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May 4, 2019
COMMENT: By Adrian Blackburn After something of a love/hate relationship with The New Zealand Herald since I joined as a cadet reporter in 1957, I have decided to show some love by taking up this week a one-year $199 subscription to the paper’s new premium digital content offer. This is in the context of a ... <a title="Adrian Blackburn: A Herald love/hate relationship and the new premium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/04/adrian-blackburn-a-herald-love-hate-relationship-and-the-new-premium/" aria-label="Read more about Adrian Blackburn: A Herald love/hate relationship and the new premium">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2019
EMTV News reports on the latest defections from Prime Minister Peter O’Neill’s government. Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The latest group of Papua New Guinea MPs who have defected from Prime Minister Peter O’Neill’s government include three senior ministers, making a total of five to quit the ruling People’s National Congress Party coalition. They held a ... <a title="Five PNG ministers have now quit as O’Neill government hit by crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/04/five-png-ministers-have-now-quit-as-oneill-government-hit-by-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Five PNG ministers have now quit as O’Neill government hit by crisis">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2019
By David Robie, convenor of Pacific Media Watch While Pacific countries have got off rather lightly in a major global media freedom report last month with most named countries apparently “improving”, the reality is that politicians are becoming more intolerant and belligerent towards news media and information “black holes” are growing. The Pacific is at ... <a title="Pacific media freedom and news ‘ black holes’ worsen for World Press Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/03/pacific-media-freedom-and-news-black-holes-worsen-for-world-press-day/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media freedom and news ‘ black holes’ worsen for World Press Day">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The head of an Auckland-based Pacific media watchdog says New Zealand “takes media freedom for granted” and could learn a lot from its Pacific neighbours. Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie’s message on World Press Freedom Day. Image: PMC screenshot from Sri Krishnamurthi’s video “For the last few years we ... <a title="NZ should learn from Pacific on media freedom issues, says PMC head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/02/nz-should-learn-from-pacific-on-media-freedom-issues-says-pmc-head/" aria-label="Read more about NZ should learn from Pacific on media freedom issues, says PMC head">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2019
Journalist Sri Krishnamurthi’s media freedom video. Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The theme for the 26th celebration of the World Press Freedom Day this year is “Media for Democracy: Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation”. World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO’s General ... <a title="‘Media for democracy’ – Pacific Media Watch’s 2019 media freedom feature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/02/media-for-democracy-pacific-media-watchs-2019-media-freedom-feature/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Media for democracy’ – Pacific Media Watch’s 2019 media freedom feature">Read more</a>
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May 2, 2019
Journalist Sri Krishnamurthi’s video interview with Alistar Kata. Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Alistar Kata is uniquely placed to talk about diversity in New Zealand media newsrooms. Not because she was recipient of double awards at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) School of Communication Studies annual awards ceremony in 2015 – the Spasifik Magazine Prize ... <a title="‘NZ is waking up to our … spectrum of colours’, says journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/02/nz-is-waking-up-to-our-spectrum-of-colours-says-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about ‘NZ is waking up to our … spectrum of colours’, says journalist">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2019
By Andrew Johnson Since 2004, a number of university papers have raised the question of genocide in the Pacific territory of West Papua administrated by Indonesia subsequent to a 1962 United Nations General Assembly vote to occupy the colony in defiance of the territory’s objections. Although the United Nations claims to be opposed to genocide, ... <a title="West Papuan speaker ‘silenced’ when trying to raise UN agenda issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/01/west-papuan-speaker-silenced-when-trying-to-raise-un-agenda-issue/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan speaker ‘silenced’ when trying to raise UN agenda issue">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2019
By Frankiy Kapin and Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Pangu Pati – the political party that gave Papua and New Guinea independence from Australia – may finally splutter on its colourful history and wind up with no members in PNG’s Parliament by next week. Its apparent death knell was announced yesterday by party leader Sam ... <a title="PNG’s Pangu in turmoil – facing no MPs as no confidence vote looms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/01/pngs-pangu-in-turmoil-facing-no-mps-as-no-confidence-vote-looms/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Pangu in turmoil – facing no MPs as no confidence vote looms">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Dr Merja Myllylahti New Zealand’s largest newspaper, The NZ Herald, launched its digital subscriptions today for online content, making history at the same time. Its paywall is the first for a general newspaper in New Zealand. Back in 2011, The NZ Herald’s parent company APN (now NZME) launched a digital-first initiative which was ... <a title="NZ Herald launches premium paywall – how will it impact on other media?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/01/nz-herald-launches-premium-paywall-how-will-it-impact-on-other-media/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Herald launches premium paywall – how will it impact on other media?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2019
By Michael Andrew More New Zealand journalists have been seeking ways to “prevent tragedy” through their reporting, shows new research published in Columbia Journalism Review. The research, which analysed domestic and international coverage of last month’s Christchurch terror attacks, found that New Zealand news media preferred to focus on the victims, their relatives and the ... <a title="NZ journalists focusing on ‘tragedy prevention’, says CJR research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/nz-journalists-focusing-on-tragedy-prevention-says-cjr-research/" aria-label="Read more about NZ journalists focusing on ‘tragedy prevention’, says CJR research">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2019
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Franzalbert Joku, a former leading West Papuan independence campaigner who changed sides and became an Indonesian government supporter, has died in Jayapura. Joku, a former journalist who controversially advocated autonomy for Papua within Indonesia rather than independence, died on Sunday aged 66 after illness linked with heart disease and ... <a title="West Papuan leader who advocated compromise with Jakarta dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/30/west-papuan-leader-who-advocated-compromise-with-jakarta-dies/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan leader who advocated compromise with Jakarta dies">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2019
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk New Caledonian football teams Hienghène Sport and AS Magenta have ended New Zealand’s dominance of the OFC Champions League with upset semi-final victories over Team Wellington and Auckland City on Sunday. With an all-New Caledonia final next month, this will be the first season a non New Zealand team will win ... <a title="New Caledonian football teams end NZ’s Oceania dominance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/new-caledonian-football-teams-end-nzs-oceania-dominance/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonian football teams end NZ’s Oceania dominance">Read more</a>
