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France Renews Support To Regional Media

Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 9:55 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA, February 26 (Oceania Flash) - The French government last week renewed its support to Fiji-based Pacific regional media bodies - namely the University of the South Pacific's school of journalism and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)'s ... More >>

Daily Post Accuses Qarase Of 'Over-Reaction'

Monday, 25 February 2002, 10:07 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): Fiji's Daily Post newspaper today accused the Qarase government of "over-reaction" to a "two-bit player's cheap allegation" in yesterday's dramatic walkout from Parliament. More >>

Speight Plea 'Buries The Truth'

Friday, 22 February 2002, 9:15 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): Fiji coup front man George Speight and his jailed henchmen are scapegoats and their prison sentence will not help people know the truth behind the rebellion, says opposition parliamentarian Mick Beddoes. More >>

Fiji Newspapers Question The 'Price Of Treason'

Thursday, 21 February 2002, 9:51 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): Fiji's Daily Post today challenged whether justice handed out over the George Speight attempted coup was a deterrent while the press counted the cost of treason. More >>

FIJI: I was just PR consultant: Joe Nata

Wednesday, 20 February 2002, 7:12 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pacific Media Watch): Former Fiji journalist and journalism trainer Josefa Nata is pleading not guilty to treason, saying he was simply asked to be a public relations consultant, the Daily Post reports. More >>

Citizens' Group Condemns Move To Pardon Speight

Tuesday, 19 February 2002, 9:36 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): A pro-democracy Fiji citizens group today condemned a move to pardon coup frontman George Speight after he pleaded guilty to treason in the High Court and was given a mandatory death sentence. More >>

Fiji: Chief Justice's comments disqualify him

Monday, 18 February 2002, 12:55 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): An independent Fiji democratic lobby group today condemned Chief Justice Sir Timoci Tuivaga for his comments about the 1997 constitution, saying should now disqualify himself from any Supreme Court appeal judgment on the issue. More >>

Fiji Sun calls on Qarase to abide by law

Monday, 18 February 2002, 12:53 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): The Fiji Sun today called on Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase to abide by the law in mixed reaction by the nation's press to an Appeal Court ruling that the deposed Labour government was entitled to be in cabinet. More >>

Crimes Amendments Threaten Public Disclosure ...

Friday, 15 February 2002, 4:12 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SYDNEY (MEAA): Amendments to Australia's Federal Criminal Code threaten to impose greater restrictions on journalists and public servants who leak information. More >>

New Caledonia: Newspaper Publisher Beaten Up

Friday, 15 February 2002, 12:14 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

NOUMEA, February 14 (Oceania Flash) - The publisher of a satirical newspaper, "Le Chien Bleu" (Blue Heeler), Etienne Dutailly, was on Wednesday beaten up in his office by two unidentified individuals, daily newspaper Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes reports ... More >>

Chaudhry Accuses Fiji Times Of Editorial Malice

Friday, 15 February 2002, 12:12 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pacific Media Watch): Former Fiji Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry has accused the Fiji Times of editorial malice in its news coverage and an editorial attacking his speech about the neglect of the west. More >>

Fiji Times blasts Chaudhry over 'hate' message

Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 10:58 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): The Fiji Times today published a stinging attack on former prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry over what it claimed was a "message of hate" over neglect of the west - the country's economic heartland. More >>

USP Chief Praised Over Corruption Warning

Thursday, 7 February 2002, 2:25 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): Daily newspapers today praised University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor Savenaca Siwatibau over a warning that Fiji had lost about $500 million as a result of bad governance. More >>

Shot Kanak Dies After Ethnic Clashes

Thursday, 7 February 2002, 2:24 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

NOUMEA (Pasifik Nius): A young Kanak has died from wounds suffered during ethnic clashes between Kanaks and Wallisians at Saint Louis, on the outskirts of Noumea, Radio Djiido reports. More >>

RSF Protests About Media Curb At Woomera

Thursday, 31 January 2002, 11:51 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

Reporters Sans Frontieres International secretarial office E-mail : asie@rsf.org Web : www.rsf.org AUSTRALIA More >>

Australian Press Council Statement Woomera Arrests

Wednesday, 30 January 2002, 9:48 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

[NOTE: In view of PMW item 3500 and the MEAA protest over the arrest of an ABC journalist at Woomera Detention Centre on 26 January 2002, and restrictions on media covering asylum seekers, the Australian Press Council draws our attention to the following ... More >>

MEAA Protests ABC Journalist Arrest At Woomera

Wednesday, 30 January 2002, 5:19 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is protesting at the arrest of an ABC journalist and restriction of media coverage at the Woomera Detention Centre. ABC Radio journalist, Natalie Larkins, was arrested on Saturday, January 26, for failing to leave Commonwealth ... More >>

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