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Murdoch to Musk: how global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros

ANALYSIS: By Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University and Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne
Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control.

But add the ownership of just one media platform, in the form of Twitter — now X — and the maverick has become a mogul, and…
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Samoa Observer: A slap across the face of media freedom



EDITORIAL: The Samoa Observer editorial board
The Samoan government’s attempt to control the media for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting is a slap across the face of press freedom, democracy and freedom of speech.

It is a farce and an attempt by a dysfunctional government unit to gag local and overseas media.

No international forum of such importance does this. The United Nations, the Pacific Islands Forum or other CHOGMs never…

West Papua: An evening with Octo Mote



Learn more about West Papua
Kia ora e te whanau! We hope to see you there.
Friday, 6.30pm, 13 September 2024
Māngere Mountain Education Centre
100 Coronation Rd
Māngere Bridge
Tāmaki Makaurau
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087798308823
Even hosts: West Papua Action Tāmaki Makaurau and Reana Taketake
Octo Mote is a former journalist with Kompas…

How Māori media and iwi united during historic news coverage of Kiingi Tuheitia tangihanga

COMMENTARY: By Jessica Tyson
In recent years Kiingi Tuheitia became known as the “king of unity” with his determined drive for kotahitanga involving rangatahi.

So last week, through his tangihanga and the accession of his successor, a unique first took shape as the largest group of Māori broadcasters to ever work together collaborated with iwi in honouring his “wairua wind”.

Every day during the week-long tangihanga, news and radio teams from many…

Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori

RNZ MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter
“Anticipation is growing. The warriors are ready. They’re preparing themselves. The paddlers are already on their waka,” Scotty Morrison, alongside veteran journalist Tini Molyneux, told viewers from the banks of the Waikato River.

It was Thursday, and the body of Kiingi Tuheitia was being escorted to the barge to take him to his resting place on Taupiri maunga.

That prompted Morrison — the…

Pacific media academics slam global research journal model, defend regional niche titles


Pacific Media Watch
Pacific media academics have criticised the economics of global research journal publication models and defended independent publications such as Pacific Journalism Review carving out niche markets.

Speaking in a panel titled “Publish or Perish” at the recent Pacific International Media 2024 conference in Suva, Fiji, the academics warned that changes in the international research publishing arena were not necessarily an improvement.

In fact, in some cases the changes threatened…

NZ Herald’s disclosure obligation to readers: Why are we waiting?



COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis
The New Zealand Herald and its publisher are failing to follow a golden rule: Engage with readers when they question your actions.

The Herald is currently confronted by two controversies. The first is its decision to use artificial intelligence to write editorials. The second is its decision to publish a highly divisive advertising wrap-around paid for by the lobby group Hobson’s Pledge.

In neither case has the newspaper…

Report from the chair, APMN/ Te Koakoa


Report from the Chair Dr Heather Devere
Asia Pacific Media Network APMN/ Te Koakoa
Third AGM, Friday, 19 April 2024

Ngā mihi nui kia koutou katoa,

Introduction:
The Asia Pacific Media Network is now well-established as an incorporated society in Aotearoa New Zealand. A community-based network of academics, journalists, and activists, our membership spans Australia, Fiji, Indonesia and the Philippines. APMN also has links to the Manila-based AMIC, Asia-Pacific’s largest communication research…

Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news, but he needs to fix it

ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne
ABC chair Kim Williams has attracted considerable attention with his criticism of the broadcaster’s online news choices. Williams has taken issue with what he sees as the ABC prioritising lifestyle stories over hard news.

In the process, he has raised an important issue of principle.

Is it right for the chair to insert himself into editorial decision-making, even at the level of broad…

Pacific Island news outlets 'vulnerable' to geopolitical influence, Singh tells ABC

ABC Pacific Beat
Diplomacy and geopolitics often dominates the media coverage of the Pacific region, but what impact is the geopolitical competition between China, the US, Australia and others having on the media itself?

Veteran media academic Associate Professor Shailendra Singh (APMN member), head of journalism at The University of the South Pacific, says that like Pacific governments, regional news outlets are also grappling with increased aid and attention.

"What we are…

Pacific Journalism Review in the news

Asia Pacific Media Network
Our article by David Robie about 30 years of Pacific Journalism Review published by DevPolicy Blog of Australian National University's Development Policy Centre was widely picked up by news media in the region.

After initially being republished by the Fiji-based regional Pacnews service, it was also published at least three national dailies -- the PNG Post-Courier, The Fiji Times and the Fiji Sun.

Ironically, it…
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