Al-Aqsa raid: How BBC coverage is enabling Israeli violence
ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook
The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel laureate and tireless campaigner against South African apartheid, once observed: “If you are neutral in...
Keeping the flow – the use of te reo Māori at NZ’s Parliament
By Johnny Blades
An increased appetite to learn te reo Māori among members and staff from different parts of the Parliamentary system means the work...
Two countries, two kidnappings – Port Moresby shows Jakarta how it’s done with 3 PNG hostages set free
ANALYSIS: By David Robie
Two countries. A common border. Two hostage crises. But the responses of both Asia-Pacific nations have been like chalk and cheese.
On...
New PNG media policy will lead to government control of news groups
ANALYSIS: By Scott Waide in Port Moresby
The new media development policy being proposed by the Papua New Guinea Communications Minister, Timothy Masiu, could lead...
Mediawatch on Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘I’m proud to be working on this newspaper’
RNZ Mediawatch
New Zealand’s media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print.
Outlets in...
Cyclone Gabrielle triggers more destructive forestry ‘slash’ – NZ must change how it grows trees
ANALYSIS: By Mark Bloomberg, University of Canterbury
The severe impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on the North Island, and the five severe weather events experienced by...