PMC Research Associate
Dr Sione Fatanitavake Vikilani is a Tongan journalist who completed his doctorate at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan.
He is first cousin of professional wrestler Tonga Fifita and Australian Wallabies rugby player Tatafu Polota-Nau.
Sione was formerly Controller of News, Current Affairs and Sports at the Tonga Broadcasting Commission in Nuku'alofa. He studied at the University of the South Pacific and AUT University and gained a Masters in Journalism degree at Westminster University, United Kingdom, in 2005.
He is also a former 'Under 21' international rugby player, representing Tonga.
More information
Media freedom and state control in Tonga - article in Pacific Journalism Review