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Who killed Shireen Abu Akleh? Film names Israeli soldier but Biden, Israel ‘did best to cover up’

Interview
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Democracy Now!
NERMEEN SHAIKH: We begin today’s show looking at Israel’s ongoing targeting of Palestinian journalists. A recent report by the Costs of War Project at Brown University described the…

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PNG’s Gorethy Kenneth: 23 years of fearless journalism and unwavering truth

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PROFILE: By Alu J Kalinoe
At Papua New Guinea’s Post-Courier, our senior journalists often operate in the shadows, yet their courageous efforts are often overlooked — continuously pushing boundaries…

Too many journalists remain silent over the Gaza genocide, a threat to our media credibility

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By David Robie on World Press Freedom Day 2025
I ask you now: Do not stop speaking about Gaza.Do not let the world look away.Keep fighting, keep telling our stories…

NZ fares well in latest RSF press freedom index as authoritarian regimes stifle Asia-Pacific media

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Pacific Media Watch
While Aotearoa New Zealand improved three places in the latest RSF World Press Freedom Index — up to 16th — and most other Pacific countries surveyed did…

Amid Dutton’s ‘hate media’ and Trump’s despotism, press freedom is more vital than ever

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COMMENTARY: By Alexandra Wake
Despite all the political machinations and hate towards the media coming from the president of the United States, I always thought the majority of…

Pacific editor welcomes US court ruling in favour of Radio Free Asia

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By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
The former head of BenarNews’ Pacific bureau says a United States court ruling this week ordering the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…

How to fight Trump’s cyber dystopia with community, self-determination, care and truth

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By Mandy Henk: Address to the APMN 2025 annual general meeting
When the US Embassy knocked on my door in late 2024, I was both pleased and more than a…

Making a positive difference in a changing media and political world

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By Heather Devere: 2025 report from the APMN chair
Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa and warm Pacific greetings.

Welcome to the fourth Annual General Meeting of the Asia Pacific…

APMN notice of AGM 2025

Minutes
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Date: 24 April 2025
Time: 10.30am-12.30pm, (NZDT), 9.30am (FT), 8.30am (AET)
Venue: Whanau Community Centre and Hub
Unit 7A/165 Stoddard Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland 1041
(Opposite Harvey Norman)

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Victory for US press freedom and workers – court grants injunction in VOA media case

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Pacific Media Watch
The US District Court for the District of Columbia has granted a preliminary injunction in Widakuswara v Lake, affirming the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM)…

RSF and VOA coalition secure first court victory against Trump administration

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REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is encouraged by a media court victory against the , Trump administration and stands ready to proceed with a case on its merits…

Mediawatch: Jailed Australian foreign correspondent’s life spread across the big screen

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By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
In 1979, Sam Neill appeared in an Australian comedy movie about hacks on a Sydney newspaper.

The Journalist was billed as “a saucy…