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Café Pacific and online censorship in Fiji
No full textA commentary on how, more than a decade after the military coups, a hangover from the post-coup 1990 Constitution of Fiji cast a shadow on the media and journalism education methodology in 1998, in spite of the new "free specch" 1997 Constitution. 
Behind the 'mad cookie': PROFILES IN THE MEDIA: Lisaleilani Williams
No full text'I really envied the papa'a.' I thought, "God, they can go out and get the story done and not have to be worried about being related to the story, and having to eat with the story, and go home with the story." 
The Fiji experience: Oceania Press Councils 2
No full text'The Fiji Media Council is modelled very much on the Australian lines and we frequently draw on Australia for support and expertise. We are outspoken on media independence and freedom of expression yet we seek to work with Government.
REVIEW: Ethics, integrity -but what about truth? Review by David Robie
No full textReview of A fragile freedom: Challenges facing media in Papua New Guinea, edited by Joe Weber. Madang, PNG: Divine World University Press.
The booklet has two sections, one briefly devoted to the Divine Word University Media Freedom Day on 30 April 1999, and the main one which collects papers and speeches at the Media Ethics workshop organised by the PNG Media Council and sponsored by the AusAid Pacific Media Initiative project. 
Tonga and the independent press: Oceania Press Councils 4
No full text'This was my first visit to Tonga in three years after I was kicked out of the country and banned ... My "crime" My newspaper has reported on things that have not given Tonga a good image overseas. So they say..
Sandline's mercenaries helped Kopassus: East Timor and West Papua 2
No full textMercenaries expelled from Papua New Guinea in 1997 had worked a year earlier in West Papua assisting Indonesia's notorious Kopassus special forces troops in an operation that caused many civilian deaths. 
Rebuilding the Press: East Timor and West Papua 4
No full text'Journalism in East Timor now, in the absence of oppression and repression, calls for a new way of looking at things and a new way of writing. But because it is more difficult to do, our journalists need better training. We must be honest, fair, accurate and not swing madly at the bad guys.'  
PNG's rocky route to self-regulation: Oceania Press Councils 3
No full text'Although we are not properly constituted, the Government does listen to us. We have actually issued our first edict— telling the advertising agencies what to do and when to say it. It is rather an interesting concept.' 
Browsing the Pacific
Get PDFA popular wide-ranging Pacific Internet report covers the region. However, it is just one element of a larger journalism project that includes advanced, on-the-job training for Pacific Island journalists; and internships for US journalists wanting to learn more about the region. 
FORUM: Losing battle?
No full textIt is rather bizarre that PINA, a regional media body that has consistently over the years claimed to stand for "freedom of expression" failed to even raise the issue. Isn't this a "big joke" to talk about and even celebrating "freedom awards" when a member country is fighting a losing battle against a notorious government ban