Tag: media freedom
IFJ condemns deputy PM’s comments as threat to NZ press freedom
Pacific Media Watch
Journalists and media workers have criticised comments made by Aotearoa New Zealand’s newly-elected Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters — who claimed that...
How mass media makes a mockery of its mission over Palestine
COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans
Since the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israeli military positions and civilian settlements it has become the norm for any debate...
Role of journalism pivotal in Pacific societies as a watchdog and to bridge communities
PNG Communication Minister Timothy Masiu's University of the South Pacific journalism awards speech in Suva last night was preceeded by a minute of silence...
Mediawatch: Media in the middle of Gaza claims and counterclaims
Major media organisations all over the world are copping criticism for the way they are reporting what is happening in Gaza and Israel. Mediawatch...
Media education group, union protest over police demand for ABC ‘inside story’ climate footage
Pacific Media Watch
The Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA) says it is “deeply concerned” at reports that Western Australian police are demanding...
John Minto: Systemic NZ misreporting on Israeli occupation of Palestine and Palestinian resistance
COMMENTARY: By John Minto
The Hamas attack on Israel yesterday has brought the usual round of systemic misreporting by New Zealand news outlets as they...