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February 24, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the threats and violence against news media by protesters during the 16-day anti-covid-19 vaccine mandates occupation of Parliament grounds, and called for prosecutions of those responsible. The media are among favourite targets of some of the 500 or so protesters still camped in front of ... <a title="RSF condemns threats, violence against media from NZ’s ‘freedom convoy’ protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/24/rsf-condemns-threats-violence-against-media-from-nzs-freedom-convoy-protest/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns threats, violence against media from NZ’s ‘freedom convoy’ protest">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk A national trade union in Papua New Guinea today blamed State Enterprises Minister William Duma for causing a media freedom furore at the country’s premier television broadcaster EMTV as a general election looms in June. The crisis has led to the suspension of the news chief and a walkout by 19 ... <a title="PNGTUC blames minister Duma’s news blackout order for EMTV crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/pngtuc-blames-minister-dumas-news-blackout-order-for-emtv-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about PNGTUC blames minister Duma’s news blackout order for EMTV crisis">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2022
COMMENTARY: EMTV’s deputy news editor Jack Lapauve Jr in Port Moresby writes in defence of the newsroom’s decision to walk out in protest over the suspension of head of news and current affairs Sincha Dimara on February 7. The EMTV News editorial decision to run the two stories [about the court cases involving Australian hotel ... <a title="Jack Lapauve: Why we walked out in protest over EMTV news independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/22/jack-lapauve-why-we-walked-out-in-protest-over-emtv-news-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Jack Lapauve: Why we walked out in protest over EMTV news independence">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the “unacceptable political meddling” behind Sincha Dimara’s suspension as head of news and current affairs at EMTV News, Papua New Guinea’s main public television news channel, after three news stories annoyed a government minister. The Paris-based global media freedom watchdog said in a statement today ... <a title="RSF condemns ‘unacceptable political meddling’ over PNG news chief suspension" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/rsf-condemns-unacceptable-political-meddling-over-png-news-chief-suspension/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns ‘unacceptable political meddling’ over PNG news chief suspension">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Suspension of the news manager of Papua New Guinea’s major television channel, EMTV, has sparked a flurry of protest from senior news personalities and independent who condemn the apparent political pressure on the broadcaster. Long standing and experienced news manager Sincha Dimara has reportedly been suspended over news judgement in a ... <a title="Suspension of EMTV’s news chief sparks PNG journo protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/suspension-of-emtvs-news-chief-sparks-png-journo-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Suspension of EMTV’s news chief sparks PNG journo protests">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2022
RNZ Pacific Investigators in French Polynesia have reassessed their case against the pro-independence leader Oscar Manutahi Temaru, who has challenged the seizure of his US$100,000 savings. The money was taken at the behest of the French prosecutor as part of a probe into the community radio station funding of Temaru’s defence in a trial in ... <a title="Temaru defence controversy in Radio Tefana political case revisited" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/10/temaru-defence-controversy-in-radio-tefana-political-case-revisited/" aria-label="Read more about Temaru defence controversy in Radio Tefana political case revisited">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne; Alexandra Wake, RMIT University, and Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University News Corp Australia and Google have announced the creation of the Digital News Academy in partnership with the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne. It will provide digital skills training for News Corp journalists and other ... <a title="Journalism academics question News Corp’s deal with Google and Melbourne Business School" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/journalism-academics-question-news-corps-deal-with-google-and-melbourne-business-school/" aria-label="Read more about Journalism academics question News Corp’s deal with Google and Melbourne Business School">Read more</a>
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January 11, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Joyce McClure in Guam I spent five years as the lone journalist on the remote Pacific island of Yap. During that time I was harassed, spat at, threatened with assassination and warned that I was being followed. The tyres on my car were slashed late one night. There was also pressure on ... <a title="Pacific media dangers: ‘I had death threats and my tyres slashed for my reporting’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/11/pacific-media-dangers-i-had-death-threats-and-my-tyres-slashed-for-my-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media dangers: ‘I had death threats and my tyres slashed for my reporting’">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2022
By Hamish MacLean in Dunedin University of Otago covid-19 experts are not immune to the increasingly vitriolic attacks dished out to scientists commenting on New Zealand’s pandemic response. Among a litany of attacks University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker has endured over the course of the pandemic, at the start of this week a ... <a title="Otago University covid-19 experts copping abuse from anti-vaxxers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/07/otago-university-covid-19-experts-copping-abuse-from-anti-vaxxers/" aria-label="Read more about Otago University covid-19 experts copping abuse from anti-vaxxers">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk New Zealand’s leading daily newspaper has praised the “gift of inspiration” over global cooperation in launching the James Webb space telescope at the Christmas weekend, but has decried the failure of the international community to seriously tackle the growing covid-19 public health crisis cooperatively. The New Zealand Herald declared today in ... <a title="Herald scolds world over contrast between space and earthly wins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/28/herald-scolds-world-over-contrast-between-space-and-earthly-wins/" aria-label="Read more about Herald scolds world over contrast between space and earthly wins">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2021
Pacific Media Watch Despite its champions being honoured with a Nobel Peace Prize, press freedom has a “sword of Damocles” hanging over it, warn this year’s two laureates. Maria Ressa of the Philippines, co-founder of the news website Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov of Russia, editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, will receive their prize ... <a title="Nobel Peace laureates slam ‘Damocles’ sword’ threat to press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/12/nobel-peace-laureates-slam-damocles-sword-threat-to-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Nobel Peace laureates slam ‘Damocles’ sword’ threat to press freedom">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2021
By Bea Cupin in Manila Journalist and publisher Maria Ressa has called on tech and social media giants to practise “enlightened self-interest” amid a global call for platforms to step up in the fight against disinformation. “The world that you’ve created has already shown that we must change it. I continue to appeal for enlightened ... <a title="Nobel laureate Ressa: How the information ecosystem has been poisoned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/09/nobel-laureate-ressa-how-the-information-ecosystem-has-been-poisoned/" aria-label="Read more about Nobel laureate Ressa: How the information ecosystem has been poisoned">Read more</a>
