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October 28, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Stanley Simpson, director of Mai TV You can wake up one morning in Fiji and feel like you’re living in a totally different country. Overnight we have lost two of our three Deputy Prime Ministers — by many accounts these were the two who were perhaps among the most influential and pivotal in ... <a title="Dark political clouds forming in Fiji – expect more lightning strikes after two DPMs charged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/28/dark-political-clouds-forming-in-fiji-expect-more-lightning-strikes-after-two-dpms-charged/" aria-label="Read more about Dark political clouds forming in Fiji – expect more lightning strikes after two DPMs charged">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2025
World Press Freedom Day is not just a celebration of the vital role journalism plays — it is also a moment to reflect on the pressures facing the profession and Pacific governments’ responsibility to protect it. This was one of the key messages delivered by two guest speakers at The University of the South Pacific ... <a title="USP World Press Freedom Day warnings over AI, legal reform and media safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/09/usp-world-press-freedom-day-warnings-over-ai-legal-reform-and-media-safety/" aria-label="Read more about USP World Press Freedom Day warnings over AI, legal reform and media safety">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Barely hours after being guest speaker at the University of the South Pacific‘s annual World Press Freedom Day event this week, Fiji media industry stalwart Stanley Simpson was forced to fend off local trolls whom he described as “hypocrites”. “Attacked by both the Fiji Labour Party and ex-FijiFirst MPs in just one ... <a title="Fiji media’s Stan Simpson blasts ‘hypocrites’ in social media clash over press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/08/fiji-medias-stan-simpson-blasts-hypocrites-in-social-media-clash-over-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji media’s Stan Simpson blasts ‘hypocrites’ in social media clash over press freedom">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2025
By Anish Chand Entities and individuals that thrived under the previous government with public relations contracts now want to be part of the media or run media organisations, says Fiji Media Association (FMA) secretary Stanley Simpson. He made the comments yesterday while speaking at a World Press Freedom Day event hosted by the journalism programme ... <a title="Fiji media welcomes credible news services, but not ‘pop-up propagandists’, says Simpson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/06/fiji-media-welcomes-credible-news-services-but-not-pop-up-propagandists-says-simpson/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji media welcomes credible news services, but not ‘pop-up propagandists’, says Simpson">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2024
By Cheerieann Wilson in Suva Veteran journalist and editor Stanley Simpson has spoken about the enduring power of storytelling and its role in shaping Fiji’s identity. Reflecting on his journey at the launch of FijiNikua, a magazine launched by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka on Christmas Eve, Simpson shared personal anecdotes of growing up in Savusavu, ... <a title="Publisher tells of storytelling and its role in shaping Fiji’s identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/26/publisher-tells-of-storytelling-and-its-role-in-shaping-fijis-identity/" aria-label="Read more about Publisher tells of storytelling and its role in shaping Fiji’s identity">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2019
Simpson@8 investigated the allegations of mismanagement that had accrued over professor Chandra’s tenure. Video: Simpson@8 By Sri Krishnamurthi Staff and students at the University of the South Pacific have said poor governance, nepotism and negligence were rife at the institution under the leadership of the previous Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rajesh Chandra. The current Vice-Chancellor and President, ... <a title="USP mismanagement ‘widespread’, staff tell current affairs show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/10/24/usp-mismanagement-widespread-staff-tell-current-affairs-show/" aria-label="Read more about USP mismanagement ‘widespread’, staff tell current affairs show">Read more</a>
