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April 24, 2019
Radio Morobe … “The Morobe provincial government has neglected its upgrading and funding in the last 10 years or more”. Image: Post-Courier COMMENTARY: By Sylvester Gawi in Lae I grew up in the 1990s listening to NBC Radio – Radio Kundu – which was informative and always reaching out to the mass population of Papua ... <a title="Sylvester Gawi: Deplorable neglect of PNG’s ‘voice of the nation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/24/sylvester-gawi-deplorable-neglect-of-pngs-voice-of-the-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Sylvester Gawi: Deplorable neglect of PNG’s ‘voice of the nation’">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2019
Papua New Guinean media … RSF says journalists faced intimidation, direct threats, censorship, prosecution and bribery attempts. Image: EMTV News By RNZ Pacific Democracies across Asia and the Pacific are struggling to resist disinformation and protect press freedoms, according to a new report. Reporters Without Borders released its 2019 index last Thursday showing an increase ... <a title="Asian and Pacific nations struggling over media self-censorship, says RSF" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/24/asian-and-pacific-nations-struggling-over-media-self-censorship-says-rsf/" aria-label="Read more about Asian and Pacific nations struggling over media self-censorship, says RSF">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
The trailer for Will Watson’s documentary on Bougainville peacemaking, Soldiers Without Guns. FILM REVIEW: By David Robie While a gripping film about the apocalyptic Bougainville war, or more accurately the peace that ended the decade-long conflict, opened in cinemas across New Zealand last week, an island roadshow has been taking place back in the Pacific. ... <a title="How soldier guitars, culture and faith paved way for Bougainville’s peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/how-soldier-guitars-culture-and-faith-paved-way-for-bougainvilles-peace/" aria-label="Read more about How soldier guitars, culture and faith paved way for Bougainville’s peace">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Fiji, New Zealand and Timor-Leste have made significant gains in the latest annual Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index while the Paris-based global watchdog has warned that totalitarian propaganda, censorship, intimidation and cyber-harassment have been on the rise in the Asia-Pacific region. “A lot of courage is needed nowadays to ... <a title="Pacific ‘bright spots’ amid World Press Freedom Index Asian warnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/20/pacific-bright-spots-amid-world-press-freedom-index-asian-warnings/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific ‘bright spots’ amid World Press Freedom Index Asian warnings">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2019
File photo of a West Papuan rally in Denpasar, Bali, in 2017 … “growing confidence about independence”. Image: The Jakarta Post Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has claimed a successful boycott of the Indonesian election on Wednesday, estimating that about 60 percent of voters have declined to cast ... <a title="West Papuan boycott of Indonesian election successful, says campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/19/west-papuan-boycott-of-indonesian-election-successful-says-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan boycott of Indonesian election successful, says campaign">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
New Geraldine Lopdell diversity in communication award winner Malia Latu (left) with MC Star Kata at the AUT School of Communication Studies annual awards last night. Image: Del Abcede/PMC The 2018 School of Communication Studies Awards presented at last night’s 2019 annual ceremony. School of Communication Studies Award for Top Student in the Certificate in ... <a title="AUT communication studies awards – the full 2018 list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/aut-communication-studies-awards-the-full-2018-list/" aria-label="Read more about AUT communication studies awards – the full 2018 list">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2019
Inaugural diversity in communication prize winner Malia Latu with Alex Woodley and Colin McKay of the Geraldine Lopdell Memorial Trust at the AUT School of Communication Studies awards tonight. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Michael Andrew Diversity was a winner at AUT’s School of Communication Studies annual awards last night with several Pacific Media Centre contributors ... <a title="Pasifika and diversity strong ‘winners’ at AUT media awards night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/18/pasifika-and-diversity-strong-winners-at-aut-media-awards-night/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika and diversity strong ‘winners’ at AUT media awards night">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2019
By the Asia Media Centre Up to 193 million eligible voters in Indonesia will go to the polls today, in what will be the world’s largest single-day election. The election will see incumbent president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo go head-to-head with Prabowo Subianto, a former general in the Indonesian armed forces who lost to Jokowi in ... <a title="Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/17/indonesian-election-our-most-disregarded-pacific-neighbour/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian election: ‘Our most disregarded Pacific neighbour’">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2019
Indonesian army and police gather villagers in several sub-districts in Nduga and try to force them to “admit” to accusations that they are members of the pro-independence West Papua National Liberation Army (WPNLA). Video: Cafe Pacific By David Robie A human rights defender and researcher has warned in a new book published on the eve ... <a title="Indonesia’s political system has ‘failed’ its minorities – like West Papuans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/indonesias-political-system-has-failed-minorities-like-papua-says-author/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s political system has ‘failed’ its minorities – like West Papuans">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2019
Malolo Island … Fiji officials had been given drone footage and photographs of the ongoing destruction in breach of the environmental and planning approvals but nothing was done. Image: FBC News By RNZ Pacific Fiji’s opposition has called for a full investigation by an impartial committee into allegations of collusion by government officials in the ... <a title="Fiji opposition seeks Malolo damage probe, criticises local media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/16/fiji-opposition-seeks-malolo-damage-probe-criticises-local-media/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji opposition seeks Malolo damage probe, criticises local media">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2019
Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Ezekiel Alebua … “too many flaws in 2018 Electoral Act.” Image: SIBC/AFP Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Ezekiel Alebua says that while last week’s general election was peaceful, he claims it was also among the most corrupt. The main source of election corruption was the 2018 Electoral ... <a title="Solomon Island’s election among ‘most corrupt’, says former PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/15/solomon-islands-election-among-most-corrupt-says-former-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Island’s election among ‘most corrupt’, says former PM">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2019
Exiled West Papuan leader Benny Wenda on a visit to New Zealand’s Pacific Media Centre at Auckland University of Technology in 2013. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Tom Stayner of SBS NewsA West Papuan independence leader and Nobel peace prize nominee is calling for a mass boycott of Indonesia’s upcoming elections to bring attention to their ... <a title="West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/12/west-papuans-call-for-mass-boycott-of-indonesian-elections/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans call for mass boycott of Indonesian elections">Read more</a>
