Stanley Simpson
SUVA: Fiji Times deputy editor Sophie Foster has resigned from the newspaper. Foster’s resignation this week follows the departure last month of editor Netani Rika.
Foster went on a one month's leave the day Rika resigned. Both Rika and Foster have been accused by government of running an anti-government line.
Their departure is part of efforts by the Fiji Times to change its direction – and build a better partnership with government.
Foster told FBC News she will be moving to join her family in Brisbane and her time at the Fiji Times has been an inspiring one despite the pressures.
Meanwhile, in a recent interview with the PANPA Bulletin, Fiji Times publisher Dallas Swinstead says former editor Rika was unwise to try to take on the government.
He says Rika was so against the government it cost News Ltd the newspaper. - Fiji Broadcasting Corporation/Pacific Media Watch
Article: Foster Leaves Fiji Times
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