When media freedom as the ‘oxygen of democracy’ and political hypocrisy share the same Pacific arena
By David Robie for Pacific Media Watch
Many platitudes about media freedom and democracy laced last week’s Pacific International Media Conference in the Fijian capital...
A surprising litmus test for Kanaky New Caledonia’s independence parties
ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher
The voters in the second round of France’s national elections last weekend staved off an expected shift to the far-right. But...
David Robie talks media challenges, education and decolonisation on Radio 531pi’s Pacific Mornings
PMN Pacific Mornings
A major conference on the state and future of Pacific media is taking place this week in Fiji.
Dr David Robie, editor of...
Decolonisation, the climate crisis, and improving media education in the Pacific
Global Voices interviews veteran author, journalist and educator David Robie who discusses the state of Pacific media, journalism education, and the role of the...
Graham Davis: Fiji coup culture – here we go again. More instability?
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis
The Fiji Times totally crossed the line today by using a convicted felon who took part in the 2000 coup to...
Murray Horton: Genocide in Gaza – let’s talk about Hamas
ANALYSIS: By Murray Horton
The general consensus is that Gaza is this generation’s Vietnam. There are some similarities between the two wars -- and a...