Mark Edge, Senior lecturer and head of journalism at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji. Photo: Mark Edge
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SUVA: (Radio Australia / Pacific Media Watch): A University of the South Pacific media academic says there are major similarities between Fiji and Singapore's controls on the media.
Dr Marc Edge, head of the USP regional journalism programme, says while Fiji could have copied parts of its legislation word for word from Singapore, Fiji's penalties are more harsh.
Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Sean Dorney, Pacific correspondent, Australia Network
Full speech transcript at Croz Walsh's blog
Censorship vs self-censorship - Article by Dr Marc Edge
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