Tag: democracy
Behind the News: Media freedom, public interest and The Fiji Times
By John Mitchell in Suva
In any true democracy, the role of journalists and the media outlets they represent is to inform the people so...
Steven Ratuva: What an election in Fiji – some reflections, lessons
ANALYSIS: By Professor Steven Ratuva
The highly anticipated 2022 election last month was a very close, emotionally charged and highly controversial affair.
All that is behind...
Fiji plans to ‘restore confidence’ in USP partnership, says Professor Prasad
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva
Fiji’s Minister of Finance and deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad says all coalition partners in the new government have...
Showdown between two former coup leaders in fight for Fiji’s democracy
By Ravindra Singh Prasad in Suva
It is an ironic fact in Fiji, a multiethnic Pacific nation of under one million people, that coups don’t...
As Fiji prepares to vote, democracy could already be the loser
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
When Fijians elect a new Parliament on December 14, it is likely their votes will be counted fairly...
‘Survival and truth’ – journalists in the Asia-Pacific
Asia Media Centre
Journalists and journalism are waging a global struggle for survival and for “truth” against fake news and alternative facts, say two Asia-Pacific...