CoveragePost
November 3, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The Palau Media Council has condemned a political lawsuit against the publisher of the Island Times as an “assault on press freedom” with the Pacific country facing an election on Tuesday. In a statement yesterday, the council added that the lawsuit, filed by Surangel and Sons Co. against Times publisher Leilani Reklai ... <a title="Palau Media Council condemns lawsuit as ‘assault on press freedom’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/03/palau-media-council-condemns-lawsuit-as-assault-on-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Palau Media Council condemns lawsuit as ‘assault on press freedom’">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 2, 2024
By Stefan Armbruster of BenarNews Palau’s largest newspaper is being sued for defamation by the company of President Surangel Whipps Jr’s father, just days ahead of general elections in the Pacific nation. Surangel and Sons alleges “negligence and defamation” by the Island Times and its editor Leilani Reklai for an article published on Tuesday with ... <a title="Palau newspaper sued by president’s family company ahead of general election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/02/palau-newspaper-sued-by-presidents-family-company-ahead-of-general-election/" aria-label="Read more about Palau newspaper sued by president’s family company ahead of general election">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 13, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Surveillance and better vaccine coverage is needed to prevent another measles outbreak in the Pacific, says the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Western Pacific regional director. Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala said many children missed out on routine vaccinations — including measles and rubella — during the covid-19 pandemic. According to ... <a title="Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/13/better-immunisation-coverage-needed-to-prevent-pacific-measles-says-who/" aria-label="Read more about Better immunisation coverage needed to prevent Pacific measles, says WHO">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 19, 2024
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Marshall Islands officials quickly moved this week to reaffirm this nation’s ties with Taipei in the wake of Nauru shifting diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China. “The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) values the strong relationship with Republic of China (Taiwan) ... <a title="Marshall Islands reaffirms ties with Taiwan in wake of Nauru shift" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/marshall-islands-reaffirms-ties-with-taiwan-in-wake-of-nauru-shift/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands reaffirms ties with Taiwan in wake of Nauru shift">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
January 16, 2024
A security studies professor says China has been applying pressure to countries to switch diplomatic ties over from Taiwan, but Beijing says its “ready to work” with the Pacific island nation “to open new chapters” in the relations between the two countries. The Nauru government said that “in the best interests” of the country and ... <a title="China has ‘whittled down’ key Taiwan support with Nauru move, says scholar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/16/china-has-whittled-down-key-taiwan-support-with-nauru-move-says-scholar/" aria-label="Read more about China has ‘whittled down’ key Taiwan support with Nauru move, says scholar">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
September 13, 2023
The heads of small island states — including four Pacific countries — most vulnerable to climate change have criticised “endless” climate change negotiations at the start of an unprecedented maritime court hearing. During the opening of a two-week meeting in Hamburg on Monday to clarify state duties to protect the marine environment, Antigua and Barbuda ... <a title="Pacific, small island states slam ‘endless’ climate talks at landmark maritime court hearing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/13/pacific-small-island-states-slam-endless-climate-talks-at-landmark-maritime-court-hearing/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific, small island states slam ‘endless’ climate talks at landmark maritime court hearing">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 23, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A Japanese government spokesperson says it is “not wilfully trying to divide the Pacific” over the Fukushima treated nuclear wastewater release. Japan is set to start discharging more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean tomorrow (local time). This comes 12 years after a ... <a title="Countdown starts as Japan poised to release first batch of treated nuclear wastewater" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/countdown-starts-as-japan-poised-to-release-first-batch-of-treated-nuclear-wastewater/" aria-label="Read more about Countdown starts as Japan poised to release first batch of treated nuclear wastewater">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 3, 2023
By Mackenzie Smith and Toby Mann of ABC Pacific Beat Concerns have been raised about foreign influence in Pacific media after it was revealed Solomon Islands’ longest-running newspaper received funding from China in return for favourable coverage. Earlier this week the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) revealed how China has been attempting to ... <a title="China trying to buy influence with Pacific media as it strengthens its presence in region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/china-trying-to-buy-influence-with-pacific-media-as-it-strengthens-its-presence-in-region/" aria-label="Read more about China trying to buy influence with Pacific media as it strengthens its presence in region">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
August 2, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist The media sector in the Pacific should be supported with an enabling environment to report “without fear” in the face of ongoing challenges brought about since the covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study. The paper, titled Pacific media freedom since the pandemic, is ... <a title="Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/pacific-media-should-be-supported-post-covid-says-pjr-report/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media should be supported post-covid, says PJR report">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
July 31, 2023
By Bernadette Carreon and Aubrey Belford A major daily newspaper in Solomon Islands received nearly US$140,000 in funding from the Chinese government in return for pledges to “promote the truth about China’s generosity and its true intentions to help develop” the Pacific Islands country, according to a leaked document and interviews. The revelation comes amid ... <a title="Solomon Star promised to ‘promote China’ in return for funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/solomon-star-promised-to-promote-china-in-return-for-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Star promised to ‘promote China’ in return for funding">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
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>
CoveragePost
May 19, 2023
By Giff Johnson, Editor, Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Two Pacific nations considered by Washington as crucial in its competition with China for influence in the region have agreed to 20-year extensions of funding arrangements as part of security and defence treaties. The Federated States of Micronesia signed off on a nearly-final Compact ... <a title="US envoy gets two of three north Pacific nations to sign defence deals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/us-envoy-gets-two-of-three-north-pacific-nations-to-sign-defence-deals/" aria-label="Read more about US envoy gets two of three north Pacific nations to sign defence deals">Read more</a>
