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September 12, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The International Federation of Journalists and the Alliance of Independent Journalists have expressed concern over reports that several local journalists have been harassed and attacked across Indonesia, reports IFJ Asia-Pacific. A series of assaults against local journalists has occurred in different cities in the country, ranging from verbal attacks to physical ... <a title="Media freedom watchdogs condemn Indonesian assaults on journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/12/media-freedom-watchdogs-condemn-indonesian-assaults-on-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about Media freedom watchdogs condemn Indonesian assaults on journalists">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
By RNZ News Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says people in the city are, by and large, following the rules and prosecution shouldn’t be ruled out for those who break them or spread misinformation. The New Zealand Cabinet will meet on Monday to review covid-19 alert levels in the largest city and the rest of the ... <a title="Auckland mayor Phil Goff slams rash of ‘obnoxious lies’ over covid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/auckland-mayor-phil-goff-slams-rash-of-obnoxious-lies-over-covid/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland mayor Phil Goff slams rash of ‘obnoxious lies’ over covid">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2020
By RNZ Pacific Thomas Raivet has roared into contention as the Bougainville presidential vote count continues while former rebel military leader Ishmael Toroama retains the lead. Raivet, who is the surrogate for retiring President John Momis, is now in second place behind Toroama. In third place is the former president, James Tanis. Toroama believes that ... <a title="Raivet now in contention as vote count progresses in Bougainville" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/11/raivet-now-in-contention-as-vote-count-progresses-in-bougainville/" aria-label="Read more about Raivet now in contention as vote count progresses in Bougainville">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2020
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Flaws in Papua New Guinea’s public health system and the medicine supply chain are because of poor management in the Health Department, with some officers “living extravagant lifestyles far beyond their salary”, according to a new report. Public Accounts Committee chairman Sir John Pundari yesterday tabled in Parliament the ... <a title="Audit report slams ‘flawed’ PNG health management, ‘extravagant lifestyles’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/10/audit-report-slams-flawed-png-health-management-extravagant-lifestyles/" aria-label="Read more about Audit report slams ‘flawed’ PNG health management, ‘extravagant lifestyles’">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2020
By Anusha Bradley, RNZ News reporter New Zealand churches with US links are being blamed for spreading covid-19 misinformation. Health Minister Chris Hipkins has said some of the 43 people linked to the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship church “mini-cluster” in Auckland were sceptical about the seriousness of the pandemic, as church and community leaders say ... <a title="NZ churches with US links blamed for spreading covid-19 misinformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/10/nz-churches-with-us-links-blamed-for-spreading-covid-19-misinformation/" aria-label="Read more about NZ churches with US links blamed for spreading covid-19 misinformation">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2020
By Boura Gorukila in Port Moresby A Papua New Guinea court has given police three more weeks to submit their evidence against Bosip Kaiwi, who is accused of the murder of his partner in a high-profile case that shocked the nation – or their defence lawyer will be allowed to apply that it be dismissed. ... <a title="PNG murder case against alleged killer of Jenelyn Kennedy delayed again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/09/png-murder-case-against-alleged-killer-of-jenelyn-kennedy-delayed-again/" aria-label="Read more about PNG murder case against alleged killer of Jenelyn Kennedy delayed again">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
By Charlotte Cook, RNZ News journalist New Zealand health authorities have reported a surge in the number of people returning to the country from India who have tested positive for the covid-19 coronavirus. It comes at the same time India has overtaken Brazil to become the second worst-covid hit country. In the last fortnight, 26 ... <a title="NZ reports surge in positive covid-19 cases returning from India" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/nz-reports-surge-in-positive-covid-19-cases-returning-from-india/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports surge in positive covid-19 cases returning from India">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2020
By Indria Fernida in Jakarta Yesterday, 16 years ago, Munir Said Thailb, a defender of human rights, was murdered with arsenic poison aboard a Garuda plane on his way to the Netherlands to pursue his postgraduate studies. An official independent joint investigation team later concluded it was a premeditated murder. However, the mastermind of the ... <a title="Indria Fernida: Long road to see justice over Munir’s murder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/08/indria-fernida-long-road-to-see-justice-over-munirs-murder/" aria-label="Read more about Indria Fernida: Long road to see justice over Munir’s murder">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2020
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Sex workers have urged the Papua New Guinea government to pass a law to protect them after one of them was recently gang-raped, beaten and left to die on a roadside in the capital of Port Moresby. One told The National: “Yes, she is a prostitute. We all are. ... <a title="PNG sex workers plead for help after one gang-raped, beaten, left to die" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/07/png-sex-workers-plead-for-help-after-one-gang-raped-beaten-left-to-die/" aria-label="Read more about PNG sex workers plead for help after one gang-raped, beaten, left to die">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Commercial broadcasting company MediaWorks has agreed to sell its television channels to Discovery Inc. The US-based global entertainment company will become the biggest privately-owned player in New Zealand free-to-air TV industry in 2021. MediaWorks has been trying to sell its television arm – including the free-to-air channel Three ... <a title="Global media giant set to be NZ’s biggest private TV broadcaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/07/global-media-giant-set-to-be-nzs-biggest-private-tv-broadcaster/" aria-label="Read more about Global media giant set to be NZ’s biggest private TV broadcaster">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2020
New Zealand’s MediaWorks headquarters on Flower Street in Auckland central. Image: Google Maps/RNZ By RNZ News New Zealand’s MediaWorks has confirmed it will sell its television operations to US company Discovery Inc. The deal includes channels Three and Bravo, streaming service ThreeNow, and multi-platform news and current affairs service Newshub, as well as the further ... <a title="NZ’s MediaWorks confirms sale of TV operations to Discovery Inc" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/07/nzs-mediaworks-confirms-sale-of-tv-operations-to-discovery-inc/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s MediaWorks confirms sale of TV operations to Discovery Inc">Read more</a>
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September 6, 2020
The War on Journalism: The Case of Julian Assange, a film by Juan Passarelli @jlpassarelli By Simon Floth in Armidale, NSW On Monday, September 7, Julian Assange is scheduled to appear in a British court for several weeks of hearings regarding the U.S. attempt to extradite him. This concerns Wikileaks obtaining and jointly publishing US-classified ... <a title="Assange’s UK detention violates international law – Australia must intervene" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/06/assanges-uk-detention-violates-international-law-australia-must-intervene/" aria-label="Read more about Assange’s UK detention violates international law – Australia must intervene">Read more</a>
