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July 15, 2024
By Ivy Mallam of Wansolwara Media professionals have been urged to undergo gender sensitisation training to produce more inclusive, accurate and ethical representation of women in the news. Fiji Women’s Rights Movement executive director Nalini Singh emphasised that such training would help avoid reinforcing harmful stereotypes and promote diverse perspectives, ensuring media coverage reflects the ... <a title="Nalini Singh calls for media coverage that ‘reflects realities of all genders’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/nalini-singh-calls-for-media-coverage-that-reflects-realities-of-all-genders/" aria-label="Read more about Nalini Singh calls for media coverage that ‘reflects realities of all genders’">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Many platitudes about media freedom and democracy laced last week’s Pacific International Media Conference in the Fijian capital of Suva. There was a mood of euphoria at the impressive event, especially from politicians who talked about journalism being the “oxygen of democracy”. The dumping of the draconian and widely hated Fiji Media ... <a title="When media freedom as the ‘oxygen of democracy’ and hypocrisy share the same Pacific arena" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/when-media-freedom-as-the-oxygen-of-democracy-and-hypocrisy-share-the-same-pacific-arena/" aria-label="Read more about When media freedom as the ‘oxygen of democracy’ and hypocrisy share the same Pacific arena">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk More armoured vehicles and firetrucks have been delivered for Kanaky New Caledonia’s security forces, including police and firemen. The France-freighted shipment consignment arrived aboard a cargo vessel, the Calao, the French High Commission announced on Thursday. It contained 10 more armoured vehicles for the security forces, ... <a title="New riot vehicle shipment arrives for police, firemen in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/14/new-riot-vehicle-shipment-arrives-for-police-firemen-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about New riot vehicle shipment arrives for police, firemen in New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2024
Wansolwara News Here is the speech by Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Timothy Masiu, at the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference dinner at the Holiday Inn, Suva, on July 4: I thank the School of Journalism of the University of the South Pacific (USP) for the invitation to address this august ... <a title="PNG Communications Minister calls for media to ‘protect, preserve Pacific identity’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/14/png-communications-minister-calls-for-media-to-protect-preserve-pacific-identity/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Communications Minister calls for media to ‘protect, preserve Pacific identity’">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2024
Fijivillage News As an economy, Fiji has paid a “very high price for being unable to protect freedom” but people can speak and criticise the government freely now, says Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad. He highlighted the “high price” while launching the new book titled Waves of Change: Media, Peace, and Development in the ... <a title="‘We’ve paid high price for being unable to protect freedom,’ says Fiji’s Prasad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/13/weve-paid-high-price-for-being-unable-to-protect-freedom-says-fijis-prasad/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’ve paid high price for being unable to protect freedom,’ says Fiji’s Prasad">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Denise Fisher The voters in the second round of France’s national elections last weekend staved off an expected shift to the far-right. But the result in the Pacific territory Kanaky New Caledonia was also in many ways historic. Of the two assembly representatives decided, a position fell on either side of the deep ... <a title="A surprising litmus test for Kanaky New Caledonia’s independence parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/13/a-surprising-litmus-test-for-kanaky-new-caledonias-independence-parties/" aria-label="Read more about A surprising litmus test for Kanaky New Caledonia’s independence parties">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2024
By Khalia Strong of Pacific Media Network News If the pen is mightier than the sword, then an army of journalists has assembled in Fiji’s capital to discuss the state and future of the industry in the region. The three-day Pacific Media Conference 2024 on July 4-6 is organised and hosted by the University of ... <a title="Newsmakers dissect state and future of Pacific journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/13/newsmakers-dissect-state-and-future-of-pacific-journalism/" aria-label="Read more about Newsmakers dissect state and future of Pacific journalism">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2024
A group of regional and international media representatives met at a forum in Fiji last week to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities facing journalists in the Pacific. The three-day conference brought together people from the media industry, academics, civil society, and other interested parties. A budding Fiji journalist Shivaali Shrutika said that newsrooms ... <a title="Pacific media conference: challenges and opportunities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/pacific-media-conference-challenges-and-opportunities/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media conference: challenges and opportunities">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2024
Pacific Journalism Review Pacific Journalism Review has challenged journalists to take a courageous and humanitarian stand over Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza in its latest edition with several articles about the state of news media credibility and the shocking death toll of Palestinian reporters. It has also taken a stand in support of WikiLeaks founder ... <a title="Pacific Journalism Review turns 30 – and challenges media over Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/pacific-journalism-review-turns-30-and-challenges-media-over-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Journalism Review turns 30 – and challenges media over Gaza">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2024
NBC News A former newspaper editor believes the journalism profession in Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island countries is in crisis. Team leader of the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS)/ABC International Development (ABCID) Alexander Rheeney spoke of this issue at the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference in Fiji last week. Reflecting on his role ... <a title="Pacific media in crisis, warns former PNG, Samoa editor Alex Rheeney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/pacific-media-in-crisis-warns-former-png-samoa-editor-alex-rheeney/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media in crisis, warns former PNG, Samoa editor Alex Rheeney">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Riots in Kanaky New Caledonia claimed their 10th victim yesterday. The death took place as a result of an exchange of fire between a group of rioters in the village of Saint Louis (near the capital Nouméa) and French gendarmes, local news media reported. Nouméa Public ... <a title="Death toll in Kanaky New Caledonia unrest reaches 10" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/death-toll-in-kanaky-new-caledonia-unrest-reaches-10/" aria-label="Read more about Death toll in Kanaky New Caledonia unrest reaches 10">Read more</a>
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June 29, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Voters in New Caledonia will go to the polls this weekend under tight security, almost eight weeks after destructive and violent unrest broke out in the French Pacific archipelago. They will vote for their two representatives in the 577-seat French National Assembly, which was dissolved by ... <a title="New Caledonia votes first under tight security in French snap election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/29/new-caledonia-votes-first-under-tight-security-in-french-snap-election/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia votes first under tight security in French snap election">Read more</a>
