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June 22, 2022
By Loreben Tuquero in Manila On social media, Ferdinand Marcos Jr needed to have all pieces in place to stage a Malacañang comeback: he had a network of propagandist assets, popular myths that justified his family’s obscene wealth, and narratives that distorted the horrors of his father’s rule. He had even asked Cambridge Analytica to ... <a title="Duterte ‘institutionalised’ disinformation, paved the way for a Marcos victory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/22/duterte-institutionalised-disinformation-paved-the-way-for-a-marcos-victory/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte ‘institutionalised’ disinformation, paved the way for a Marcos victory">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delivered the highly regarded Harvard Commencement address, calling out social media as a threat to modern day democracy. She was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the university. The Commencement is steeped in history with Ardern’s predecessors including Winston Churchill, JFK, Angela Merkel — and topically ... <a title="‘Democracy can be fragile’: Ardern uses Harvard speech to call out tech companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/democracy-can-be-fragile-ardern-uses-harvard-speech-to-call-out-tech-companies/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Democracy can be fragile’: Ardern uses Harvard speech to call out tech companies">Read more</a>
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April 12, 2022
Op-Ed by Raymond Maisano, Head of Australia and New Zealand, Cloudflare It’s been over ten years since Forrester initially coined the term ‘Zero Trust’. The cybersecurity concept has surged in popularity in recent years, becoming the choice approach to protecting remote and hybrid workers from the growing cyber threats and data breaches brought on by ... <a title="Op-Ed: Employees are make or break to the Zero Trust journey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/12/op-ed-employees-are-make-or-break-to-the-zero-trust-journey/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Employees are make or break to the Zero Trust journey">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2022
By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby Vodafone has made its entry back into the Papua New Guinea market as Digitec-Vodafone to operate as the third mobile operator company. In the next two weeks the PNG market will see the new look Vodafone operate in 25 different locations of the country, selling mobile phones and SIM ... <a title="Vodafone in new ‘price cutting’ bid for PNG’s mobile phone market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/08/vodafone-in-new-price-cutting-bid-for-pngs-mobile-phone-market/" aria-label="Read more about Vodafone in new ‘price cutting’ bid for PNG’s mobile phone market">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
RNZ News Deeper and and more rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to limit the worst effects of global warming, a climate scientist has warned. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in a report that global emissions of CO2 would need to peak within three years to stave off the ... <a title="Climate change: IPCC scientist warns world ‘pretty much out of time’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/climate-change-ipcc-scientist-warns-world-pretty-much-out-of-time/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change: IPCC scientist warns world ‘pretty much out of time’">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Three members of the United States Congress have introduced a resolution to recognise the legacy of US nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. Congresswoman Katie Porter along with Senators Mazie Hirono and Ed Markey brought in the resolution to coincide with Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day on March 1. On 1 March 1954, the US exploded ... <a title="Bid for US Congress to acknowledge nuclear tests ‘darkest chapter’ in Marshalls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/bid-for-us-congress-to-acknowledge-nuclear-tests-darkest-chapter-in-marshalls/" aria-label="Read more about Bid for US Congress to acknowledge nuclear tests ‘darkest chapter’ in Marshalls">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Andrew Dodd, The University of Melbourne; Alexandra Wake, RMIT University, and Matthew Ricketson, Deakin University News Corp Australia and Google have announced the creation of the Digital News Academy in partnership with the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne. It will provide digital skills training for News Corp journalists and other ... <a title="Journalism academics question News Corp’s deal with Google and Melbourne Business School" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/05/journalism-academics-question-news-corps-deal-with-google-and-melbourne-business-school/" aria-label="Read more about Journalism academics question News Corp’s deal with Google and Melbourne Business School">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Dale Dominey-Howes, University of Sydney In the wake of a violent volcanic eruption in Tonga, much of the communication with residents on the islands remains at a standstill. In our modern, highly-connected world, more than 95 percent of global data transfer occurs along fibre-optic cables that criss-cross through the world’s oceans. Breakage or ... <a title="Tongan volcanic eruption reveals the vulnerabilities in global telecommunications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/tongan-volcanic-eruption-reveals-the-vulnerabilities-in-global-telecommunications/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan volcanic eruption reveals the vulnerabilities in global telecommunications">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Thomas Nash, Massey University The year is 2040 and Aotearoa New Zealand has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the commitment to keep global heating below 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures. The economy, society, local government, transport, housing and urban design, energy, land use, food production and water systems have all changed significantly. ... <a title="Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/10/report-from-the-future-aotearoa-new-zealand-is-looking-good-in-2040-heres-how-we-did-it/" aria-label="Read more about Report from the future: Aotearoa New Zealand is looking good in 2040 – here’s how we did it">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2022
By Luke Nacei in Suva National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has asked if the Fiji government inquiry into the Office of the Auditor-General will be held in public. Professor Prasad was responding to the announcement this week of a Commission of Inquiry into the OAG “to inquire into and report on: the conduct, ... <a title="Prasad warns Fiji government will end 2021 as ‘laughing stock’ over audit inquiry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/02/prasad-warns-fiji-government-will-end-2021-as-laughing-stock-over-audit-inquiry/" aria-label="Read more about Prasad warns Fiji government will end 2021 as ‘laughing stock’ over audit inquiry">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk New Zealand’s leading daily newspaper has praised the “gift of inspiration” over global cooperation in launching the James Webb space telescope at the Christmas weekend, but has decried the failure of the international community to seriously tackle the growing covid-19 public health crisis cooperatively. The New Zealand Herald declared today in ... <a title="Herald scolds world over contrast between space and earthly wins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/28/herald-scolds-world-over-contrast-between-space-and-earthly-wins/" aria-label="Read more about Herald scolds world over contrast between space and earthly wins">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Ena Manuireva Following the publication of the book Toxic some 9 months ago and President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to French Polynesia last July, the response from the French administration has been to send French nuclear experts to Tahiti. Their mission was to give clear and transparent answers about the state of former nuclear ... <a title="French nuclear experts offer reassuring but contradictory ‘clear answers’ to investigative book Toxic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/14/french-nuclear-experts-offer-reassuring-but-contradictory-clear-answers-to-investigative-book-toxic/" aria-label="Read more about French nuclear experts offer reassuring but contradictory ‘clear answers’ to investigative book Toxic">Read more</a>
