Media

How the US, Israel and Iran are controlling their media narratives

COMMENTARY: By Majdoline Al-Shammouri in Beirut In the ongoing United States and Israel war on Iran, it appears that all the countries agree on “controlling” the media. Despite differences in their...

Cuban envoy makes strong plea for his country defying US blockade

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report Cuba’s Ambassador to New Zealand, Luis Morejón Rodríguez, last night made a passionate...

Corruption reporting project mourns the loss of Dan McGarry, pioneering Pacific editor and investigative journalist

OBITUARY: By Aubrey Belford, Australia and South Pacific regional editor of OCCRP The Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project...

Caitlin Johnstone: Iran is forcing the world to care about US-Israeli warmongering

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Westerners are about to start paying a lot more attention to the war in Iran...

Iran’s ‘Samson option’: Deterrence restored or nothing – the logic behind Tehran’s next move

ANALYSIS: By Kevork Almassian When the Strait of Hormuz closes, you don’t need to be a military analyst to...

On second anniversary of Shireen Abu Akleh killing, press advocates push for justice

Advocates say the lack of accountability in Al Jazeera journalist’s killing reflects a pattern of impunity in Israel’s attacks on press, reports Ali Harb. SPECIAL...

‘We are witnessing an unfolding genocide’ – Israeli historian

Team Zeteo After months of threats and speculation, the Israeli military has officially begun to move into the southern Gazan city of Rafah, sending in...

How an ‘antisemitism hoax’ drowned out the discovery of mass graves in Gaza

Fake Israeli claims keep Western publics focused on "evil" humanitarian aid workers and "evil" anti-war protesters rather than the kind of evil that dares...

Auckland Palestine rally honours Gaza journalists for freedom award

Asia Pacific Report About 500 people honoured Palestinian journalists in the heart of the New Zealand city of Auckland today for their brave coverage of...

Media freedom award for the Gaza journalists who have paid a terrible price in Israel’s genocidal war

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch Along with the devastating death toll -- now almost 35,000 people, hundreds of aid workers and hundreds...

NZ slumps to 19th as RSF says press freedom threatened by global decline

Pacific Media Watch New Zealand has slumped to an unprecedented 19th place in the annual Reporters Without Borders 2024 World Press Freedom Index survey released...