Media

Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran

By David Robie, Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s government was taken to task today for its lack of a principled stand against Israel’s Gaza genocide and the illegal and unprovoked...

President Trump, don’t listen to your sycophants on Iran, this isn’t reality TV

COMMENTARY: By Robert Reich Mr Trump, may I have a word? Bad enough for you to insist — in the...

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...

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...

Nine editors double down in ‘tense’ war on Gaza editorial ban meeting

By Cam Wilson in Sydney A senior Nine staff journalist has resigned and readers are angrily cancelling their newspaper subscriptions as Sydney Morning Herald and...

IFJ condemns deputy PM’s comments as threat to NZ press freedom

Pacific Media Watch Journalists and media workers have criticised comments made by Aotearoa New Zealand’s newly-elected Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters — who claimed that...

How mass media makes a mockery of its mission over Palestine

COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans Since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israeli military positions and civilian settlements it has become the norm for any debate...

Role of journalism pivotal in Pacific societies as a watchdog and to bridge communities

PNG Communication Minister Timothy Masiu's University of the South Pacific journalism awards speech in Suva last night was preceeded by a minute of silence...

Behind the war on Gaza – how Israel profits globally from repression

REVIEW: By David Robie Just months before the outbreak of the genocidal Israeli war on Gaza after the deadly assault on southern Israel by Hamas...

Mediawatch: Media in the middle of Gaza claims and counterclaims

Major media organisations all over the world are copping criticism for the way they are reporting what is happening in Gaza and Israel. Mediawatch...