Freedom of Information

October 30, 2024

Historic day for Fiji journalism as ‘draconian’ media law scrapped

PNG draft media development policy ‘contemptuous’ of public interest

Fiji academic warns over media ‘climate injustice’ in open access webinar

Defend NZ’s ‘fragile democracy’ by tackling disinformation, says advocate

Michael Field: Freedom at midday – stories from Facebook prison

September 24, 2022

John Minto: NZ government and media must own up to their...

May 13, 2022

‘Intimidated’ Fiji worst place for Pacific journalists, says RSF’s freedom index

May 9, 2022

Solomon Islands downgraded over riots, troubles in new CIVICUS report

December 10, 2021

‘Sextortion’ problem for Pacific states – but lower for Fiji, says...

November 18, 2021

Pacific journos call on governments to uphold public right to information

May 5, 2021

PNG military police help out with covid-19 awareness campaign

March 29, 2021

Facebook news ban turns attention to tech giants’ impact on journalism

February 21, 2021

RSF condemns Google for dropping Australian media searches in ‘tests’

January 26, 2021

Solomon Islands businesses, rights groups condemn Facebook ban plan

November 18, 2020

New Caledonia court again defers Temaru case over Radio Tefana

November 5, 2020

Jornal Independente wins annual ‘best media’ award in Timor-Leste

October 21, 2020

West Papua scores lowest democracy index, free expression declines

August 6, 2020

PNG media suffers ‘overwhelming deference’, says freedom report

May 5, 2020

Australia – ‘Spy’ agency involved in ABC raids, new documents show

August 7, 2019

Vanuatu government more open under information law, says journalist

June 20, 2019

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The State of the NZ media

May 10, 2019

Stop harassing Rappler, media advocacy groups tell Duterte

November 28, 2018

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Media’s fraught role in the Jami-Lee...

November 16, 2018

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Have the rules of the game changed...

November 15, 2018

Media freedom commentators condemn Nauru ‘gag’ actions

September 5, 2018

PNG Facebook ban threat casts shadow over Pacific media freedom

August 9, 2018

Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Does freedom of speech extend to far-right...

July 10, 2018

Juffa accuses O’Neill government of ‘shutting down’ free speech in PNG

June 5, 2018

Keith Jackson: Did dumb just get dumber and Sam Basil dig...

June 3, 2018

PNG students in China say Facebook move is ‘irrelevant’ and damaging

May 30, 2018

Vanuatu Daily Post editor wins top award for leadership among women

March 24, 2018

How Philippine state surveillance is used as a tool to silence...

March 23, 2018

Journalism under duress in Asia-Pacific – an introduction

December 1, 2017

Livestreaming: Journalism under duress in Asia-Pacific

November 30, 2017

Philippines under Duterte – acute impunity and fettered information

November 23, 2017

Philippines press freedom still under pressure with journalist killings

February 13, 2017

Vanuatu news media in unchartered territory as FOI law becomes reality

February 9, 2017

Vanuatu right to public information law now in force

February 7, 2017

Endangered – the frontline journalism of outrage

January 15, 2017

Indonesia faces chance to prove it is more ‘journalist-friendly’ in 2017

December 16, 2016

IFJ praises ‘historic milestone’ with new information law in Vanuatu

December 7, 2016

Fiji parliamentary justice committee in heated debate over news media decree

December 5, 2016

Call made for ‘urgent international support’ for East Timorese journalists

October 10, 2016

Crispin Maslog: A love-hate relationship with President Duterte