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February 18, 2022
By Tim Brown, RNZ News reporter The anti-mandate protests in New Zealand’s capital Wellington and around the country have also contained a strong anti-media sentiment with reporters abused and threatened. But one far-right activist has gone a step further and as part of a targeted attack on the media has published a graphic image of ... <a title="Anti-media sentiment among NZ protesters big concern, say experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/18/anti-media-sentiment-among-nz-protesters-big-concern-say-experts/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-media sentiment among NZ protesters big concern, say experts">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The national news team of Papua New Guinea’s major television channel, EMTV, walked out last night in protest over a decision earlier this month to suspend head of news Sincha Dimara for alleged insubordination. They have condemned the political “endless intimidation” of the news service which has led to the suspension ... <a title="EMTV news team walk out in protest over suspension of their chief editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/18/emtv-news-team-walk-out-in-protest-over-suspension-of-their-chief-editor/" aria-label="Read more about EMTV news team walk out in protest over suspension of their chief editor">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the “unacceptable political meddling” behind Sincha Dimara’s suspension as head of news and current affairs at EMTV News, Papua New Guinea’s main public television news channel, after three news stories annoyed a government minister. The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog said in a statement today ... <a title="RSF condemns ‘unacceptable political meddling’ over PNG news chief suspension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/rsf-condemns-unacceptable-political-meddling-over-png-news-chief-suspension/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns ‘unacceptable political meddling’ over PNG news chief suspension">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Suspension of the news manager of Papua New Guinea’s major television channel, EMTV, has sparked a flurry of protest from senior news personalities and independent who condemn the apparent political pressure on the broadcaster. Long standing and experienced news manager Sincha Dimara has reportedly been suspended over news judgement in a ... <a title="Suspension of EMTV’s news chief sparks PNG journo protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/suspension-of-emtvs-news-chief-sparks-png-journo-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Suspension of EMTV’s news chief sparks PNG journo protests">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Joyce McClure in Guam I spent five years as the lone journalist on the remote Pacific island of Yap. During that time I was harassed, spat at, threatened with assassination and warned that I was being followed. The tyres on my car were slashed late one night. There was also pressure on ... <a title="Pacific media dangers: ‘I had death threats and my tyres slashed for my reporting’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/pacific-media-dangers-i-had-death-threats-and-my-tyres-slashed-for-my-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media dangers: ‘I had death threats and my tyres slashed for my reporting’">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2021
Pacific Media Watch Despite its champions being honoured with a Nobel Peace Prize, press freedom has a “sword of Damocles” hanging over it, warn this year’s two laureates. Maria Ressa of the Philippines, co-founder of the news website Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov of Russia, editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, will receive their prize ... <a title="Nobel Peace laureates slam ‘Damocles’ sword’ threat to press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/12/nobel-peace-laureates-slam-damocles-sword-threat-to-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Nobel Peace laureates slam ‘Damocles’ sword’ threat to press freedom">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2021
By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report The troubled nation of Solomon Islands, whose Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare won a no-confidence vote 32 votes to 15 with two abstentions on Monday, has been downgraded from “open” to “narrow” in the people power under attack 2021 CIVICUS Monitor report. While the majority of Pacific countries were rated ... <a title="Solomon Islands downgraded over riots, troubles in new CIVICUS report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/10/solomon-islands-downgraded-over-riots-troubles-in-new-civicus-report/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands downgraded over riots, troubles in new CIVICUS report">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2021
By Bea Cupin in Manila Journalist and publisher Maria Ressa has called on tech and social media giants to practise “enlightened self-interest” amid a global call for platforms to step up in the fight against disinformation. “The world that you’ve created has already shown that we must change it. I continue to appeal for enlightened ... <a title="Nobel laureate Ressa: How the information ecosystem has been poisoned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/nobel-laureate-ressa-how-the-information-ecosystem-has-been-poisoned/" aria-label="Read more about Nobel laureate Ressa: How the information ecosystem has been poisoned">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2021
Reporters Without Borders One week ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, the #HoldtheLine Coalition has called on the government of the Philippines to drop all pending cases and charges against veteran journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and grant her unrestricted permission to travel to Oslo to accept this international award. The government ... <a title="#HoldTheLine coalition demands charges against Maria Ressa be dropped before Nobel awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/07/holdtheline-coalition-demands-charges-against-maria-ressa-be-dropped-before-nobel-awards/" aria-label="Read more about #HoldTheLine coalition demands charges against Maria Ressa be dropped before Nobel awards">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report Keynote speakers professor David Robie and Glenda Gloria, executive editor of Rappler, addressed “truth and justice” on the opening day of the Asian Media Congress for Media and Communication (ACMC) conference in Auckland. Dr Robie opened the conference yesterday with his topic “Journalism education ‘truth ’ challenges in an ... <a title="‘No stranger to media freedom threats’, but hope at communication forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/no-stranger-to-media-freedom-threats-but-hope-at-communication-forum/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No stranger to media freedom threats’, but hope at communication forum">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Journalists and journalism are waging a global struggle for survival and for “truth” against fake news and alternative facts, say two Asia-Pacific media commentators. “Without journalists who will tell it like it is no matter the consequences, the future will continue to be one of alternate facts and manipulated opinions,” Rappler ... <a title="Media advocates tell of struggle for ‘survival and truth’ at Asia-Pacific forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/media-advocates-tell-of-struggle-for-survival-and-truth-at-asia-pacific-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Media advocates tell of struggle for ‘survival and truth’ at Asia-Pacific forum">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2021
The Committee to Protect Journalists press freedom 2021 video removed by Facebook, but still available on YouTube and Twitter. Video: CPJ (Hongkong crackdown at 32m:05s) Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Facebook to restore a video honouring the winners of the International Press Freedom Awards (IPFA) at CPJ’s annual ... <a title="CPJ demands Facebook restore ‘censored’ press freedom awards video" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/26/cpj-demands-facebook-restore-censored-press-freedom-awards-video/" aria-label="Read more about CPJ demands Facebook restore ‘censored’ press freedom awards video">Read more</a>
