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Author Challenges Development an 'Inclusive' Media
Friday, 31 August 2007, 10:01 am | Pacific Media Watch
Author Challenges Journalists to Develop an 'Inclusive' Media http://www.pmc.aut.ac.nz/niusbeat/070827_author.shtml More >>
East Timor: Newspaper Office Attacked
Sunday, 12 August 2007, 1:21 pm | Pacific Media Watch
BANGKOK (SEAPA/IFEX/Pacific Media Watch): Amid political tensions arising from the controversial formation of the new government in Timor-Leste, an unknown group of men attacked the office of a major newspaper, Suara Timor Lorosa'e (STL) on 4 August ... More >>
Journalists Should Boost Ocean Awareness
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 9:20 am | Pacific Media Watch
The health and wellbeing of Pacific Islanders are inextricably linked to the health of their ocean, which is under threat from internal and external sources, says journalism educator Shailendra Singh Singh speaking at this year's SeaWeb lecture. More >>
Former Fiji Broadcasting Boss To Be Queried
Sunday, 22 July 2007, 2:01 pm | Pacific Media Watch
SUVA (RNZI Online/Pacific Media Watch): The former CEO of the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Francis Herman, is expected to be interviewed by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption. More >>
USP Academic Challenges Military Curbs
Friday, 15 June 2007, 11:21 am | Pacific Media Watch
Dr David Whish-Wilson has urged the Republic of Fiji Military Forces to look at their own statements if they thought it was illegal to spread reports that create or foster public alarm. More >>
Jakarta Governor Becomes Fugitive From Justice
Thursday, 7 June 2007, 2:40 pm | Pacific Media Watch
SYDNEY (RSF/Pacific Media Watch): Reporters Without Borders voiced support today for Glebe deputy coroner Dorelle Pinch after her inquest into the 1975 murders of journalist Brian Peters and four colleagues in East Timor led to a diplomatic incident. More >>
Government Alleged To Have Covered Up Murders
Sunday, 27 May 2007, 1:29 pm | Pacific Media Watch
SYDNEY (RSF/Pacific Media Watch): As a Glebe Coroner's Court inquest into the murders of cameraman Brian Peters and four other TV journalists in the East Timor town of Balibo on 16 October 1975 draws to a close, Reporters Without Borders has called ... More >>
SDL Member Alleges Assault By Fiji Military
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 1:10 pm | Pacific Media Watch
SUVA (RNZI Online/Pacific Media Watch): The acting director of Fiji’s ousted Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) party, Ted Young, says he was assaulted by the military when he was summoned to the army camp in Suva for questioning yesterday. More >>
Alliance Calls For Safety Training Standard
Sunday, 13 May 2007, 2:07 pm | Pacific Media Watch
SYDNEY (MEAA/Pacific Media Watch): The Media Alliance has given evidence calling for greater uniform safety training for journalists at the NSW Coroner's inquest into the deaths of five Australian-based newsmen at Balibo, East Timor, in 1975. More >>
Launch Of Right To Know Campaign Hailed
Saturday, 12 May 2007, 12:53 am | Pacific Media Watch
PARIS (RSF/Pacific Media Watch): Reporters Without Borders hailed a campaign called Australia's Right to Know that was launched today by a coalition of leading Australian news media including News Ltd, Fairfax, ABC and SBS with the aim of combatting the ... More >>
Inquest Into Deaths Of 'Balibo Five'
Monday, 7 May 2007, 10:43 pm | Pacific Media Watch
Inquest Into Deaths Of 'Balibo Five' Points To High-Level Cover-Up, Former Australian Pm To Be Summoned More >>
Name Change Of West Irian Jaya To West Papua
Thursday, 26 April 2007, 10:09 am | Pacific Media Watch
JAYAPURA (RNZI Online/Pacific Media Watch): The Indonesian government has issued a regulation officially renaming West Irian Jaya province as West Papua province. More >>
Media Criticises Ministry's Restrictions
Monday, 16 April 2007, 2:46 pm | Pacific Media Watch
SUVA (FT Online/Pacific Media Watch) - Members of the media yesterday expressed concern over what they deemed were attempts by the Fijian Affairs Ministry to restrict freedom of speech. More >>
The Png Media Challenge
Wednesday, 4 April 2007, 9:41 am | Pacific Media Watch
PORT MORESBY (The National Online/Pacific Media Watch) - Media, Information and Development in Papua New Guinea, edited by Evangelia Papoutsaki and Dick Rooney (2006), is a much-awaited contribution to what is a meagre library of scholarship on media in ... More >>
NZ Journalism Will Suffer If Jobs Outsourced
Saturday, 31 March 2007, 3:45 pm | Pacific Media Watch
AUCKLAND (IFJ/Pacific Media Watch) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has slammed APN News and Media’s decision to outsource New Zealand subediting and layout jobs, as a cost-cutting exercise which would have a detrimental effect ... More >>
Mana Journalist Wins New Diversity Award
Friday, 30 March 2007, 11:11 am | Pacific Media Watch
AUCKLAND (TWN Online/Pacific Media Watch) - AUT University’s first ever journalism award for the reporting of diversity issues has gone to Mana journalist Qiane Corfield. More >>
Fiji Journalist Says They Are Self-Censoring News
Friday, 16 March 2007, 10:11 am | Pacific Media Watch
Fiji Journalist Says They Are Self-Censoring News Stories http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=30783 More >>
Fiji Women's Rights Movement Protests
Friday, 16 March 2007, 9:56 am | Pacific Media Watch
SUVA (FWRM/Pacific Media Watch) - The Fiji Women's Rights Movement is deeply concerned by the illegal pushing through of the Water Authority of Fiji Bill - despite almost a year of community action against the privatisation of water. More >>
Fiji Media Council Unhappy With Media Grilling
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 9:44 am | Pacific Media Watch
SUVA (Pacnews/IFEX/Pacific Media Watch) - The Fiji Media Council has deplored the taking in of media personnel by the military for questioning. More >>
Tragic Accident Highlights Need Safer Journalism
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 4:21 pm | Pacific Media Watch
SYDNEY (IFJ/Pacific Media Watch) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called for greater protection for the safety of journalists after two camera persons were killed on assignment, when a wrecked ferry sank on February 25 in Jakarta. More >>
