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Media demand answers after Samoan PM’s security reportedly deletes journalist’s photos


PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH: RNZ
The Journalists Association of Samoa (JAWS) is demanding answers over the removal of a journalist’s camera and the deletion of photographs taken while she was…

From Resistance to the Ponsonby People’s Union, a courageous tale of struggle for justice



BOOK REVIEW: By David Robie
The seeds of resistance and later community empowerment began in Tāmaki Makaurau in a humble but lively bookshop in a rundown two-storeyed shop at 436…

Al Jazeera rejects Netanyahu’s attack on journalists in UN speech



PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH
Al Jazeera has rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attack against the network during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the news channel reports.

Pacific media must bring remote communities into the conversation, says Rabuka


PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH: By Prishanta Sharma in Savusavu
Reaching communities beyond Pacific capitals must remain at the heart of journalism as technology creates new ways for the region to share…

Rabuka urges Pacific media to verify facts, warns over rise of AI



PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH: By Nacanieli Tuilevuka in Savusavu
Fiji Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has urged Pacific journalists to check and verify information before disseminated it to the public, warning that the…

In the wake of MIDA, Fiji’s news industry has turned full circle for media freedom



COMMENTARY: By Anish Chand in Savusavu
In 2023, Fiji’s Media Industry Development Authority (MIDA) was scrapped, marking a significant moment for Fiji’s media landscape.

A year later, at the PINA…

Pacific media summit to set direction for next decade of Pacific media


PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH:
By Pita Ligaiula in Savusavu
Pacific media leaders and journalists from across the region will tackle press freedom, newsroom survival, artificial intelligence, anti-corruption, climate change and the…

APMN Committee Meeting planning for strategic review


APMN COMMITTEE MEETING  #1/2026
Date
:   Sunday, 20 September 2026
Time:   10.30am-12.00pm
Venue: Whānau Community Centre and Hub
Unit 7A/165 Stoddard Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland 1041

Australia’s social cohesion, far-right astroturfers and the Bondi Royal Commission



Right-wing astroturfers were given a platform at the Bondi Royal Commission, their history concealed and their testimony uncontested. APMN member Wendy Bacon reveals what the Commissioners ignored for Michael West…

Israel funded the lawfare assault on Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis



The Zionist Federation of Australia’s legal assault on Israel critic and journalist Mary Kostakidis was financed by the Israeli war machine via the World Zionist Organisation.  Michael West Media reports.

NZ elections: Where are much-needed party policies on media?



KNIGHTLY VIEWS: By Gavin Ellis
Two months out from New Zealand’s general election, and we have yet to see new policy from any of the seven main political parties…

37 Palestinian journalists imprisoned in Israeli jails, says prisoner rights group



PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH: By Layan Bsharat and Mohammad Sio
Israel is holding 37 Palestinian journalists in its prisons, including 19 under administrative detention without charge or trial, says the Palestinian…