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September 8, 2024
OPEN LETTER: Our Action Station Dear TVNZ, We are deeply concerned with the misleading nature of the journalism presented in your recent coverage of the escalating crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. By focusing on specific language and framing, while leaving out the necessary context of international law, the broadcast misrepresents the reality of ... <a title="Open letter to TVNZ – stop the bias, report fairly on the Israeli war on Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/08/open-letter-to-tvnz-stop-the-bias-report-fairly-on-the-israeli-war-on-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to TVNZ – stop the bias, report fairly on the Israeli war on Palestine">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2024
“Anticipation is growing. The warriors are ready. They’re preparing themselves. The paddlers are already on their waka,” Scotty Morrison, alongside veteran journalist Tini Molyneux, told viewers from the banks of the Waikato River. It was Thursday, and the body of Kiingi Tuheitia was being escorted to the barge to take him to his resting place ... <a title="Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/08/mediawatch-kiingi-tuheitias-tangihanga-epic-broadcast-marks-new-epoch-for-te-ao-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2024
By Matilda Yates, Queensland University of Technology “From a white perspective it is journalism but for us, it is actually storytelling,” says Fiji student journalist Viliame Tawanakoro. “In the Pacific, we call it talanoa, it hasn’t changed the gist of journalism, but it has actually helped journalism as a whole because we have a way ... <a title="Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/16/fijian-journalists-use-talanoa-and-tradition-to-find-their-voice/" aria-label="Read more about Fijian journalists use talanoa and tradition to find their voice">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Of the international intelligence information that comes to Australian agencies from the Five Eyes, 90 percent comes from the CIA and related US intelligence agencies. So in effect we have the colonisation of our intelligence agencies These agencies dominate the advice to ministers, writes John Menadue. ... <a title="John Menadue: America is the most violent, aggressive country in the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/john-menadue-america-is-the-most-violent-aggressive-country-in-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about John Menadue: America is the most violent, aggressive country in the world">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2024
By Brooklyn Self, Queensland University of Technology Gendered online violence is silencing women journalists in Fiji, says Pacific media scholar Dr Shailendra Singh. The harmful trend involves unwanted private messages, hateful language and threats to reputation, often from anonymous sources. The visibility of women journalists has made them frequent targets, while perpetrators can harness popular ... <a title="Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/online-abusers-shaming-silencing-fiji-women-journalists-say-researchers/" aria-label="Read more about Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Pacific Media Watch A global media watchdog has expressed concern for the safety of an Al Jazeera reporter after false claims by the Israeli military. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was concerned for Anas al-Sharif, Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent in northern Gaza, after an Israel military spokesperson accused him of “presenting a ... <a title="Media watchdog says Al Jazeera paying ‘devastating price’ in warning on Gaza reporter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/media-watchdog-says-al-jazeera-paying-devastating-price-in-warning-on-gaza-reporter/" aria-label="Read more about Media watchdog says Al Jazeera paying ‘devastating price’ in warning on Gaza reporter">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
By Amit Sarwal The Paris Olympics might be over, but in a stunning turn of events on the last weekend Australian breakdancing champion Rachael Gunn, known as B-girl Raygun, scored a zero in her debut. The 36-year-old university lecturer with a PhD in cultural studies failed to earn a single point across her three bouts ... <a title="Breaking bad: Why Australia’s Raygun scored zero in Olympics debut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/breaking-bad-why-australias-raygun-scored-zero-in-olympics-debut/" aria-label="Read more about Breaking bad: Why Australia’s Raygun scored zero in Olympics debut">Read more</a>
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August 12, 2024
By Gerard Carreon in Manila An appeals court has struck down a 2018 government order that sought to shut down Rappler, an online Philippine news site celebrated for its critical coverage of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “war on drugs” that left thousands dead. The Court of Appeals (CA) Special 7th Division, in a ruling ... <a title="Philippine court strikes down order to shut online news site Rappler" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/philippine-court-strikes-down-order-to-shut-online-news-site-rappler/" aria-label="Read more about Philippine court strikes down order to shut online news site Rappler">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne ABC chair Kim Williams has attracted considerable attention with his criticism of the broadcaster’s online news choices. Williams has taken issue with what he sees as the ABC prioritising lifestyle stories over hard news. In the process, he has raised an important issue of principle. Is it ... <a title="Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news, but he needs to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/kim-williams-is-right-to-criticise-how-the-abc-covers-news-but-he-needs-to-fix-it/" aria-label="Read more about Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news, but he needs to fix it">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
By Maxim Bock, Queensland University of Technology Fiji journalist Felix Chaudhary recalls how the harassment began: “Initially, I was verbally warned to stop.” “And not only warned but threatened as well. I think I was a bit ‘gung-ho’ at the time and I kind of took it lightly until the day I was taken to ... <a title="Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/surviving-harassment-in-journalism-how-felix-chaudhary-kept-on-top/" aria-label="Read more about Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
By Clifton Kissel in Port Vila The Australian Associated Press (AAP) news agency has provided a vital training opportunity for journalists at the Vanuatu Daily Post. Last week, 12 reporters participated in a training session held at the Daily Post where AAP offered free access to its website and platforms, marking a significant step in ... <a title="Daily Post journalists boost global reporting skills with AAP training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/daily-post-journalists-boost-global-reporting-skills-with-aap-training/" aria-label="Read more about Daily Post journalists boost global reporting skills with AAP training">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. This morning the biggest news story by far was the collapse of the government of Bangladesh, the world’s eighth-biggest country by population, and a source of labour and international students for New Zealand. Not that you would have known that this was such a big story if reliant on the New ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Political Crisis in Bangladesh: Lessons for Aotearoa New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/keith-rankin-analysis-political-crisis-in-bangladesh-lessons-for-aotearoa-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Political Crisis in Bangladesh: Lessons for Aotearoa New Zealand">Read more</a>
