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TONGA: Parliament hastily passes 2 bills to control internet access

10 Oct

REGION: Better ICTs could change media across the Pacific

19 May

NAURU: Facebook block 'temporary' to protect public from 'sex perverts'

14 May

NZ: Mixed reaction over 'gang of four' mass surveillance impact on election

18 Sep

NZ: PM Key accused of allowing secret 'spook' cable sensors to spy on citizens

17 Sep

GLOBAL: Vietnam, China, Pakistan and North Korea key 'enemies of internet'

14 Mar

NZ: Scoop’s co-founder and chief editor Thompson quits - or on sabbatical?

17 Jan

FIJI: Female candidate harassed on social media over involvement in politics

31 Oct

AUDIO: Internet services in Niue key to business success, says local entrepreneur

23 Oct

KIRIBATI: Climate change refugee case intrigues media worldwide

22 Oct

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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.