The Pacific Journalist: A Practical Guide (2001)
Edited by David Robie
"Journalists, as arch-whistleblowers, are often viewed in the same light as trouble-makers who stir up situations unnecessarily. There are deep-rooted beliefs...
Archive: Fiji coup 2000: Ossies recognise promising journalism talent of the future
By Mark Pearson
The United States has its Pulitzer prizes. Australia has the Walkleys. And journalism education in the region has the Ossies, the Journalism...
Archive: Coup coup land: The press and the putsch in Fiji
By David Robie
Abstract: On 19 May 2000, an insurrection led by failed businessman George Speight and seven renegade members of the élite 1st Meridian...
Fiji coup 2000: Protests over USP journalism website shutdown
Pacific Media Watch
Journalism schools and media freedom groups have protested to the University of the South Pacific for suspending its Pacific Journalism Online website,...
Archive: University of the South Pacific shuts down journalism website
By Mithleshni Gurdayal
Journalism students at the University of the South Pacific have expressed dismay over the forced shutdown of their website, Pacific Journalism Online...
Archive: Fiji: The Internet Coup
By Jeremy Rose
The Fijians have taken to calling them "parachute journalists". The reporters, that is, who drop in from around the globe to file...