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August 21, 2021
FIRST PERSON: By Ben Strang, RNZ News reporter RNZ reporter Ben Strang was on the streets before the latest lockdown when he was attacked, and writes that it feels like there is more animosity towards the government and media this time around. Despite living largely free of restrictions in New Zealand compared to almost every ... <a title="Anger and misinformation about covid-19 in NZ a dangerous tumour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/21/anger-and-misinformation-about-covid-19-in-nz-a-dangerous-tumour/" aria-label="Read more about Anger and misinformation about covid-19 in NZ a dangerous tumour">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie It is open season again for Indonesian trolls targeting Asia Pacific Report and other media with fake news and disinformation dispatches in a crude attempt to gloss over human rights violations. Just three months ago I wrote about this issue in my “Dear editor” article exposing the disinformation campaign. There ... <a title="Open season again for Indonesian military trolls and ‘fake news’ campaign on West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/04/open-season-again-for-indonesian-military-trolls-and-fake-news-campaign-on-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Open season again for Indonesian military trolls and ‘fake news’ campaign on West Papua">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Fiji has dropped three places in the latest Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index and been condemned for its treatment of “overly critical” journalists who are often subjected to intimidation or even imprisonment. The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog has criticised many governments in the Asia-Pacific region for censorship and ... <a title="Fiji drops three places in RSF press freedom index over gagging critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/fiji-drops-three-places-in-rsf-press-freedom-index-over-gagging-critics/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji drops three places in RSF press freedom index over gagging critics">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2021
EDITORIAL: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report Asia Pacific Report, the Auckland-based independent news and analysis website, has been increasingly targeted by Indonesian trolls over the past three months, involving a spate of “letters to the editor” and social media attacks. One of the most frequent letter writers, an “Abel Lekahena”, who claims ... <a title="Dear editor, we have you in our sights for reporting ‘the truth’ on Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/11/dear-editor-we-have-you-in-our-sights-for-reporting-the-truth-on-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Dear editor, we have you in our sights for reporting ‘the truth’ on Papua">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Papua New Guinea’s Controller of the National Pandemic Response and Police Commissioner, David Manning, has told the public that a rumour circulating on social media about new cases of covid-19 in Port Moresby is false, the PNG Post-Courier reports. He also cautioned the public from spreading misinformation and fake news which ... <a title="PNG covid response controller warns public against fake news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/09/png-covid-response-controller-warns-public-against-fake-news/" aria-label="Read more about PNG covid response controller warns public against fake news">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2020
By Dr Crispin Maslog in Manila As fake news on Covid-19 spreads faster than the virus, scientists call for a halt to the “infodemic”. As China admits that the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) is now the worst public health crisis that the country has faced since its founding, a group of scientists has sent out a ... <a title="Scientists call for media sobriety amid Covid-19 fake news ‘infodemic’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/scientists-call-for-media-sobriety-amid-covid-19-fake-news-infodemic/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists call for media sobriety amid Covid-19 fake news ‘infodemic’">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2019
ANALYSIS: By David Robie Indonesia recently hosted a bold public relations window-dressing expo in Auckland presenting itself as a “Pacific” nation while attempting to provide an unconvincing impression of normality in the two Melanesian provinces known collectively as West Papua. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi hailed “a new era of Pacific partnership – a Pacific ... <a title="Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/22/indonesias-cover-up-over-papuan-media-freedom-violations-exposed/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s cover up over Papuan media freedom violations exposed">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Journalists have gathered for a three-day event at the University of the South Pacific in Suva to discuss the rise of social media and fake news in the Pacific, reports FBC News. The annual Pacific Update brings together policymakers, academics and development partners to present and discuss research relating to economic ... <a title="USP hosts talks on social media and fake news in Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/04/usp-hosts-talks-on-social-media-and-fake-news-in-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about USP hosts talks on social media and fake news in Pacific">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2019
By Pauline Macaraeg in Manila Another “fake news” row has broken in the Philippines in the wake of the mid-term elections this week with Vice-President Leni Robredo rejecting false reports that she had promised to resign if no member of the opposition Otso Directso bloc wins a Senate seat. The claim originated from a website ... <a title="‘Fake news’ row over Robredo’s ‘step down’ promise on Philippine elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/17/fake-news-row-over-robredos-step-down-promise-on-philippine-elections/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fake news’ row over Robredo’s ‘step down’ promise on Philippine elections">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Cabinet will review social media platforms in Papua New Guinea when it convenes on Thursday, says Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. Speaking at Government House yesterday after announcing four new ministers and a mini reshuffle, O’Neill said the government would crack down on fake news that was being spread on ... <a title="PNG plans crack down on social media ‘fake news’ and ‘bad signals’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/png-plans-crack-down-on-social-media-fake-news-and-bad-signals/" aria-label="Read more about PNG plans crack down on social media ‘fake news’ and ‘bad signals’">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2019
By Pia Ranada in Manila Besieged by criticisms and questions about the veracity of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s “ouster plot matrix“, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo sought to assure the public that the Chief Executive would never make any baseless claims. Last Thursday, he said Filipinos had no reason to doubt the diagram because it came ... <a title="‘The President does not lie’ – and Duterte’s proven untrue claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/05/the-president-does-not-lie-and-dutertes-proven-untrue-claims/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The President does not lie’ – and Duterte’s proven untrue claims">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2019
“Raise hope not racists” placard at Auckland’s Queen Street march against racism. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Ben Strang of RNZ News Thousands of New Zealanders do not believe the official version of the mosque terror attacks in Christchurch. About 5 percent of the people are estimated to be hard core conspiracy theorists, some of whom ... <a title="Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/thousands-in-nz-dont-believe-official-christchurch-terror-attacks-story/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story">Read more</a>
