Media

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

By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch “This is the last time you’ll see me… they brought me here to kill me.” These chilling words by detained and tortured Palestinian...

It’s the ABC’s job to be accurate and fair, not to chase the dangerous fallacy of ‘balance’

ANALYSIS: By Peter Greste One of the oldest tropes in journalism is that it should be balanced; that journalists...

Rainbow Warrior bombing by French secret agents remembered 41 years on

Mānawatia a Matariki! Flashback 41 years on: One year ago marking the 40th anniversary of the bombing of the...

‘If we don’t save Dr Abu Safiya, he’ll die in prison’ – released detainees on Gaza doctor

By Qassam Muaddi On June 10, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya appeared on a screen before Israel’s Supreme Court via...

The Gaza doctrine – Israeli ‘journacide’ and the muted NZ media response

COMMENTARY: By David Robie, Pacific Media Watch A friend and colleague, Solidarity columnist Eugene Doyle, posed a brief question...

From Gaza to West Papua, the long struggle for justice and freedom

ANALYSIS: By David Robie On my office wall hangs a framed portrait of Shireen Abu Akleh, the inspiring and celebrated American-Palestinian journalist known across the...

Caitlin Johnstone: The plan is to turn Palestine into a historical footnote so it’s too late to save it

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The Zionist plan for the Palestinians is to kill them and drive them off their land by whatever cruelty is necessary,...

USP faces a ‘gathering storm’ over leadership and a looming strike

Asia Pacific Report The University of the South Pacific — one of only two regional universities in the world — is facing a “gathering storm”...

Annelle Sheline: Why I’m resigning from the US State Department

COMMENTARY: By Annelle Sheline Since Hamas’ attack on October 7, Israel has used American bombs in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than...

Caitlin Johnstone: Imagine if Russia or China did the things Israel is doing in Gaza

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Imagine how the Western political-media class would be acting if Russia or China was bombing and starving a walled-in population of...

Maiki Sherman named as TVNZ’s first wahine Māori political editor

Pacific Media Watch Journalist Maiki Sherman (Ngāpuhi/Whakatōhea) has been appointed Television New Zealand’s political editor, the first wahine Māori to lead the 1News political team...