Opinion

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...

PANG talks to journalist David Robie on Pacific decolonisation issues

PANG Media The PANG media team at this month’s Pacific International Media Conference in Fiji caught up with independent journalist, author and educator Dr David...

Elevation, colour – and the American flag. Here’s what makes Evan Vucci’s Trump photograph so powerful

ANALYSIS: By Sara Oscar The attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania was captured by several photographers who were standing at the...

When media freedom as the ‘oxygen of democracy’ and political hypocrisy share the same Pacific arena

By David Robie for Pacific Media Watch Many platitudes about media freedom and democracy laced last week’s Pacific International Media Conference in the Fijian capital...

‘Frontline Media Faultlines’ – David Robie’s keynote address to the 2024 Pacific Media Conference

The Australia Today Here is the livestream of Dr David Robie's keynote address "Frontline Media Faultlines: How Critical Journalism Can Survive Against the Odds" at...

A surprising litmus test for Kanaky New Caledonia’s independence parties

ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher The voters in the second round of France’s national elections last weekend staved off an expected shift to the far-right. But...

David Robie talks media challenges, education and decolonisation on Radio 531pi’s Pacific Mornings

PMN Pacific Mornings A major conference on the state and future of Pacific media is taking place this week in Fiji. Dr David Robie, editor of...