Legal Issues

AUSTRALIA: Social media ‘third party’ defamation ruling warning for Pacific nations

3 Jun

Ampatuan massacre justice aftermath with more fear of warlords, corruption

17 Jan

Media watchdog's report into Christchurch shootings goes soft on showing violent footage

29 Jul

Pacific countries score well in media freedom index, but reality is far worse

11 May

Julian Aguon: ‘We cannot footnote our way to freedom’

18 Jun

REGION: No mercy for Indonesian drug dealers in Widodo's ‘just shoot’ policy

26 Jul

Pacific Journalism Monographs No. 6: Watching Our Words: Perceptions of self-censorship and media freedom in Fiji

17 May

NZ: Academics warn NZME, Fairfax media merger would ‘spell disaster’

27 Apr

GLOBAL: UN Secretary-General pledges to take action on journalist safety

25 Feb

WEST PAPUA: Armed men threaten election journalists in Papua regency

14 Jun

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Pacific Media Watch article

1 Dec

REGION: Pacific journalism, media and diversity researchers tackle challenges ahead

AUCKLAND (Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): Pacific journalism and media researchers have gathered “live” in Auckland and “virtually” from Australia, Indonesia, and the region to showcase their projects and initiatives – and they spoke of the key challenges ahead.

Pacific Media Watch article

1 Dec

NZ: Academics, journalists, students raise West Papuan flag in NZ ‘solidarity’ gesture

AUCKLAND (Asia Pacific Report/Pacific Media Watch): Academics, journalists and students today raised the West Papuan flag – an act banned in Indonesia and punishable by up to 15 years in jail – at a Pacific Media Centre-hosted symposium in Auckland today.

The protest marked the 59th anniversary of the day West Papuans first raised their flag of independence, known as the Morning Star, on 1 December 1961.

Publication

15 Feb

Blood on their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific

Blood on their Banner: Nationalist Struggles in the South Pacific
by David Robie

Publication

16 Oct

Toktok 40/ Spring 2020

COURAGEOUS WOMEN FEATURED IN PJR'S MELANESIAN MEDIA FREEDOM EDITION

Event

ACMC2021 - Change, Adaptation and Innovation: Media, Communication and Culture

ACMC2021 CONFERENCE RATIONALE - November 25-27

Event

Pacific Media Centre 2020 and Beyond: Highlights and New Horizons

Join us for a roller-coaster ride with the Pacific Media Centre : Te Amokura research and publication student and staff team for an end-of-year showcase – how we faced the coronavirus challenges with some lively outputs on our environmental, human rights and social justice programme. Plus, plans for the future.

December 1, 2020, 9am-12noon, WG224A