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October 27, 2022
Mediasia Iafor New Zealand journalist and academic David Robie has covered the Asia-Pacific region for international media for more than four decades. An advocate for media freedom in the Pacific region, he is the author of several books on South Pacific media and politics, including an account of the French bombing of the Greenpeace flagship ... <a title="David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/27/david-robie-pacific-lessons-in-climate-crisis-journalism-and-combating-disinformation/" aria-label="Read more about David Robie: Pacific lessons in climate crisis journalism and combating disinformation">Read more</a>
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October 27, 2022
By David Robie A Fiji-based academic challenged the Pacific region’s media and policymakers today over climate crisis coverage, asking whether the discriminatory style of reporting was a case of climate injustice. Associate Professor Shailendra Singh, head of the journalism programme at the University of the South Pacific, said climate press conferences and meetings were too ... <a title="Fiji academic warns over media ‘climate injustice’ in open access webinar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/27/fiji-academic-warns-over-media-climate-injustice-in-open-access-webinar/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji academic warns over media ‘climate injustice’ in open access webinar">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Simon Potter, University of Bristol The BBC celebrated its 100th birthday last Tuesday. It came as the institution faces increasing competition for audiences from global entertainment providers, anxieties about the sustainability of its funding and a highly competitive global news market. Its international broadcasting operation, the BBC World Service, is only a little ... <a title="BBC at 100: the future for global news and challenges facing the World Service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/25/bbc-at-100-the-future-for-global-news-and-challenges-facing-the-world-service/" aria-label="Read more about BBC at 100: the future for global news and challenges facing the World Service">Read more</a>
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October 22, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis A new study suggests that the news media’s tanking levels of public trust may be made worse merely by association with social media. The study, released this month by the Reuters Institute at Oxford University, has exposed gaps between trust in news via conventional delivery and the same thing consumed via ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: News media face distrust by association with social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/22/gavin-ellis-news-media-face-distrust-by-association-with-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: News media face distrust by association with social media">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2022
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva FijiFirst party general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum claims they are fighting The Fiji Times and Communications Fiji Ltd — not political parties — in the lead up to the 2022 general election. He said this while taking a swipe at The Times during a news conference this week at the FijiFirst ... <a title="Sayed-Khaiyum blasts Fiji Times, CFL media – editor replies ‘doing our job’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/sayed-khaiyum-blasts-fiji-times-cfl-media-editor-replies-doing-our-job/" aria-label="Read more about Sayed-Khaiyum blasts Fiji Times, CFL media – editor replies ‘doing our job’">Read more</a>
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October 21, 2022
Mediasia Iafor New Zealand journalist and academic David Robie has covered the Asia-Pacific region for international media for more than four decades. An advocate for media freedom in the Pacific region, he is the author of several books on South Pacific media and politics, including an account of the French bombing of the Greenpeace flagship ... <a title="Pacific lessons in climate change journalism and combating disinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/pacific-lessons-in-climate-change-journalism-and-combating-disinformation/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific lessons in climate change journalism and combating disinformation">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2022
By Akansha Narayan in Suva Award-winning University of the South Pacific student journalist Sera Tikotikoivatu-Sefeti says Pacific voices on the climate fight need to be amplified for big nations to notice and be accountable for their actions. The final-year student recently won the top prize in the tertiary level journalism students category at the 2022 ... <a title="Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/20/pacific-climate-stories-need-to-be-heard-and-told-says-usp-award-winner/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
OBITUARY: By Yamin Kogoya The sudden death of activist Leonie Tanggahma has shaken Papuan communities. Her loss last week has shocked West Papuans who regarded her as one of those who had stood strong for decades advocating independence for the Indonesian-ruled region. She had lived for decades in the Netherlands among hundreds of exiled Papuans ... <a title="Papuans mourn sudden loss of ‘one of their brightest stars’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/papuans-mourn-sudden-loss-of-one-of-their-brightest-stars/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans mourn sudden loss of ‘one of their brightest stars’">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
MEDIAWATCH: By Hayden Donnell, RNZ Mediawatch producer Once again Aotearoa New Zealand’s local elections were plagued by low voter turnout and a lack of engagement. Is the media coverage, or lack thereof, contributing to the problem — and what can it do to help? In dozens of campaign trail appearances, new Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown ... <a title="Mediawatch: Coverage vital for NZ’s democracy but fact-checking in short supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/mediawatch-coverage-vital-for-nzs-democracy-but-fact-checking-in-short-supply/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Coverage vital for NZ’s democracy but fact-checking in short supply">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2022
Pacific Media Watch The #HoldTheLine Coalition has urged President Marcos of the Philippines to end persecution of journalists and independent media by dropping all charges against Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate Maria Ressa and her co-accused. This week, the Philippine Court of Appeals rejected Ressa’s motion for a reconsideration of her 2020 conviction on a trumped-up ... <a title="Keep Maria Ressa out of jail, #HoldTheLine tells Marcos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/16/keep-maria-ressa-out-of-jail-holdtheline-tells-marcos/" aria-label="Read more about Keep Maria Ressa out of jail, #HoldTheLine tells Marcos">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Can NZ First once again fill the vacuum at the centre of politics? They don’t get much media coverage at the moment, but the New Zealand First party could be central to the next year in politics, and determine the shape of the next government. The latest opinion survey ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can NZ First once again fill the vacuum at the centre of politics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-can-nz-first-once-again-fill-the-vacuum-at-the-centre-of-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can NZ First once again fill the vacuum at the centre of politics?">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2022
By David Robie A human rights advocate appealed tonight for people in Aotearoa New Zealand to take personal responsibility in the fight against disinformation and to upskill their critical thinking skills. Anjum Rahman, project lead of the Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono, said this meant taking responsibility for verifying the accuracy and source of information before ... <a title="Defend NZ’s ‘fragile democracy’ by tackling disinformation, says advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/14/defend-nzs-fragile-democracy-by-tackling-disinformation-says-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about Defend NZ’s ‘fragile democracy’ by tackling disinformation, says advocate">Read more</a>
