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January 13, 2025
By Ria de Borja in Manila For 30 years, Filipino journalist Manny “Bok” Mogato covered the police and defence rounds, and everything from politics to foreign relations, sports, and entertainment, eventually bagging one of journalism’s top prizes — the Pulitzer in 2018, for his reporting on Duterte’s drug war along with two other Reuters correspondents, ... <a title="‘In my early days, I was reckless,’ says Pultizer winner Manny Mogato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/in-my-early-days-i-was-reckless-says-pultizer-winner-manny-mogato/" aria-label="Read more about ‘In my early days, I was reckless,’ says Pultizer winner Manny Mogato">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Dear Mr Zuckerberg, Nine years ago, we wrote to you about the real-world harms caused by false information on Facebook. In response, Meta created a fact-checking programme that helped protect millions of users from hoaxes and conspiracy theories. This week, you announced you’re ending that programme in the United States because of concerns about “too ... <a title="An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers – nine years later" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/an-open-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg-from-the-worlds-fact-checkers-nine-years-later/" aria-label="Read more about An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg from the world’s fact-checkers – nine years later">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2025
REVIEW: By David Robie Four months ago, a group of lawyers in Aotearoa New Zealand called for a little reported inquiry into New Zealand spy agencies over whether there has been possible assistance for Israel’s war in Gaza. In a letter to the chief of intelligence and security (IGIS) on 12 September 2024, three lawyers ... <a title="An indictment of NZ’s settler colonial and ‘Five Eyes’ spy paranoia over political critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/an-indictment-of-nzs-settler-colonial-and-five-eyes-spy-paranoia-over-political-critics/" aria-label="Read more about An indictment of NZ’s settler colonial and ‘Five Eyes’ spy paranoia over political critics">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2025
Israelis were frustrated that captives remained in Gaza and surprised that, in recent weeks, Israeli military activity there had intensified, Liel said. ‘Surprised’ over military intensity“Generally speaking, Israelis are quite surprised that the intensity of the military activity is growing. I think the general feeling here was a month or two ago that [the war] ... <a title="Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/07/young-israelis-dont-want-peace-warns-former-israeli-top-diplomat/" aria-label="Read more about Young Israelis ‘don’t want peace’, warns former Israeli top diplomat">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2025
COMMENTARY: By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report With the door now shut on 2024, many will heave a sigh of relief and hope for better things this year. Decolonisation issues involving the future of Kanaky New Caledonia and West Papua – and also in the Middle East with controversial United Nations votes by ... <a title="Five Pacific region geopolitical ‘betrayals’ in 2024" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/06/five-pacific-region-geopolitical-betrayals-in-2024/" aria-label="Read more about Five Pacific region geopolitical ‘betrayals’ in 2024">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2025
By Maram Humaid in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Journalists gathered at Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital expressed outrage and confusion about the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) decision to shut down Al Jazeera’s office in the occupied West Bank. “Shutting down a major outlet like Al Jazeera is a crime against journalism,” said freelance journalist Ikhlas al-Qarnawi. “Al Jazeera ... <a title="‘Crime against journalism’: Gaza journalists slam PA’s Al Jazeera ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/crime-against-journalism-gaza-journalists-slam-pas-al-jazeera-ban/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Crime against journalism’: Gaza journalists slam PA’s Al Jazeera ban">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab As 2024 came to a close and we have stepped into a new year overshadowed by ongoing atrocities, have you stopped to consider how these events are reshaping your world? Did you notice how your future — and that of generations to ... <a title="Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab: The Palestine tragedy – why it should matter to you and our world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/katrina-mitchell-kouttab-the-palestine-tragedy-why-it-should-matter-to-you-and-our-world/" aria-label="Read more about Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab: The Palestine tragedy – why it should matter to you and our world">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2025
By Talaia Mika of the Cook Islands News The Cook Islands will not pursue membership in the United Nations and the Commonwealth due to its inability to meet the criteria for UN membership and existing relationship with New Zealand, which fulfils Commonwealth membership requirements. Prime Minister Mark Brown has clarified that the Cook Islands is ... <a title="Cook Islands ‘not qualified’ for UN membership, says prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/03/cook-islands-not-qualified-for-un-membership-says-prime-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands ‘not qualified’ for UN membership, says prime minister">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2025
Pacific Media Watch The New York-based global media watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned a decision by the Palestinian Authority to suspend Al Jazeera’s operations in the West Bank and called for it to be reversed “immediately”. “Governments resort to censoring news outlets when they have something to hide,” said CPJ chief executive Jodie ... <a title="CPJ condemns ban on Al Jazeera – network decries bid to ‘hide the truth’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/02/cpj-condemns-ban-on-al-jazeera-network-decries-bid-to-hide-the-truth/" aria-label="Read more about CPJ condemns ban on Al Jazeera – network decries bid to ‘hide the truth’">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2024
Democracy Now! Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed that close to 46,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s ongoing assault, but Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah estimates the true number is closer to 300,000. “This is literally and mathematically a genocidal project,” says Dr Abu-Sittah, a British Palestinian reconstructive surgeon who worked in Gaza for more than a ... <a title="A ‘genocidal project’ – Dr Abu-Sittah on Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/31/a-genocidal-project-dr-abu-sittah-on-israels-destruction-of-gazas-health-system/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘genocidal project’ – Dr Abu-Sittah on Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health system">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Five Palestinian journalists have been killed in a new Israeli strike near a hospital in central Gaza after four reporters were killed last week, reports Al Jazeera citing authorities and media in the besieged enclave. The journalists from the Al-Quds Today channel were covering events near al-Awda Hospital, located in the Nuseirat ... <a title="Five journalists killed by Israeli air strike near hospital – media watchdogs condemn killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/26/five-journalists-killed-by-israeli-air-strike-near-hospital-media-watchdogs-condemn-killings/" aria-label="Read more about Five journalists killed by Israeli air strike near hospital – media watchdogs condemn killings">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2024
By Cheerieann Wilson in Suva Veteran journalist and editor Stanley Simpson has spoken about the enduring power of storytelling and its role in shaping Fiji’s identity. Reflecting on his journey at the launch of FijiNikua, a magazine launched by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka on Christmas Eve, Simpson shared personal anecdotes of growing up in Savusavu, ... <a title="Publisher tells of storytelling and its role in shaping Fiji’s identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/26/publisher-tells-of-storytelling-and-its-role-in-shaping-fijis-identity/" aria-label="Read more about Publisher tells of storytelling and its role in shaping Fiji’s identity">Read more</a>
