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Regime intimidation of Fiji journalists continues

14:18 February 23rd, 2011

Press Release – Pacific Freedom Forum

Rarotonga, Cook Islands– The continued campaign of fear and intimidation against journalists in Fiji has been denounced by regional media monitoring network the Pacific Freedom Forum, after the detention last week of a Fiji Times journalist for his investigative … Read more »

Cook Islands: Media Ethics and Codes of Conduct

16:23 February 14th, 2011

Press Release – Pacific Freedom Forum

Pacific journalists and government information officers have had a sombre wake up call on media ethics and codes of conduct; after mainstream newspaper the Solomon’s Star decided to name the source of a controversial ‘intelligence report’ leaked to … Read more »

New Model for Accountability to Inspire Pacific Leaders

16:14 February 14th, 2011

Press Release – Pacific Freedom Forum

The repealing of gag-rules for public servants in Guam provides a new model for public accountability to inspire Pacific leaders, says the Pacific Freedom Forum, PFF. Read more »

PFF to Fiji regime: remove news censors

11:46 February 08th, 2011

Press Release – Pacific Freedom Forum

Fiji’s regime is being reminded of its promise to remove censors from newsrooms once its media decree came into force, says regional media watchdog the Pacific Freedom Forum (PFF). “Fiji’s media and the public were repeatedly promised that once the … Read more »

Tonga government and media must support complaints process

11:40 December 14th, 2010

Press Release – Pacific Freedom Forum

PFF, Rarotonga, Cook Islands–Regional media monitoring network the Pacific Freedom Forum says an open and transparent media complaints process for Tonga could have helped to keep 12 Tongans working, and controversial Tongan talkback-FM station ONE-FM88.1 … Read more »

Tonga: Pohiva Offers New Momentum to Pacific Media Freedom

10:08 December 03rd, 2010

Press Release – Pacific Freedom Forum

Signs that Tonga’s new leadership will look into clarifying the status of a longtime entry ban on New Zealand journalist Michael Field are being welcomed by the Pacific Freedom Forum, or PFF. In one of his first interviews after a landslide win to his … Read more »

Vanuatu: Rival media clash in slanging match over radio licence

17:53 November 05th, 2010

Vanuatu Times

The pro-indigenous media article in the Vanuatu Times.

Pacific Scoop:
Report – By Alex Perrottet of Pacific Media Watch

Rivalry between Vanuatu media figures has come to a head with a slanging match between the Vanuatu Times and the Vanuatu Daily Post.

The disagreement is based around Vanuatu Daily Post publisher Marc Neil-Jones’ recent application for a broadcasting licence with the Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation (VBTC).

The Media Asosiesen blong Vanuatu (MAV) has opposed the application on the grounds that the media industry should be included in the reserve list of operations that are restricted to indigenous ni-Vanuatu. Read more »

Fiji clampdown on free speech continues

11:30 October 07th, 2010

Press Release – Pacific Freedom Forum

Wed 6 Oct, Rarotonga COOK ISLANDS — Regional media freedom watchdog the Pacific Freedom Forum is concerned over the increasing confusion spread by Fiji’s regime over the departure from Fiji Times of its long-serving editor Netani Rika. Read more »

Govt Must Step Up Investigation Into Deaths

11:48 September 01st, 2010

Press Release – Pacific Freedom Forum

The Pacific Freedom Forum is expressing grave concern about the deaths of three colleagues in two Indonesia provinces in recent weeks. “Indonesia needs to see these deaths as a wake up call,” says PFF chair Susuve Laumaea. Read more »

PFF welcomes engagement with new Pacific media body

10:30 August 13th, 2010

Press Release:
Pacific Freedom Forum.

The launch of a new Pacific media body this week has been welcomed by regional media freedom watchdog the Pacific Freedom Forum. The Pacific Media Association, or PacMA, features former PINA executive members and media freedom awardees in its new leadership, who launched PacMA this week in Samoa after hosting their inaugural meeting.

“The work of promoting, monitoring and reporting media freedom requires many hands,” says PFF Chair, Susuve Laumaea of Papua New Guinea, “and the PFF operates as an online network with a specific focus on media freedom alerts and advocacy of UNDHR Article 19. The broader context of training and promotion of standards and ethics by more regional colleaguesis more than welcome.” Read more »

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