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USP academic calls for better press freedom protections in face of Fiji’s declining media trust

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PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH: By Cheerieann Wilson of The Fiji Times in Suva
Public trust in Fiji’s mainstream media has significantly declined, a journalism academic has told the Truth and Reconciliation…

Activist journalist Terry Bell – a life defined by unwavering commitment to justice and democracy

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OBITUARY: RADIO 786: Pacific Media Watch
Anti-apartheid campaigner Terry Bell has died at the age of 84. A lifelong activist, journalist, and educator, Bell’s life was defined by his…

Corruption reporting project mourns the loss of Dan McGarry, pioneering Pacific editor and investigative journalist

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OBITUARY: By Aubrey Belford, Australia and South Pacific regional editor of OCCRP
The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dan McGarry…

MCPNG and UN hold media freedom talks in wake of attacks on women journalists

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PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH
The United Nations in Papua New Guinea has met the leadership of the Media Council of PNG to advance collaboration in support of a strong, independent…

PNG Media Council calls for police probe into alleged assault over jail break report

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PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH
The Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) has condemned an alleged assault on a senior female reporter and called on the police to conduct a…

Pacific Media journal research added to Informit global database

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PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH
A new Pacific Media research publication and outlet for academics and community advocates has now been added to the Informit database for researchers.

Two editions of…

UpScrolled – the Australian pro-Palestine platform shaking up global social media

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BY AGNESE BOFFANO, in London
As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the scene.

It is not…

Israeli Supreme Court hearing on press access to Gaza looms – RSF and CPJ call for action

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Reporters Without Borders
A decisive hearing before the Israeli Supreme Court on whether the press will have independent access to Gaza is due to take place tomorrow.

Reporters Without Borders…

RSF condemns verdict in ‘fabricated’ case against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio

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PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH
The Paris-based global media freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the guilty verdict against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio whose case has been challenged…

Hot off the press - our first Pacific Media edition

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ASIA PACIFIC MEDIA NETWORK
We are delighted to take delivery of the inaugural edition of Pacific Media, our new research journal.

Packed with cutting edge research from Australia, New…

New journal warns Pacific media near breaking point amid revenue collapse and political pressure

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PACIFIC MEDIA WATCH: By Monika Singh of Wansolwara News
Pacific media are facing one of their most challenging reporting environments in their history, marked by governance issues, political instability, geopolitical…

Massacre of Gaza journalists triggers RSF’s Black Monday protest today

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Today, 1 September 2025, is being marked as a Black Monday following the latest deadly strikes by the Israeli army against journalists in the Gaza Strip as…

NZ media workers call for ‘decisive action’ by Luxon over Gaza journalists

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Asia Pacific Report
About 120 journalists, film makers, actors, media workers and academics have today called on Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and two senior cabinet ministers in an open letter

Palestinian journalists treated like ‘robots’ by Western media, says Gaza reporter in wake of latest Israeli killings

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Pacific Media Watch
An Al Jazeera journalist who has documented Israel’s trail of atrocities for almost the past two years has condemned Western news agencies covering the war on Gaza…

Nuclear-free Pacific advocates speak out in NZ human rights radio show

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Pacific Media Watch
“Speak Up Kōrerotia” — a radio show centred on human rights issues — has featured a nuclear-free Pacific and other issues in this week’s show.

Encouraging discussion…

‘Will I make it back alive?’: Gaza journalists tell of being targeted by Israel

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Pacific Media Watch
Palestinian journalists have long known Gaza to be the most dangerous place on earth for media workers, but Israel’s attack on a tent housing journalists in Gaza…

Gaza: Global community must act amid reports of starvation of journalists, says IPI

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By Jamie Wiseman, Pacific Media Watch
The International Press Institute (IPI) has joined calls for urgent action to halt the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza as global news organisations warn…

David Robie: New Zealand must do more for Pacific and confront nuclear powers

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By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific Waves presenter/producer, and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/bulletin editor
The New Zealand government needs to do more for its Pacific Island neighbours and…

Helen Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’

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Asia Pacific Report
Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in…

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…