Media

Albanese bows to relentless pressure for Bondi royal commission but scepticism remains

SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally bowed to pressure from the Murdoch News Corp’s relentless media campaign and advocacy by political critics and victim’s...

New journal warns Pacific media near breaking point amid revenue collapse and political pressure

By Monika Singh of Wansolwara News Pacific media are facing one of their most challenging reporting environments in their...

Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?

COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans What have we become if to survive in our so-called “free world” we must turn...

Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire needs men like Trump

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone If you were wondering why the US establishment was so much more chill about Trump...

Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is

Kidnap, murder, torture, brutality, subversion, treachery, and barbarism, writes Adrian Blackburn reflecting on US President Donald Trump’s New...

Pacific Islands Forum shuns West Papuan issue

By David Robie The most astonishing unreported story in this week’s Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Auckland was a remarkable shift by the United Nations...

Pacific Media Centre focuses on reporting wars and dangers for journalists, aid workers

David Robie has played a key role in establishing the Pacific Media Centre as part of the Creative Industries Research Institute (CIRI) with a...

No colonel of truth in Fiji

For a year, journalists in Fiji have had to live with censors posted in the newsroom. Now a new media decree threatens huge fines...

David Robie: Fiji media fights on for free press

By David Robie Editors, broadcasters and publishers are struggling to defend the last vestige of a free press in Fiji in the face of a...

David Robie on The News Manual and The Pacific Journalist books for the region

By David Ingram Over the years, one of the Pacific region's most respected journalism educators, Professor David Robie, has said some very kind things about...

Minister praises Pacific Media Centre launch and projects

AUT University Auckland University if Technology's Pacific Media Centre (PMC) was officially launched by the Associate Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Luamanuvao Winnie Laban last...