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August 7, 2024
By Maxim Bock, Queensland University of Technology Fiji journalist Felix Chaudhary recalls how the harassment began: “Initially, I was verbally warned to stop.” “And not only warned but threatened as well. I think I was a bit ‘gung-ho’ at the time and I kind of took it lightly until the day I was taken to ... <a title="Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/surviving-harassment-in-journalism-how-felix-chaudhary-kept-on-top/" aria-label="Read more about Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top">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 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>
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March 20, 2024
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist Sexual harassment of women journalists continues to be a major problem in Fiji journalism and “issues of power lie at the heart of this”, new research has revealed. The study, published in Journalism Practice by researchers from the University of Vienna and the University ... <a title="Sexual harassment of Fiji’s women journalists ‘concerningly widespread’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/20/sexual-harassment-of-fijis-women-journalists-concerningly-widespread/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual harassment of Fiji’s women journalists ‘concerningly widespread’">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
This open letter to En Avant Toute and journalists at France 24 and France Info marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples last week. It has been sent to Asia Pacific Report and Pacific Media Watch. Pacific Media Watch A controversial report by a French metropolitan not-for-profit about sexual and sexist violence in ... <a title="Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/open-letter-criticises-colonial-french-agency-media-over-kanaky-sexual-violence-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2022
RNZ News Māori, Pasifika, Asian, as well as disabled and bisexual employees, are disproportionately affected by bullying and harassment in workplaces in Aotearoa New Zealand, according to new research out today. More than a third of respondents to a Human Rights Commission survey say they have experienced some form of harassment at work in the ... <a title="‘High prevalence’ of racial harassment in NZ workplace, says new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/29/high-prevalence-of-racial-harassment-in-nz-workplace-says-new-research/" aria-label="Read more about ‘High prevalence’ of racial harassment in NZ workplace, says new research">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2022
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Censoring of Facebook in Papua New Guinea can be addressed by three mandated government agencies, says Chief Censor Jim Abani. He was responding to the Post-Courier on how his office was dealing with indecent content posted on Facebook in view of a controversy over a video of an alleged ... <a title="Three PNG government agencies have power to censor Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/04/three-png-government-agencies-have-power-to-censor-facebook/" aria-label="Read more about Three PNG government agencies have power to censor Facebook">Read more</a>
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October 4, 2021
By Rahel Narda Chaterine in Jakarta The Papua Advocacy Team says that Indonesian police committed acts of violence and sexual harassment while breaking up a protest and arrested 17 people in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta last week. The team said that that the protest on Thursday was forcibly broken up by police ... <a title="Papua advocates slam police violence, sexual harassment at US embassy protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/04/papua-advocates-slam-police-violence-sexual-harassment-at-us-embassy-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Papua advocates slam police violence, sexual harassment at US embassy protest">Read more</a>
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June 11, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Media Council of Papua New Guinea has condemned an attack by male students at the University of Papua New Guinea on a media team covering a protest staged by female students on Tuesday, reports the PNG Post-Courier. The council said that the actions of these students was an act against ... <a title="Media Council condemns ‘mob rule’ to intimidate female students, media at UPNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/11/media-council-condemns-mob-rule-to-intimidate-female-students-media-at-upng/" aria-label="Read more about Media Council condemns ‘mob rule’ to intimidate female students, media at UPNG">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
By Charlie Dumavi in Port Moresby Women students at the University of Papua New Guinea silently suffering from persistent sexual harassment and abuse in the vicinity of the Waigani campus have become as national issue with a protest leading to a clash with media. The issue was brought to public attention when a woman student ... <a title="Angry male student mob targets media over UPNG sexual abuse protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/angry-male-student-mob-targets-media-over-upng-sexual-abuse-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Angry male student mob targets media over UPNG sexual abuse protest">Read more</a>
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June 9, 2021
By Jemimah Sukbat in Port Moresby A group of male students attacked the media covering a harassment protest by female students at the University of Papua New Guinea today. The rowdy group said they did not want the media to report on an issue of sexual and physical harassment by males, claiming it was an ... <a title="Male students at UPNG attack media for reporting on sexual harassment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/male-students-at-upng-attack-media-for-reporting-on-sexual-harassment/" aria-label="Read more about Male students at UPNG attack media for reporting on sexual harassment">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2021
Women journalists, feminists, activists, and human rights defenders around the world are facing virtual harassment. In this series, global civil society alliance CIVICUS highlights the gendered nature of virtual harassment through the stories of women working to defend our democratic freedoms. Today’s testimony on International Women’s Day is published here through a partnership between CIVICUS ... <a title="For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear – and defying silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/09/for-this-filipina-journalist-every-day-is-a-battle-with-fear-and-defying-silence/" aria-label="Read more about For this Filipina journalist, every day is a battle with fear – and defying silence">Read more</a>
