CoveragePost
June 2, 2020
After the arrest on live television of a CNN crew covering protests in Minneapolis on May 29, tensions erupted further against media reporting on protests taking place in at least 30 cities across the US, which were continuing as of May 31. The protests were triggered by the killing by Minneapolis police officers of an unarmed ... <a title="RSF condemns attacks on US protest journalists fueled by Trump slurs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/rsf-condemns-attacks-on-us-protest-journalists-fueled-by-trump-slurs/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns attacks on US protest journalists fueled by Trump slurs">Read more</a>
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June 2, 2020
By RNZ News Thousands of New Zealanders have joined large numbers of Americans in protesting following the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd. In Auckland, Aotea Square overflowed yesterday with people before thousands marched down Queen Street towards the US consulate building. Organisers said the aim was simple,”we want to put pressure on our government ... <a title="Thousands march in NZ solidarity rallies with Black Lives Matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/02/thousands-march-in-nz-solidarity-rallies-with-black-lives-matter/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands march in NZ solidarity rallies with Black Lives Matter">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Danielle K. Kilgo of Indiana University A teenager held her phone steady enough to capture the final moments of George Perry Floyd’s life as he apparently suffocated under the weight of a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck. The video went viral. What happened next has played out time and again in ... <a title="Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/06/01/riot-or-resistance-how-media-frames-unrest-in-minneapolis-will-shape-publics-view-of-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Riot or resistance? How media frames unrest in Minneapolis will shape public’s view of protest">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Support this progressive voice and be a part of it. Donate to COHA today. Click here By John Perry From Masaya, Nicaragua Every country in the world is trying to balance its fight against the virus with the need to have a functioning economy, and there is plenty ... <a title="Nicaragua battles COVID-19 and a Disinformation Campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/31/nicaragua-battles-covid-19-and-a-disinformation-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua battles COVID-19 and a Disinformation Campaign">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2020
By Amanda Siddharta in Jakarta Six activists charged with treason in Jakarta for organising a protest rally for independence last August outside the presidential palace have been freed from prison. Five of the activists known as the Jakarta Six – Paulus Suryanta Ginting, Ambrosius Mulait, Charles Kosay, and Dano Anes Tabuni, along with the only ... <a title="Jakarta Six activists for Papua freedom convicted of treason set free" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/30/jakarta-six-activists-for-papua-freedom-convicted-of-treason-set-free/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta Six activists for Papua freedom convicted of treason set free">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2020
New Zealand implemented one of the earliest lockdowns and has largely succeeded in eliminating the coronavirus under the leadership of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Some of the country’s success has been attributed to her leadership, trust in science, and clear communication during the crisis. We get an update from Michael Baker, professor of public health ... <a title="‘Stay home, stay safe, be kind’: What NZ can teach the world about covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/30/stay-home-stay-safe-be-kind-what-nz-can-teach-the-world-about-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Stay home, stay safe, be kind’: What NZ can teach the world about covid-19">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2020
It’s only been a year and half since I started university, but sometimes that’s enough time to realise more about the world than you could ever imagine. For me, the biggest thing, the one thing intertwined into every part of my life, is privilege. I’m a white male, and if society loves anything, it’s straight ... <a title="James Tapp: Confronting Pākehā Privilege as a white male student" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/30/james-tapp-confronting-pakeha-privilege-as-a-white-male-student/" aria-label="Read more about James Tapp: Confronting Pākehā Privilege as a white male student">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
By Marchio Irfan Gorbiano in Jakarta President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced that the Indonesian Military (TNI) and National Police will be deployed to guard crowded places in preparation for the so-called “new normal”. During a visit to the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle MRT station with TNI commander Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto, National Police chief ... <a title="Jokowi deploys army, police to enforce Indonesia’s coronavirus ‘new normal’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/jokowi-deploys-army-police-to-enforce-indonesias-coronavirus-new-normal/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi deploys army, police to enforce Indonesia’s coronavirus ‘new normal’">Read more</a>
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May 29, 2020
Pacific Media Watch The Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom has welcomed the decision by the Australian Federal Police to drop charges against Newscorp journalist Annika Smethurst and has renewed its call for a media freedom law. The announcement, coming more than a year after the raids, underscores the need for unambiguous protections for press freedom in ... <a title="AJF renews call for media freedom law while welcoming Smethurst move" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/29/ajf-renews-call-for-media-freedom-law-while-welcoming-smethurst-move/" aria-label="Read more about AJF renews call for media freedom law while welcoming Smethurst move">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
By RNZ News New Zealand has reported no new cases of covid-19 coronavirus today, but the death toll has risen to 22 to include a woman who died after recovering from the disease. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there were only eight active cases in the country and there was still nobody receiving ... <a title="No new NZ covid cases for six days – but one extra death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/no-new-nz-covid-cases-for-six-days-but-one-extra-death/" aria-label="Read more about No new NZ covid cases for six days – but one extra death">Read more</a>
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May 28, 2020
Pacific Media Centre The dramatic daily increase of covid-19 coronavirus cases in West Papua poses a “great threat” to Papua New Guinea, says the country’s deputy emergency chief. State of Emergency Deputy Controller and Acting Secretary for Health Dr Paison Dakulala said the Indonesian-ruled Papua region had seen an increase of 65 new covid-19 cases ... <a title="PNG’s deputy emergency chief warns Papua covid cases pose ‘great threat’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/28/pngs-deputy-emergency-chief-warns-papua-covid-cases-pose-great-threat/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s deputy emergency chief warns Papua covid cases pose ‘great threat’">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2020
By RNZ News New opposition National leader Todd Muller is backing his front bench, saying he chose the shadow cabinet line-up on merit and talent. While three out of National’s top four ranked MPs are women, there are no Māori MPs on the front bench, or of any other ethnicity. Māori Party founder Dame Tariana ... <a title="Muller defends lack of Māori on opposition National front bench" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/27/muller-defends-lack-of-maori-on-opposition-national-front-bench/" aria-label="Read more about Muller defends lack of Māori on opposition National front bench">Read more</a>
