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...

Gavin Ellis: Proof our newsrooms need a ‘second pair of eyes’

COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis Own goals by two of our top news organisations last week raised a fundamental question: What has happened to their checking...

RNZ board to begin setting up independent review of pro-Russia edits to stories

RNZ News The RNZ board is meeting tonight to begin setting up an independent review on how pro-Russian sentiment was inserted into a number of...

RNZ chief executive apologises after pro-Russian sentiment added to stories

RNZ News RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson says the New Zealand public has been let down after pro-Russian sentiment was added to a number of...

20 MPs walk out as PNG’s Tkatchenko apologises for ‘media trolls’ comment

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby The last time Papua New Guinea heard “there is a stranger in the House” was when two men walked...

‘Let’s tell our own stories’ – Pacific broadcasters seek sovereignty

By Alice Lolohea of Tagata Pasifika Twenty five broadcasters from 13 Pacific countries touched down in Auckland recently for the Pacific Broadcasters conference. A meet and...

Former TVNZ Breakfast host Kamahl Santamaria breaks year-long silence in The Balance podcast

By Lincoln Tan Former TVNZ Breakfast host Kamahl Santamaria, who quit following complaints about inappropriate workplace behaviour, has broken his silence and started a podcast...