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Talks to end New Caledonian general strike fail
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 3:13 am | Pacific Media Watch
Negotiations between the New Caledonian government and the CSTNC union to end a general strike have failed. More >>
Five Australian Journalists Arrested In Papua
Friday, 15 September 2006, 11:04 am | Pacific Media Watch
JAKARTA (Reuters/Pacific Media Watch): Five Australian television journalists have been arrested in Indonesia's Papua province for working with tourist visas, the Indonesian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. More >>
Fiji Media Mounts Campaign Against Broadcast Bill
Monday, 28 August 2006, 10:34 am | Pacific Media Watch
SUVA (Wansolwara Online/Pacific Media Watch): The media in Fiji has started a campaign against a Broadcast Licensing Bill currently before a parliamentary select committee. More >>
PNG: Call To Reject Govt Reporting Shackles
Monday, 28 August 2006, 10:28 am | Pacific Media Watch
PORT MORESBY (The National Online/Pacific Media Watch): The Papua New Guinea government is taking a dangerous step with a batch of newly announced restrictions on journalists. More >>
Temaru's Support For Independence Upsets Paris
Friday, 25 August 2006, 10:06 am | Pacific Media Watch
http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2006/680/680p16.htm http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0608/S00227.htm More >>
Broadcast Licensing Bill Sparks Media Protest
Friday, 25 August 2006, 9:25 am | Pacific Media Watch
SUVA (Pacnews/IFEX/Pacific Media Watch): The introduction of a proposed Broadcast Licensing Bill in Fiji’s Parliament has sparked strong protests from the country’s audio and visual media organisations. More >>
Indonesia: Muslims Lash Out At Playboy 3rd Edition
Thursday, 20 July 2006, 8:36 pm | Pacific Media Watch
JAKARTA (DPA/Pacific Media Watch): Indonesian Muslim leaders strongly protested against the third edition of the Indonesia Playboy magazine, urging the police to take stern action against the editors of the U.S.-based publication, local media reports said ... More >>
Radio NZ Launches BBC Pacific Exchange
Tuesday, 18 July 2006, 9:11 pm | Pacific Media Watch
WELLINGTON (RNZI/Pacific Media Watch): Radio New Zealand International (RNZI) will launch a weekday 30-minute programme exchange with the BBC Pacific service starting today. More >>
Two Key Speakers Lined Up For Human Rights Seminar
Thursday, 13 July 2006, 8:46 pm | Pacific Media Watch
AUCKLAND (AUT Journalism/Pacific Media Watch): A West Papua Baptist church leader and an Australian-based human rights campaigner have been confirmed as key spokespeople to address an international conference on the Indonesian-ruled Pacific territory ... More >>
Meeting The Environmental Crisis
Sunday, 9 July 2006, 2:10 pm | Pacific Media Watch
AUCKLAND (PIRM/Pacific Media Watch): The latest edition of Pacific Ecologist magazine highlights global and regional environmental issues and strategies in coping with them. The winter edition has 76 pages and is avalable for $10 from the Pacific Ecologist, ... More >>
Philippines: Armed Men Torch a Community Radio
Wednesday, 5 July 2006, 2:35 pm | Pacific Media Watch
PARIS (RSF/Pacific Media Watch): A gang of at least eight masked and armed men raided and torched a community radio on 2 July 2006, first tying up six members of staff, who were slightly injured. More >>
East Timor: National radio, TV threatened
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:14 pm | Pacific Media Watch
DILI (UNOTIL DMR/Pacific Media Watch): An unknown group threatened staff at the national radio and television station yesterday (28/6). More >>
Australia Builds Its Empire
Sunday, 2 July 2006, 1:12 pm | Pacific Media Watch
AUCKLAND (GPJA/Pacific Media Watch): Australia builds its empire, by John Pilger - Arriving with a force of 2000, an Australian brigadier flew by helicopter straight to the headquarters of the rebel leader, Major Alfredo Reinado - not to arrest him ... More >>
Cameraman Detained By Australian Troops In E Timor
Monday, 12 June 2006, 10:37 am | Pacific Media Watch
DILI (AFP/Pacific Media Watch): A freelance cameraman for Associated Press television was detained for several hours by Australian peacekeepers in East Timor, who briefly seized his equipment. More >>
East Timor: Violence Undermining Media Reporting
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 10:08 pm | Pacific Media Watch
SYDNEY (IFJ-Asia/Pacific Media Watch): The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is concerned that the recent violence in East Timor has undermined the media's ability to cover the political and social crisis as two daily newspapers have had ... More >>
Samoa's Government Censor Bans Da Vinci Code Film
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 9:40 pm | Pacific Media Watch
Samoa's Government Censor Bans Da Vinci Code Film http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=24194 More >>
Philippines: A Fifth Journalist Killed This Year
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 9:37 pm | Pacific Media Watch
MANILA: (RSF/IFEX/Pacific Media Watch): Reporters Without Borders expressed dismay at the murder on 22 May 2006 of Fernando Batul, a commentator on dyPR radio, shot dead by two men on a motorbike as he was on his way to work in Puerto Princesa on ... More >>
USP Student Chosen As Journalism Fellow To Japan
Wednesday, 24 May 2006, 8:08 pm | Pacific Media Watch
USP Student Chosen As Journalism Fellow To Japan http://www.usp.ac.fj/news/story.php?id=139 More >>
Journalist Safe From Renewed Timor Unrest
Wednesday, 24 May 2006, 8:06 pm | Pacific Media Watch
DILI: (ABC News/Pacific Media Watch): An Australian journalist has been evacuated from an area on the outskirts of the East Timorese capital Dili, after being caught up in fresh violence. More >>
Indonesia: Info Bill Shouldn't Cover State Firms
Monday, 22 May 2006, 8:33 pm | Pacific Media Watch
JAKARTA: (Jakarta Post Online/Pacific Media Watch): Indonesia's House of Representatives and the government began deliberating the long-overdue Freedom of Information Bill on Monday, with the government already showing signs it wants to water down the legislation. More >>
