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March 30, 2026
By Cheerieann Wilson in Suva Public trust in Fiji’s mainstream media has significantly declined, a journalism academic has told the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, citing decades of political upheaval, censorship and institutional pressure. At its third expert hearing in Suva, the commission heard from University of the South Pacific’s associate professor of journalism Shailendra Singh, ... <a title="USP academic calls for better press freedom protections in face of Fiji’s declining media trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/usp-academic-calls-for-better-press-freedom-protections-in-face-of-fijis-declining-media-trust/" aria-label="Read more about USP academic calls for better press freedom protections in face of Fiji’s declining media trust">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2025
The colleagues of these Palestinian journalists in the Western press broadcast from the border fence with Gaza decked out in flak jackets and helmets, where they have as much chance of being hit by shrapnel or a bullet as being struck by an asteroid. They scurry like lemmings to briefings by Israeli officials. They are ... <a title="Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/09/03/chris-hedges-the-betrayal-of-palestinian-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2024
By Alifereti Sakiasi in Suva Social cohesion is a national responsibility, and everyone, including the media, should support government’s efforts, according to Dr Shailendra Singh, associate professor in Pacific Journalism at the University of the South Pacific. While the news media are often accused of exacerbating conflict by amplifying ethnic tensions through biased narratives, media ... <a title="How media could help social cohesion and unite people – a Fiji journalism educator’s view" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/12/how-media-could-help-social-cohesion-and-unite-people-a-fiji-journalism-educators-view/" aria-label="Read more about How media could help social cohesion and unite people – a Fiji journalism educator’s view">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Dr Gavin Ellis Integrity is the most valued element of a news organisation’s reputation. Without it, it cannot expect its audience to lend credence to what it publishes or broadcasts. So, The New Zealand Herald has dealt itself an awful blow. Its admission that ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: AI-created editorials: What in HAL’s name was the Herald thinking?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/gavin-ellis-ai-created-editorials-what-in-hals-name-was-the-herald-thinking/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: AI-created editorials: What in HAL’s name was the Herald thinking?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2024
Koi Tū New Zealand cannot sit back and see the collapse of its Fourth Estate, the director of Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, Sir Peter Gluckman, says in the foreword of a paper published today. The paper, “If not journalists, then who?” paints a picture of an industry facing existential threats and held ... <a title="New Koi Tū future report calls for overhaul of outdated NZ mediascape to restore trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/new-koi-tu-future-report-calls-for-overhaul-of-outdated-nz-mediascape-to-restore-trust/" aria-label="Read more about New Koi Tū future report calls for overhaul of outdated NZ mediascape to restore trust">Read more</a>
