Editorial

TONGA: Government must strike balance between protecting free expression and reacting to royal slurs, says Kaniva Tonga

17 Aug

TONGA: Matangi Tonga condemns state for ‘annihilating’ public broadcasting

18 Oct

SAMOA: Tackling two sides of the story - when it's more than climate change

17 May

SAMOA: Opinion: Samoa Observer on the 'playing the palagi' card

14 May

VANUATU: Daily Post editorial - Freedom of speech comes with responsibility

19 Mar

FIJI: Prepared? Yes, but devastation of Winston was overwhelming

27 Feb

FIJI: Koro’s nightmare – no chance for the people against Winston’s fury

25 Feb

FIJI: Danger lurks but tales of heroism are emerging, says Times editor

25 Feb

FIJI: Fiji Times praises resilience of people in face of cyclone's fury

23 Feb

FIJI: Newspapers claim neutrality along with right to be partisan, says academic

15 Feb

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Pacific Media Watch article

19 Aug

INDONESIA: Police raid Papuan student dormitory with tear gas, arrest 43

By Ghinan Salman
Surabaya (CNN Indonesia/Indoleft News/Pacific Media Watch): As many as 43 Papuan students were taken to the district police headquarters after Indonesian police fired teargas and forced their way into a student dormitory in the East Java provincial capital of Surabaya at the weekend.

The Papuan students were forcibly removed from their dormitory on Jl Kalasan yesterday and hauled into trucks by police before being taken away.

Pacific Media Watch article

17 Aug

REGION: 'Bullying' Australia disregards Pacific Islands over climate crisis, says 350 Pacific

FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu (350 Pacific/Pacific Media Watch): Eighteen leaders from the Pacific region met for 12 hours at the 50th Pacific Islands Forum meeting with Australia holding out on language that duly recognises the "climate crisis".

Publication

1 Aug

The NZ Mosque Massacre: Dilemmas for journalism and democracy

Edited by David Robie and Philip Cass

Publication

1 Jun

Science Writing and Climate Change - a new environmental journalism book

“Disaster reporting, which focuses on deaths and casualties for the benefit of local readers, is understandable.

Event

PMC's mid-winter smorgasbord video, PJR and website 'launch' fono

JOIN US for this Pacific Media Centre's smorgasbord "launch" mid-winter fono and celebration for:

+ Two new documentaries on climate change and media freedom

+ The latest Pacific Journalism Review themed on "The NZ Mosque Massacre: Dilemmas for Journalism and Democracy"

Event

University of the South Pacific annual journalism awards - celebrating 50 years

ANNUAL JOURNALISM AWARDS AT UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC
The Pacific Media Centre's director, Professor David Robie, has been invited as keynote speaker for the annual journalism awards at the University of the South Pacific.

The ceremony is part of events marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of USP and 18 years since the awards were first launched by Dr Robie.