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August 6, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Dr Gavin Ellis Integrity is the most valued element of a news organisation’s reputation. Without it, it cannot expect its audience to lend credence to what it publishes or broadcasts. So, The New Zealand Herald has dealt itself an awful blow. Its admission that ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: AI-created editorials: What in HAL’s name was the Herald thinking?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/gavin-ellis-ai-created-editorials-what-in-hals-name-was-the-herald-thinking/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: AI-created editorials: What in HAL’s name was the Herald thinking?">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2024
People accused under Papua New Guinea’s Cybercrime Code Act may not always find free speech protection offered by the Constitution. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that this law does not contravene the provisions of Section 46 which provides for freedom of expression. The decision is a serious warning to offending users ... <a title="Landmark PNG Supreme Court ruling toughens cybercrime law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/06/landmark-png-supreme-court-ruling-toughens-cybercrime-law/" aria-label="Read more about Landmark PNG Supreme Court ruling toughens cybercrime law">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times Australian constitutional law expert Professor Anthony Regan believes Fiji’s Coalition government came into power “by the skin of its teeth”. In the face of that, he believes it is not an option to leave the 2013 Constitution “as it is!” Professor Regan spoke at the Fiji ... <a title="The Fiji Times: Democracy – ‘by the skin of its teeth’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/the-fiji-times-democracy-by-the-skin-of-its-teeth/" aria-label="Read more about The Fiji Times: Democracy – ‘by the skin of its teeth’">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Since the arrival of Zionism in Palestine, the impulse of the Palestinians has not been about violence or revenge. The impulse remains the return to normal and natural life, writes Ilan Pappé. ANALYSIS: By Ilan Pappé “When we revolt, it’s not for a particular culture. We ... <a title="Ilan Pappé: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/ilan-pappe-to-end-gaza-genocide-uproot-the-source-of-all-violence-zionism/" aria-label="Read more about Ilan Pappé: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French desk French Polynesia’s top leaders have voiced united angry protests against a New York Times story published this week headlined “Olympic Surfing Comes to a ‘Poisoned’ Paradise”. The story, published in Tuesday, was referring to the fallout in 1974 from one of the French nuclear tests — 193 ... <a title="Tahitians angry over New York Times Olympic ‘Poisoned Paradise’ story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/04/tahitians-angry-over-new-york-times-olympic-poisoned-paradise-story/" aria-label="Read more about Tahitians angry over New York Times Olympic ‘Poisoned Paradise’ story">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Mohamad Elmasry On Wednesday, the Israeli army killed two more Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Rifi were working when they were struck by Israeli forces in Gaza City. Al-Ghoul, whose Al Jazeera reports were popular among Arab audiences, was wearing a press vest at the time he was killed. The ... <a title="Gaza killings and the death of Western journalism – why the shocking silence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/03/gaza-killings-and-the-death-of-western-journalism-why-the-shocking-silence/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza killings and the death of Western journalism – why the shocking silence?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
COMMENTARY: By David Robie Pacific Journalism Review (PJR) began life three decades ago in Papua New Guinea and recently celebrated a remarkable milestone in Fiji with its 30th anniversary edition and its 47th issue. Remarkable because it is the longest surviving Antipodean media, journalism and development journal published in the Global South. It is also ... <a title="Pacific Journalism Review at 30 – a strong media legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/pacific-journalism-review-at-30-a-strong-media-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Journalism Review at 30 – a strong media legacy">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone President Biden — if you feel like pretending Biden is still serving as President and still making the decisions in the White House — has pledged to support Israel against any retaliations for its recent assassination spree in Iran and Lebanon which killed high-profile officials from Hamas and Hezbollah. A White House statement asserts that ... <a title="Promoting peace and stability in the Middle East by unconditionally backing its worst aggressor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/promoting-peace-and-stability-in-the-middle-east-by-unconditionally-backing-its-worst-aggressor/" aria-label="Read more about Promoting peace and stability in the Middle East by unconditionally backing its worst aggressor">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
RNZ News Media publisher NZME has come under fire for admitting it used artificial intelligence to create editorials that ran in the Weekend Herald and other publications, with a media commentator saying it “can only damage trust”. RNZ’s Mediawatch revealed late yesterday that NZME had used AI to write an editorial about “Who the All ... <a title="NZME cops criticism after using AI to write rugby editorial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/nzme-cops-criticism-after-using-ai-to-write-rugby-editorial/" aria-label="Read more about NZME cops criticism after using AI to write rugby editorial">Read more</a>
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July 30, 2024
By Paige Schouw, Queensland University of Technology Kara Ravulo was halfway through her university studies when her father became sick, ultimately leading her to defer school to help support her family. After he died, Ravulo’s mother’s wise words encouraged her to go back and complete her studies. But it was Ravulo’s perseverance and dedication that ... <a title="Trailblazer of Fijian Drua Media: How Kara Ravulo sailed unforeseen waters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/30/trailblazer-of-fijian-drua-media-how-kara-ravulo-sailed-unforeseen-waters/" aria-label="Read more about Trailblazer of Fijian Drua Media: How Kara Ravulo sailed unforeseen waters">Read more</a>
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July 27, 2024
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s security detail has cut a media briefing short over protesters in Auckland. He was holding a press conference yesterday after a walkabout with police to discuss concerns with businesses in the CBD. Luxon was talking with media when one of his security officers could be seen coming ... <a title="PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/pm-luxons-security-cut-short-visit-ahead-of-palestine-protest/" aria-label="Read more about PM Luxon’s security cut short visit ahead of Palestine protest">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2024
Pacific Media Watch A Lebanese photojournalist who was severely wounded during an Israeli air strike in south Lebanon carried the Olympic torch in Paris this week in honour of her peers who have been wounded and killed in the field — especially in Gaza and Lebanon. Christina Assi of Agence France-Presse was among six journalists ... <a title="Photojournalist targeted by Israeli army carries Olympic torch in Paris" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/26/photojournalist-targeted-by-israeli-army-carries-olympic-torch-in-paris/" aria-label="Read more about Photojournalist targeted by Israeli army carries Olympic torch in Paris">Read more</a>
