | Pacific Media Watch
A group of software developers from Brisbane is creating a computer game in which the players are war correspondents reporting from a conflict zone. The game's creators say it is a realistic portrayal of life as a war correspondent, although with many ... More >>
Indonesia: Two writers honoured for daring to speak out
Monday, 26 September 2011, 3:06 pm | Pacific Media Watch
Despite efforts to protect journalists, freedom of the press sits on shaky ground in Indonesia, according to two writers honored last week for their courage in the face of persecution. More >>
Arab Spring Coverage in NZ Lacking Professionalism
Monday, 26 September 2011, 3:03 pm | Pacific Media Watch
The little coverage on issues about the so-called Arab spring attests to a “lack of professionalism” in New Zealand media, says a New Zealand journalist working for Al Jazeera. More >>
Goro Nickel Refinery Focus of Investigative Probe
Monday, 26 September 2011, 2:57 pm | Pacific Media Watch
If times are hard for investigative reporters in today’s downsized media industry, spare a thought for those investigating international issues. The Back to the Source investigative journalism conference held in Sydney on the weekend by the Australian ... More >>
Cook Islands Media Groups Lobby Govy for Expenses Disclosure
Monday, 26 September 2011, 2:48 pm | Pacific Media Watch
Frustrated by the lack of transparency and response from the government, Cook Islands media organisations are launching a campaign for accountability. Just 10 months into the Cook Islands Party's reign, it is estimated cabinet ministers alone have indulged ... More >>
