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November 2, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Australia’s union for journalists says Australian journalism is in crisis after years of disruption, undermining and neglect, and swift action is needed to halt the decline. A new study pointing to the crisis in public interest journalism demands urgent government action to safeguard democracy. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) ... <a title="MEAA calls for halt to ‘slow erosion’ of media to safeguard democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/02/meaa-calls-for-halt-to-slow-erosion-of-media-to-safeguard-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA calls for halt to ‘slow erosion’ of media to safeguard democracy">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia Pacific Report The announcement in February of a new $55 million, three-year Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF) by Minister for Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi suggested a revitalisation of tired old traditional media models. Since then it has been viewed suspiciously by journalists with right-leaning tendencies and denizens ... <a title="How NZ’s Public Interest Journalism Fund can help ‘normalise’ diversity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/14/how-nzs-public-interest-journalism-fund-can-help-normalise-diversity/" aria-label="Read more about How NZ’s Public Interest Journalism Fund can help ‘normalise’ diversity">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2021
MEAA video message on YouTube. Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) union is reconsidering its involvement in the Australian Press Council and has appealed to members to give feedback on this issue. Vice-president media Karen Percy has appealed to delegates on a YouTube video to take part in this consultation. ... <a title="MEAA rethinks press council role and backs need for Facebook media code" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/19/meaa-rethinks-press-council-role-and-backs-need-for-facebook-media-code/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA rethinks press council role and backs need for Facebook media code">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is relieved by the January 4 ruling of UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser to block the United States’ attempt to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. However, it is extremely disappointed by the court’s failure to reject the substance of the case, leaving the door open to further ... <a title="RSF hails UK court blocking of US bid to extradite Julian Assange" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/rsf-hails-uk-court-blocking-of-us-bid-to-extradite-julian-assange/" aria-label="Read more about RSF hails UK court blocking of US bid to extradite Julian Assange">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2020
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – As well as playing a role in critical moments of history as a journalist in the region, Professor David Robie’s students have also covered landmark events that helped shape some Pacific nations. Image: AUT Pasifika By Laurens Ikinia A JOURNALIST who sailed on board the bombed ... <a title="‘Empowerment is really important. Journalism isn’t just about writing a good story … but empowering people with information in a democracy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/23/empowerment-is-really-important-journalism-isnt-just-about-writing-a-good-story-but-empowering-people-with-information-in-a-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Empowerment is really important. Journalism isn’t just about writing a good story … but empowering people with information in a democracy’">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Pacific journalism and media researchers have gathered “live” in Auckland and “virtually” from Australia, Indonesia, and the region to showcase their projects and initiatives – and they spoke of the key challenges ahead. Presentations at the AUT Pacific Media Centre-organised event yesterday included cross-cultural documentaries, an industry panel on “transition”, Pasifika ... <a title="Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/02/pacific-journalism-media-and-diversity-researchers-tackle-challenges-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2020
By Katarina Williams, a senior reporter of Stuff Stuff has introduced a new company charter with Te Tiriti o Waitangi at its core, after a major internal investigation uncovered evidence of racism and marginalisation against Māori. The media organisation issued an historic public apology today following the Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono investigation which saw ... <a title="Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono: Stuff introduces new Treaty of Waitangi based charter following historic apology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/30/our-truth-ta-matou-pono-stuff-introduces-new-treaty-of-waitangi-based-charter-following-historic-apology/" aria-label="Read more about Our Truth, Tā Mātou Pono: Stuff introduces new Treaty of Waitangi based charter following historic apology">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2020
A clip from This Is Not A Movie, a 2020 documentary by about Robert Fisk. Video: Doc Edge Festival Veteran journalist Robert Fisk, who for decades covered events in the Middle East and elsewhere as a foreign correspondent for the British newspaper The Independent, has died after suffering a suspected stroke at his Dublin home. ... <a title="Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/04/robert-fisks-message-journalists-should-challenge-the-narratives-of-power/" aria-label="Read more about Robert Fisk’s message: Journalists should challenge the narratives of power">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Brisbane-based Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom calls for Chinese authorities to provide due process to Australian television journalist Cheng Lei and release her immediately pending any judicial proceedings – in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (which China has signed). It has also called on the authorities ... <a title="AJF calls for Chinese authorities to free ‘hostage’ TV anchor Cheng Lei" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/02/ajf-calls-for-chinese-authorities-to-free-hostage-tv-anchor-cheng-lei/" aria-label="Read more about AJF calls for Chinese authorities to free ‘hostage’ TV anchor Cheng Lei">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Timor-Leste’s Journalist Association (AJTL) and journalism students marched through the streets of the capital Dili today calling on the government to scrap plans to change the law to make defamation a criminal offence. Under the proposed law journalists could face jail sentences. Opponents of the proposed law say it is an ... <a title="Timorese journalists protest over plan to turn defamation into crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/03/timorese-journalists-protest-over-plan-to-turn-defamation-into-crime/" aria-label="Read more about Timorese journalists protest over plan to turn defamation into crime">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2020
COMMENTARY: By Alexandra Wake in Melbourne How disappointing to read another opinion piece in Australian papers repeating time-old arguments that fail to acknowledge the excellent education in journalism provided by universities around the country, an education many working journalists – and therefore readers – have benefited from. It is concerning that anyone would argue that ... <a title="Alexandra Wake: In defence of journalism schools and underpinning civil society" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/19/alexandra-wake-in-defence-of-journalism-schools-and-underpinning-civil-society/" aria-label="Read more about Alexandra Wake: In defence of journalism schools and underpinning civil society">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Television New Zealand’s journalists have come out on top at the annual Voyager Media Awards last night, scooping a number of awards in key categories, reports TVNZ 1 News. 1 News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver was recognised for both the Best TV/Video News Item and Best Coverage of a Major News Event ... <a title="TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver wins Voyager media awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/05/23/tvnzs-pacific-correspondent-barbara-dreaver-wins-voyager-media-awards/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ’s Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver wins Voyager media awards">Read more</a>
