Research

Caitlin Johnstone: None of these war criminals will face justice while the US empire exists

COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Two journalists were ejected from a State Department press conference yesterday for asking inconvenient questions about Gaza. One of them, Sam Husseini, was physically carried out...

Pacific media perspectives featured by authors in new communication book

Pacific Media Watch Four researchers and authors from the Asia-Pacific region have provided diverse perspectives on the media in...

Gaza ceasefire: After 15 months of brutality, Israel has failed on every front

A ceasefire in Gaza is not the end of Palestine’s nightmare, but the start of Israel’s. Legal moves...

Global watchdog calls for ‘open’ probe into crimes against Gaza media as ceasefire agreed

Asia Pacific Report The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Egyptian, Palestinian and Israeli authorities to allow...

Jonathan Cook: Dr Abu Safiya symbolised humanity in Gaza. Israel and the West are destroying it

Israel isn’t eradicating "the terrorists". It’s turning Gaza into a wasteland, a hellscape, where doctors no longer exist,...

Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a presidential candidate. This is how democracy dies

ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller In February 2017, as Donald Trump took office, The Washington Post adopted the first slogan in its 140-year history: “Democracy Dies...

RSF tackles Taiwan’s media freedom ‘Achilles heel’, boosts Asia Pacific monitoring action

SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie in Taipei It was a heady week for the Paris-based global media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — celebration...

Lee Miller helped shape our understanding of war. Her life as a photojournalist echoes in those working today

ANALYSIS: By Andrea Jean Baker Lee, the feature film debut from director Ellen Kuras, explores the rawness of authentic image making and the impact of...

Call for collective global action over ‘horrific’ Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners

COMMENTARY: By Qadura Fares On August 3, last Saturday, prisoner rights institutions and Palestinians all around the world were standing in solidarity with Gaza and...

Ilan Pappé: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism

Since the arrival of Zionism in Palestine, the impulse of the Palestinians has not been about violence or revenge. The impulse remains the return...

Pacific Journalism Review at 30 – a strong media legacy

COMMENTARY: By David Robie in Devpolicy Blog Pacific Journalism Review (PJR) began life three decades ago in Papua New Guinea and recently celebrated a remarkable...