Articles

Britain’s Big Brother state is already here – we just don’t realise it yet

While the public is encouraged to blame immigrants, Muslims, the left, or “Israel haters”, the UK state is racing to erect a scaffolding of control to protect itself before...

‘Triple tap’ in Gaza, Iran and the Hind Rajab atrocities condemned at Stop Wars rally

By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report “Triple-tap” attacks by Israeli and US forces against Palestine, Iran and...

Abby Martin’s documentary takes on the ‘Earth’s Greatest Enemy’ ecocide

REVIEW: By Olivia Rosane It’s a commonly repeated statistic that the US military is the world’s largest institutional polluter,...

Media avoids Israel’s sadism like a crocodile-infested moat

COMMENTARY: By Jeremy Rose Israel’s Environment Ministry has removed the protected status of Nile crocodiles to allow them to...

‘They brought me here to kill me’ – NZ media slammed over ignoring Gaza doctor’s plea

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch “This is the last time you’ll see me… they brought me...

Behind the elusive mythmaking over Fiji, West Papua

By David Robie On the eve of a vital meeting in Port Vila planning a more unified stance over independence in West Papua by disparate...

Shooting the messenger, Pacific style

Media freedom as an issue in the Pacific has been defined in far too narrow terms, as if Big Brother governments and politicians ignorant...

Talanoa: The complex notion of news in the Pacific

Brent Edwards looks at journalist and academic David Robie's scrutiny of the Pacific region's governance and journalism. Cartoon by David Pope By Brent Edwards David Robie...

Journalist’s new book tackles atrocities and human rights issues in the Pacific

By Karina Abadia Veteran journalist Dr David Robie doesn't shy away from a challenge when covering a story. He has spent his career promoting issues pertinent...

Sedition, e-libel is the new media front line

By David Robie One of Fiji’s best investigative journalists and media trainers ended up as a spin doctor and henchman for wannabe dictator George Speight....

New free press book a must read for Pacific ‘media spoilers’

David Robie talks to Te Waha Nui's Monique McKenzie about the new book By Patrick Craddock in Suva Don’t Spoil My Beautiful Face: Media, Mayhem and...