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April 25, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Following a district court order referring the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange back to the United Kingdom’s Home Office, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a new petition calling on Home Secretary Priti Patel to reject Assange’s extradition to the United States. RSF urges supporters to join the call on ... <a title="RSF launches new #FreeAssange petition as UK’s Home Secretary considers extradition order" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/25/rsf-launches-new-freeassange-petition-as-uks-home-secretary-considers-extradition-order/" aria-label="Read more about RSF launches new #FreeAssange petition as UK’s Home Secretary considers extradition order">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad is confident there will be a change of government in Fiji this year and his party will be part of the new line-up giving the people a genuine choice for an optimistic future. “The people of Fiji are fed up with the lies ... <a title="Prasad confident ‘fed up’ Fijians will make a change in this year’s election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/15/prasad-confident-fed-up-fijians-will-make-a-change-in-this-years-election/" aria-label="Read more about Prasad confident ‘fed up’ Fijians will make a change in this year’s election">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Ahead of national elections in the Philippines next month, the state has stepped up its attacks on Nobel Peave laureate Maria Ressa and the news outlet she leads, Rappler, reports the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders global media watchdog. “This dramatic escalation in the legal harassment of Maria Ressa and Rappler highlights ... <a title="Media watchdogs slam 16 new legal complaints against Ressa, Rappler" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/media-watchdogs-slam-16-new-legal-complaints-against-ressa-rappler/" aria-label="Read more about Media watchdogs slam 16 new legal complaints against Ressa, Rappler">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Post-Courier newspaper today compared Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape to the infamous emperor Nero who fiddled while Rome burned over his controversial one-day Indonesian visit while facing an election in June. “And [he] was clearly despised by his people,” the paper said in a scathing editorial headlined “Tari ... <a title="Post-Courier blasts Marape for sudden Jakarta junket ‘while Tari burns’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/01/post-courier-blasts-marape-for-sudden-jakarta-junket-while-tari-burns/" aria-label="Read more about Post-Courier blasts Marape for sudden Jakarta junket ‘while Tari burns’">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2022
By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom Fiji’s police chief Sitiveni Qiliho looks to have dug out an old playbook that was used over a couple of years ahead of Voreqe Bainimarama’s 2006 coup. Qiliho is on a shorter game plan though, he’s got to sow uncertainty and fear in Fiji’s population quickly — before ... <a title="History repeats in Fiji?: Police chief warns of election ‘instability’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/22/history-repeats-in-fiji-police-chief-warns-of-election-instability/" aria-label="Read more about History repeats in Fiji?: Police chief warns of election ‘instability’">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Sue Ahearn As China seeks greater influence in the South Pacific, its manipulation of local news outlets is having a serious impact on media independence. Most Pacific media organisations are struggling financially, many journalists have lost their jobs and China is offering a way for them to survive — at the cost of ... <a title="How China is manipulating the information war in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/how-china-is-manipulating-the-information-war-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about How China is manipulating the information war in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis of Knightly Views The proposal for a new entity to replace Television New Zealand and RNZ has two fundamental flaws that must be fixed if it is to gain the public’s trust. The first flaw is the assumption that an existing legal structure — the Autonomous Crown Entity — is an ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/gavin-ellis-fundamental-flaws-in-public-media-plans-call-for-big-fixes/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Fundamental flaws in public media plans call for big fixes">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Sincha Dimara, the news and current affairs manager at EMTV and one of Papua New Guinea’s most experienced journalists, has been sacked after weeks of being suspended. Dimara, who was one of the longest serving journalists in PNG and at EMTV for 30 years, was accused of “insubordination” after political pressure from a ... <a title="PNG’s EMTV sacks top journalist, recruits novices as elections loom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/13/pngs-emtv-sacks-top-journalist-recruits-novices-as-elections-loom/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s EMTV sacks top journalist, recruits novices as elections loom">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2022
EDITORIAL: By the PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s police commissioner, David Manning, addressing the International Women’s Day celebrations this week, let it be known that violence against women is becoming a serious disease. Yes, we agree. It is a growing threat to women and children, family unity and community harmony. On the same token Sir, ... <a title="Post-Courier: Violence in any form is a serious disease – target ‘rotten cops’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/12/post-courier-violence-in-any-form-is-a-serious-disease-target-rotten-cops/" aria-label="Read more about Post-Courier: Violence in any form is a serious disease – target ‘rotten cops’">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor about Russian strikes on four radio and TV towers in Ukraine since March 1 that constitute a war crime. The strikes have prevented Ukrainian media from broadcasting. At least 32 TV channels and several dozen radio ... <a title="RSF refers Russian strikes on four Ukrainian TV towers for ICC probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/rsf-refers-russian-strikes-on-four-ukrainian-tv-towers-for-icc-probe/" aria-label="Read more about RSF refers Russian strikes on four Ukrainian TV towers for ICC probe">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2022
By Vitorio Mantalean in Jakarta The Indonesian Independent Journalist Alliance (AJI) has condemned the hacking and disinformation attacks against the group’s general chairperson Sasmito Madrim as a serious threat to media freedom. In a written release, the AJI stated that the incident was a “serious threat to press freedom and the freedom of expression”. “This ... <a title="AJI slams hacking of group chief’s accounts as attack on press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/01/aji-slams-hacking-of-group-chiefs-accounts-as-attack-on-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about AJI slams hacking of group chief’s accounts as attack on press freedom">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2022
MEAA News The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance’s national media section committee of elected officials has condemned the suspension of 24 Papua New Guinean TV journalists who walked off the job in support of their colleague. They have alleged intimidation by EMTV management and political interference. The journalists may now lose their jobs. EMTV head ... <a title="MEAA condemns EMTV’s ‘assault’ on PNG journalists’ rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/26/meaa-condemns-emtvs-assault-on-png-journalists-rights/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA condemns EMTV’s ‘assault’ on PNG journalists’ rights">Read more</a>
