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Gaza plea: RSF, CPJ and 150+ media outlets call on Israel to open Strip to foreign journalists, protect Palestinian reporters

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Pacific Media Watch
More than 150 press freedom advocacy groups and international newsrooms have joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in issuing a public…

Fiji coup culture and political meddling in media education given airing

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Pacific Media Watch
Taieri MP Ingrid Leary reflected on her years in Fiji as a television journalist and media educator at a Fiji Centre function in Auckland celebrating Fourth Estate…

Radical legal step towards ending impunity for Israel over killing Gaza journalists

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Pacific Media Watch
Journalists have been targeted, detained and tortured by the Israeli military in Gaza — and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has now taken a new approach towards bringing…

Asia Pacific Report editor honoured for contribution to Pacific journalism

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Pacific Media Watch
Asia Pacific Report editor David Robie was honoured with Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) at the weekend by the Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro…

Motarilavoa Hilda Lini – strong, passionate fighter for decolonisation, nuclear-free Pacific

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By Stanley Simpson in Suva
I am saddened by the death of one of the most inspirational Pacific women and leaders I have worked with — Motarilavoa Hilda Lini of…

Punitive criminal libel charge against Samoan journalist draws flurry of criticism

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A punitive defamation charge filed against one of Samoa’s most experienced and trusted journalists last week has sparked a flurry of criticism over abuse of power and…

Fiji Indians in NZ ‘not giving up’ on Pasifika classification struggle

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By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer, and Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor

The co-founder of Auckland’s Fiji Centre is concerned that Indo-Fijians are not classified as…

Israeli attack on hospital to kill Gaza journalist condemned as ‘heinous’

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Pacific Media Watch
Israel’s military has admitted attacking the Nasser Medical Complex in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing Palestinian journalist Hassan Eslaih and another person while…

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

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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…

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

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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…