Tag: defamation
NGOs work in ‘public interest – not foreign lackeys’, says activist in Jakarta libel case
Asia Pacific Report
A defendant in an Indonesian case of alleged defamation, Fatia Maulidiyanti, has hit back at a statement by Coordinating Minister for Maritime...
How Crikey stared down Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp but media freedom challenges remain
By Alexandra Wake
World Press Freedom Day is usually marked by stories of despair — worsening repression of voices, media outlets closed down, journalists locked...
Sedition, e-libel is the new media front line
By David Robie
One of Fiji’s best investigative journalists and media trainers ended up as a spin doctor and henchman for wannabe dictator George Speight....
Archive: Media: Press freedom on the rocks
A feisty newspaper publisher's loss to the Samoan prime minister in a hefty defamation case and manipulation by the Fiji Information Ministry in an...