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January 17, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Four researchers and authors from the Asia-Pacific region have provided diverse perspectives on the media in a new global book on intercultural communication. The Sage Handbook of Intercultural Communication published this week offers a global, interdisciplinary, and contextual approach to understanding the complexities of intercultural communication in our diverse and interconnected world. ... <a title="Pacific media perspectives featured by authors in new communication book" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/pacific-media-perspectives-featured-by-authors-in-new-communication-book/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media perspectives featured by authors in new communication book">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2025
REVIEW: By David Robie Four months ago, a group of lawyers in Aotearoa New Zealand called for a little reported inquiry into New Zealand spy agencies over whether there has been possible assistance for Israel’s war in Gaza. In a letter to the chief of intelligence and security (IGIS) on 12 September 2024, three lawyers ... <a title="An indictment of NZ’s settler colonial and ‘Five Eyes’ spy paranoia over political critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/08/an-indictment-of-nzs-settler-colonial-and-five-eyes-spy-paranoia-over-political-critics/" aria-label="Read more about An indictment of NZ’s settler colonial and ‘Five Eyes’ spy paranoia over political critics">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2024
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Violence against children in Fiji is estimated to have cost the country F$460 million, or more than 4 percent of Fiji’s GDP a year, says new research highlighted on International Human Rights Day. This research was carried out jointly by UNICEF and Fiji’s Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection. ... <a title="Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/11/violence-against-children-in-fiji-costs-nation-460m-says-unicef-study/" aria-label="Read more about Violence against children in Fiji costs nation $460m, says Unicef study">Read more</a>
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November 7, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Julie Posetti, City St George’s, University of London and Waqas Ejaz, University of Oxford Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But political attacks on US-based journalists and news organisations pose an unprecedented threat to their safety and the integrity of information. Less than 48 hours before election day, Donald Trump, now ... <a title="New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in the US – particularly among white, Republican men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/07/new-survey-finds-an-alarming-tolerance-for-attacks-on-the-press-in-the-us-particularly-among-white-republican-men/" aria-label="Read more about New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in the US – particularly among white, Republican men">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2024
By Brooklyn Self, Queensland University of Technology Gendered online violence is silencing women journalists in Fiji, says Pacific media scholar Dr Shailendra Singh. The harmful trend involves unwanted private messages, hateful language and threats to reputation, often from anonymous sources. The visibility of women journalists has made them frequent targets, while perpetrators can harness popular ... <a title="Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/online-abusers-shaming-silencing-fiji-women-journalists-say-researchers/" aria-label="Read more about Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Qadura Fares On August 3, last Saturday, prisoner rights institutions and Palestinians all around the world were standing in solidarity with Gaza and Palestininian prisoners. This day is dedicated to highlighting Israeli crimes and violations of Palestinian prisoners’ rights and the continuing genocide in ... <a title="Call for collective global action over ‘horrific’ Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/call-for-collective-global-action-over-horrific-israeli-crimes-against-palestinian-prisoners/" aria-label="Read more about Call for collective global action over ‘horrific’ Israeli crimes against Palestinian prisoners">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Since the arrival of Zionism in Palestine, the impulse of the Palestinians has not been about violence or revenge. The impulse remains the return to normal and natural life, writes Ilan Pappé. ANALYSIS: By Ilan Pappé “When we revolt, it’s not for a particular culture. We ... <a title="Ilan Pappé: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/ilan-pappe-to-end-gaza-genocide-uproot-the-source-of-all-violence-zionism/" aria-label="Read more about Ilan Pappé: To end Gaza genocide, uproot the source of all violence – Zionism">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
SPECIAL REPORT: By Stephen Wright in Kingston, Jamaica The obscure UN organisation attempting to set rules for the exploitation of deep-sea metals is facing a potential shake-up as more nations call for a mining moratorium and a new candidate for its leadership vows to address perceptions of corporate bias. The number of countries against the ... <a title="Nations join ranks to delay deep-sea mining approval by UN regulator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/nations-join-ranks-to-delay-deep-sea-mining-approval-by-un-regulator/" aria-label="Read more about Nations join ranks to delay deep-sea mining approval by UN regulator">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2024
Pacific Media Watch An interview with former University of the South Pacific (USP) development studies professor Dr Vijay Naidu, a founding president of the Fiji Anti-Nuclear Group (FANG), has produced fresh insights into the legacy of Pacific nuclear-free and anti-colonialism activism. The community storytelling group Talanoa TV, an affiliate of the Whānau Community Centre and ... <a title="Former FANG president Vijay Naidu talks Pacific anti-nuclear activism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/23/former-fang-president-vijay-naidu-talks-pacific-anti-nuclear-activism/" aria-label="Read more about Former FANG president Vijay Naidu talks Pacific anti-nuclear activism">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2024
Delegates at a Pacific media conference in Fiji two weeks ago heard harrowing stories of female reporters facing threats of violence and harassment. This raised the question: is enough being done to protect female reporters in the Pacific region? In 2022, the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement, in partnership with the University of the South Pacific ... <a title="‘Culture plays a big part’: Female journalists in Pacific face harassment and worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/culture-plays-a-big-part-female-journalists-in-pacific-face-harassment-and-worse/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Culture plays a big part’: Female journalists in Pacific face harassment and worse">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2024
By Jai Bharadwaj of The Australia Today A pivotal book, Waves of Change: Media, Peace, and Development in the Pacific, has been released at the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference hosted by the University of the South Pacific earlier this month in Suva, Fiji. This conference, the first of its kind in 20 years, served ... <a title="Groundbreaking book Waves of Change launched at Pacific Media Conference in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/groundbreaking-book-waves-of-change-launched-at-pacific-media-conference-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Groundbreaking book Waves of Change launched at Pacific Media Conference in Fiji">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2024
By Ivy Mallam of Wansolwara Media professionals have been urged to undergo gender sensitisation training to produce more inclusive, accurate and ethical representation of women in the news. Fiji Women’s Rights Movement executive director Nalini Singh emphasised that such training would help avoid reinforcing harmful stereotypes and promote diverse perspectives, ensuring media coverage reflects the ... <a title="Nalini Singh calls for media coverage that ‘reflects realities of all genders’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/15/nalini-singh-calls-for-media-coverage-that-reflects-realities-of-all-genders/" aria-label="Read more about Nalini Singh calls for media coverage that ‘reflects realities of all genders’">Read more</a>
