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EMTV suspends senior journalist Scott Waide over NZ Maserati news story

November 25, 2018

The Maserati item from New Zealand’s Newshub screened on EMTV News on 17 November 2018. By Vincent Moses in Port Moresby The Papua New Guinean state-owned media company EMTV has been forced to act against its wishes and media ethics to suspend one of the country’s best reporters, their award-winning Lae bureau chief and senior ... <a title="EMTV suspends senior journalist Scott Waide over NZ Maserati news story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/25/emtv-suspends-senior-journalist-scott-waide-over-nz-maserati-news-story/" aria-label="Read more about EMTV suspends senior journalist Scott Waide over NZ Maserati news story">Read more</a>

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Mary-Louise O’Callaghan: Time we heard the Pacific’s take on the Pacific

November 24, 2018

Covering the Pacific … “we might even learn a thing or two about the nations and the region within which we live .” Image: Shane McLeod/The Interpreter ANALYSIS: By Mary-Louise O’Callaghan It is both apt and overdue that veteran ABC correspondent Sean Dorney was last night awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Journalism at the 2018 ... <a title="Mary-Louise O’Callaghan: Time we heard the Pacific’s take on the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/24/mary-louise-ocallaghan-time-we-heard-the-pacifics-take-on-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Mary-Louise O’Callaghan: Time we heard the Pacific’s take on the Pacific">Read more</a>

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Scott Waide: PNGFM news boss calls for investigations, penalties for troops who assaulted journalists

November 24, 2018

Parliament Haus in Waigani … scene of the reported assault against PNGFM journalists. Image Scott Waide’s blog Scott Waide’s blog highlights an open letter by Genesis Ketan, director of news, PNGFM: As director of News for PNGFM, I am very disappointed at the manner at which two of my reporters – one male and one ... <a title="Scott Waide: PNGFM news boss calls for investigations, penalties for troops who assaulted journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/24/scott-waide-pngfm-news-boss-calls-for-investigations-penalties-for-troops-who-assaulted-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Scott Waide: PNGFM news boss calls for investigations, penalties for troops who assaulted journalists">Read more</a>

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2018 Fiji elections – the ‘fake news’ catchphrase of this poll but beware

November 19, 2018

By Sri Krishnamurthi “Fake News” was the catch phrase of the 2018 Fiji Elections – the second democratic elections since Commodore, now Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, carried out Fiji’s fourth coup in 2006. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama … reelected with easily the strongest personal vote in the Fiji general election but his FijiFirst party has ... <a title="2018 Fiji elections – the ‘fake news’ catchphrase of this poll but beware" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/19/2018-fiji-elections-the-fake-news-catchphrase-of-this-poll-but-beware/" aria-label="Read more about 2018 Fiji elections – the ‘fake news’ catchphrase of this poll but beware">Read more</a>

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‘The people have spoken’ – Fiji Times comments on a split election

November 19, 2018

The Fiji Times editorial … “The challenge for individual voters is to cast aside differences, and unite for a common goal, to move our nation forward.” Image: PMC screenshot EDITORIAL COMMENT: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times Yesterday marked the end of the 2018 Fiji General Election. It marked the end of a ... <a title="‘The people have spoken’ – Fiji Times comments on a split election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/19/the-people-have-spoken-fiji-times-comments-on-a-split-election/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The people have spoken’ – Fiji Times comments on a split election">Read more</a>

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Crosbie Walsh: Fiji elections still a cliffhanger, FijiFirst hanging on

November 17, 2018

Fiji general election … a disappointing low voter turnout but the atrocious weather is an insufficient reason. Image: Wansolwara ANALYSIS: By Dr Crosbie Walsh With the final results from 1715 (79 percent) of the 2173 polling stations now counted, who will form the next Fiji government is still too close to call, although the trend ... <a title="Crosbie Walsh: Fiji elections still a cliffhanger, FijiFirst hanging on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/17/crosbie-walsh-fiji-elections-still-a-cliffhanger-fijifirst-hanging-on/" aria-label="Read more about Crosbie Walsh: Fiji elections still a cliffhanger, FijiFirst hanging on">Read more</a>

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Chinese officials kick out EMTV, foreign media from APEC events – allow Beijing state media

November 17, 2018

Some critics say that China’s latest behaviour toward foreign journalists casts doubt over its vow to treat neighbours with “respect”. Image: Natalie Whiting/ABC News/My Land, My Country By Scott Waide Papua New Guinea’s freedoms of speech, expression and access to information were challenged yesterday when Chinese officials barred both local and non-Chinese media from attending meetings at three Asia-Pacific ... <a title="Chinese officials kick out EMTV, foreign media from APEC events – allow Beijing state media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/17/chinese-officials-kick-out-emtv-foreign-media-from-apec-events-allow-beijing-state-media/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese officials kick out EMTV, foreign media from APEC events – allow Beijing state media">Read more</a>