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July 8, 2023
Investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein . . . author of The Palestine Laboratory. Image: The author Asia Pacific Report: LocationsMonday, July 17: ChristchurchPublic meeting, 7pmKnox Centre, Cnr Bealey Avenue & Victoria street, Christchurch (books available)https://www.facebook.com/events/813719740268177/ Tuesday, July 18: Wellington7pmSt Andrews on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace (Unity Books will have a rep there)https://www.facebook.com/events/644521054258279/ Wednesday, July 19: ... <a title="Palestine a testing ground for Israeli ‘occupation war tech’, says author" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/08/palestine-a-testing-ground-for-israeli-occupation-war-tech-says-author/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine a testing ground for Israeli ‘occupation war tech’, says author">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2023
Asia Pacific Report An Australian human rights author and poet has accused successive federal governments of “deliberately aiding and abetting” the 1969 annexation of West Papua by Indonesia and enabling the “stifling” of the Melanesian people’s right to self-determination. In reaffirming his appeal last May for a royal commission into Australia’s policies over West Papua, ... <a title="Author condemns Canberra ‘collusion’ with Jakarta on West Papua atrocities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/author-condemns-canberra-collusion-with-jakarta-on-west-papua-atrocities/" aria-label="Read more about Author condemns Canberra ‘collusion’ with Jakarta on West Papua atrocities">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2023
By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor, RNZ Pacific manager A new language app developed for Gagana Samoa — the Samoan language — has been launched in Aotearoa New Zealand. Samoa Capital Radio in Wellington, the oldest Samoan radio station in Aotearoa, is behind the production and development of the app. Samoa’s Acting ... <a title="Radio station develops app to spread Gagana Samoa to the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/radio-station-develops-app-to-spread-gagana-samoa-to-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Radio station develops app to spread Gagana Samoa to the world">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2023
COMMENTARY: A special correspondent in Port Moresby As an officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Papua New Guinea government, I have to write anonymously to secure my safety. I am writing to reveal interference by the United States in PNG’s internal affairs which is undermining the bilateral relationship between Australia and PNG. ... <a title="How Washington teamed up with PNG to pip Canberra for ‘control’ of region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/how-washington-teamed-up-with-png-to-pip-canberra-for-control-of-region/" aria-label="Read more about How Washington teamed up with PNG to pip Canberra for ‘control’ of region">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto No government likes to be called out for human rights abuses and it’s uncomfortable to do so, particularly when the abuser is either a friend or a country with which we have strong economic links. In our relations with China, this is a difficult issue for us. However, we should always ... <a title="NZ ‘inert’ over Israel’s ‘flagrant violations’ in occupied Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/nz-inert-over-israels-flagrant-violations-in-occupied-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about NZ ‘inert’ over Israel’s ‘flagrant violations’ in occupied Palestine">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2023
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist Securing a nuclear-free region has been a long battle for the Pacific. After the Second World War, the United States, along with its French and British allies, frequently tested nuclear weapons in the region. In 1963 the British, American and Soviet governments agreed to ban atmospheric tests, but India, ... <a title="Anti-nuclear movements need to return to table, says FANG activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/01/anti-nuclear-movements-need-to-return-to-table-says-fang-activist/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-nuclear movements need to return to table, says FANG activist">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Angela Moewaka Barnes, Massey University; Belinda Borell, Massey University, and Tim McCreanor, Massey University There is little evidence to suggest Aotearoa New Zealand’s mainstream news media critically evaluate their own reporting on issues about or affecting Māori and te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi). This is concerning, given the negative framing of ... <a title="Decolonising the news: 4 fundamental questions media can ask when covering stories about Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/27/decolonising-the-news-4-fundamental-questions-media-can-ask-when-covering-stories-about-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Decolonising the news: 4 fundamental questions media can ask when covering stories about Māori">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2023
By Giff Johnson in Majuro A five-day Media, Elections and Democracy workshop wrapped up last week in the Marshall Islands capital Majuro with the first-ever Summit on Democracy: Public Engagement, Communications and the Media. More than 40 students, journalists and public information officers from government and NGOs participated in the programme organised by the Pacific ... <a title="Majuro workshop and summit spotlight media and democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/26/majuro-workshop-and-summit-spotlight-media-and-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Majuro workshop and summit spotlight media and democracy">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2023
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Legal proceedings are expected to take place if the temporary ban on the songs of Jason Suisui — popularly known as Jayrex — is not lifted, warns his lawyer Philip Tabuchi. “In the event this temporary ban is not uplifted [sic], our client will have no choice but to ... <a title="Jayrex’s lawyers threaten lawsuit if PNG music ban isn’t lifted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/23/jayrexs-lawyers-threaten-lawsuit-if-png-music-ban-isnt-lifted/" aria-label="Read more about Jayrex’s lawyers threaten lawsuit if PNG music ban isn’t lifted">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2023
COMMENTARY: By Donna Miles-Mojab Recently, there was a serious revelation that some wire service reports were edited, without attribution, by an individual employee of our national broadcaster, RNZ. Now, let’s examine the way I composed the above sentence. I included the word “serious” to signal to readers that this news is of significant importance. The ... <a title="Donna Miles-Mojab: Is there such a thing as unbiased reporting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/22/donna-miles-mojab-is-there-such-a-thing-as-unbiased-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Donna Miles-Mojab: Is there such a thing as unbiased reporting?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
By Viliame Tawanakoro in Suva The University of the South Pacific’s regional journalism programme has penned three milestone Memorandums of Understanding that will usher in greater collaboration with media industry partners over student upskilling and training, joint workshops and seminars, and publication of the award-winning training newspaper Wansolwara. Papua New Guinea’s National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) ... <a title="USP signs ‘milestone Pacific MOUs’ for enterprising journalism initiatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/usp-signs-milestone-pacific-mous-for-enterprising-journalism-initiatives/" aria-label="Read more about USP signs ‘milestone Pacific MOUs’ for enterprising journalism initiatives">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
RNZ Pacific The editor of the Marshall Islands Journal, Giff Johnson, is urging Pacific journalists not to be swayed by geopolitical narratives and to stay true to reporting stories that affect people in their daily lives. Held last Friday in Majuro, Johnson, who is also the co-founder of the Pacific Media Institute, hosted Pacific journalists ... <a title="Pacific journos urged not to let geopolitics ‘skew their narratives’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/pacific-journos-urged-not-to-let-geopolitics-skew-their-narratives/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journos urged not to let geopolitics ‘skew their narratives’">Read more</a>
