Pacific

A warm welcome to the Pacific Media Network as it becomes the latest member of the Public Media Alliance.

Journalists in Tonga are angry at new regulations they say clamp down on media freedom.

The Public Media Alliance urges the government of Nauru to lift its ban on Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalists assigned to cover the Pacific Islands Forum in September.

The Public Media Alliance calls on the Tongan Prime Minister to respect the independence of the Tongan Broadcasting Commission (TBC) and its role in holding government to account.

With close to eight decades of transmission the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has cut its shortwave service to Papua New Guinea and the Pacific region.

At a conference in Papua New Guinea last week, the government expressed support for the nation’s move from analogue to digital broadcasting.

A proposed Information Bill in Fiji may limit both media and citizens’ ability to access information.

To celebrate 50 years of service, Vanuatu’s broadcasting corporation launched a new platform for the island.

Following the recent global journalism congress in Auckland, media experts call for better and clearer climate change reporting across regional and international media services.

PMA CEO Sally-Ann Wilson reflects on global media freedom and our concern for public media in Tonga