Tag: media freedom
West Papua a media black spot
By David Robie and Alex Perrottet
The state of Pacific media freedom is fragile in the wake of serious setbacks, notably in Fiji, with...
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...
Fiji’s ‘how to gag the media’ report
By David Robie in Café Pacific
It is ironic that Jim Anthony's flawed report for the Fiji Human Rights Commission should be dubbed with an...
Reporting from the Pacific front line
By Andrea Malcolm
Journalists covering the South Pacific face new challenges, as tensions heighten, environmental issues take precedence and economic activity increases.
"A decade-long civil war...
Freedom of speech in the Pacific: Don’t shoot the messenger
Many Pacific Islands neophyte journalists face a baptism of fire. It often takes raw courage to be a journalist in the Pacific. DAVID ROBIE...